Religious Beliefs Of Shogunate Japan Flashcards
What was the oldest belief and what did it mean?
It was a Shinto and it meant “the way of the spirits”
Showing respect to spirits and gods that exist in the world, what ancient Japanese belief was this?
Shintoism
What were the spirits called in the Shinto belief?
Kami, it was a spirit with a natural feature
Where was Confucius born and when how long did he live for?
He was born in China and lived from 551-479BC
What was Confucius known as?
The ancient and perfect sage
What did Confucius do?
He was a third century man that spread Confucianism from China to Japan.
What Confucianism a religion?
No because it was not about gods or spirits.
What did Confucianism focus on?
How people should live their lives, if was a large list of guidelines on how to behave.
What did Confucius believe?
That people control their own lives
Confucius used collections of what to tell his followers?
Four books called sishu
When did Buddhism come from India?
In the first century CE
What was Buddhism based on?
Based on techniques of Siddhartha Gautama called Buddha of the “Enlightened One”
What were the four noble truths in Buddhism?
Life is full of suffering
Suffering happens when people want what they shouldn’t have
To be free from suffering, you need to free yourself form want and desires
To be free you must lead perfect lives full of charity and with out hurting any living things
Did Buddhism believe in re-incarnation?
Yes, they believed when you die, your spirit is reborn and this cycle continues until enlightenment is acheived
Will you definitely be reborn human in Buddhism religion?
No, it depends on your behaviour and actions in this life
