Other Beliefs:

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Other Beliefs

• Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, Sikhism.

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Confucianism

• Confucius was a teacher and editor of books.
• 551 479 B.C.

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Major Principles

• Li --gt Ritual and traditions
• Ren --gt Benevolence, humanity
• Shu --gt Empathy, serving others
• Yi --gt Righteousness
• Xiao --gt Respect for elders
• Confucius also taught to respect people based on
  abilities, status, and age.

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Confucian sayings in the Analects

• Knowing what he knows and knowing what he doesnt
  know, is characteristics of the person who knows.
• Making a mistake and not correcting it, is making
  another mistake.
• The superior man blames himself the inferior man
  blames others.
• To go too far is as wrong as to fall short.

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DAOISM

• Laozi (604 B.C. - ?) is thought to have written
  the Dao de Jing
• His name means Old Master

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Dao De Jing

• The basic text of Daoism.
• In Chinese, it means The Classic in the Way
  and Its Power.
• Those who speak know nothing Those who know
  are silent. These words, I am told, Were
  spoken by Laozi. If we are to believe that
  Laozi, Was himself one who knew, How is
  it that he wrote a book, Of five thousand
  words?

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Important Daoist principles

• 1. Dao Tao is a force that flows through all
  life.
• 2. A believers goal is to become one with Dao
  one with nature
• 3. Man is unhappy because he lives in ways that
  are contrary to the ways of nature.

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The duality of the universe

• Masculine
• Active
• Light
• Warmth
• Strong
• Heaven Sun

Yin

• Feminine
• Passive
• Darkness
• Cold
• Weak
• Earth Moon

Yang
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BUDDHISM

• The middle way of wisdom and compassion.
• 2,500 year old tradition.

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Siddhartha Guatama (563-483 B.C.)

• Born in India and raised in great luxury to be a
  king.
• At 29 he rejected luxury to seek
  enlightenmentand the source of suffering.
• After years of wandering, sat in meditation, and
  found nirvana, and discovered all the secrets
  of the universe.

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• Belief that the fundamental root of all suffering
  is desire.
• If you remove all your attachment to desires, and
  live a virtuous life according to Buddhas
  teachings, you can also reach Nirvana.

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Eightfold Path

• 1. Right View Wisdom
• 2. Right Intention
• 3. Right Speech Ethical Conduct
• 4. Right Action
• 5. Right Livelihood
• 6. Right Effort Mental Development
• 7. Right Mindfulness
• 8. Right Concentration

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Zen Buddhism

• The Meditation School.
• Seeks sudden enlightenment through meditation and
  focus on beauty and art
• Gardens.
• Archery.
• Tea ceremony.
• Calligraphy.

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Buddhism in America
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Shinto

• The native religion of Japan

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Origins of Shinto

• Shinto means the way of gods/spirits
• Practices include
• Reverence for Ancestors
• Fierce Loyalty to others and to the nation
• Polytheism

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Shinto Rituals

• Shinto emphasizes ceremony to express the joyful
  acceptance of nature.
• Life and death are a part of natures process
• There is no good and evil.

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SIKHISM
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Sikh Beliefs

• The Goal Sikhs build a close loving relationship
  with God.
• Deity- One God who has 99 names.
• Reincarnation- continual rebirth back on earth
• Many beliefs are similar to Hinduism.

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Sikh Practices

• Prayer several times daily.
• Worship Sikhs are prohibited from worshiping
  idols, images and icons.
• Temples There are over 200 Gurwaras( Shrines,
  Temples or holy places)

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The Five Ks

• Kesa- Long Hair is never cut.
• Kangah- comb
• Kacha- short pants
• Kara- metal bracelets
• Kirpan- ceremonial dagger.