Religious Traditions of Asia

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Religious Traditions of Asia

• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Confucianism

• Daoism (Taoism)
• Islam
• Shinto

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Hinduism

• Caste System
• Hindu Trinity Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
• Dharma Duty
• Karma Action
• Samsara Reincarnation
• Moksha Release

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The Major Castes
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Brahma, Lord of Creation
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Sculpture of Brahma
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Shiva
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Vishnu
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Shiva or Nataraj, Lord of the Dance

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Hanuman, devotee of Rama
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Krishna as Arjunas Charioteer (from Bhagavad
Gita)
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Jainism and Buddhism

• Relationship to Hinduism
• Mahavira (c. 546-468 BC)
• Gautama Siddhartha (c. 563-483 BC)
• Four Noble Truths
• 8 Fold Path
• Theravada
• Mahayana (Bodhisattva)

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Mahavira
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Jain nuns on the way to worship
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Buddhist Images
India
Japan
China
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Confucianism

• Confucius (c. 551-479 BC)
• Mencius (c. 372-289 BC)
• Human Relationships
• Ren Human-heartedness
• Self-Cultivation
• Mandate of Heaven
• Examination System

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Kong Fuzi or Confucius c.551-479 BC
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Kong Fuzi or Confucius c.551-479 BC
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Meng Zi or Mencius (c.372-289 BC)
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Five Key Relationships

• Father Son (Filial piety)
• Ruler Subject (Loyalty)
• Brother Brother (Brotherliness)
• Husband Wife (Love, Obedience)
• Friend Friend (Faithfulness)

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Daoism

• Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching)
• Lao Zi
• Zhuang Zi (c. 4th century BC)
• Relationship to Nature
• Escapism

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Laozi (Lao tzu)
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Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu)
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A Daoist sailing on cloud holding a bottle
containing an elixir of immortality
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Islam

• Muhammad (570-632)
• Koran
• Allah and the Prophets
• Five Pillars of the Faith
• Jihad Holy War
• Sunni
• Shiite

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The Five Pillars of the Faith

• The Creed (Allah is the one and only.)
• Prayer five times per day
• The Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
• Observe Ramadan
• Alms to the poor

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Shinto

• Way of the Gods
• Nature Worship
• Pollution vs. Purity
• Kami divine or deity
• Sun Goddess - Amaterasu

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The Shrine at Ise
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