1. Eastern Philosophies Erica Urban Leslie Forster Makayla Saling
Annie Hathaway
Maureen Mavelle

2. Ancestor Worship
Chinese culture, Confucianism, and Chinese Buddhism all value filial piety as a top virtue, and the act is a continued display of piety and respect towards departed ancestors.
The two major festivals involving ancestor veneration are the Qingming Festival and the Double Ninth Festival, but veneration of ancestors is conducted in many other ceremonies, including weddings, funerals, and triad initiations.
Worshipers generally offer prayers and food for the ancestors, light incense and candles, and burn offerings of joss paper. These activities are typically conducted at the site of ancestral graves or tombs, at an ancestral temple, or at a household shrine.

3. Ancestor Worship

4. Buddhism
佛教, Fajiao
It was introduced in South Asia and Central Asia during the Han Dynasty.
Can be incorporated into Confucianism, Daoism, and ancestor worship.
Most people believe in the eightfold paths and precepts.
They believe in reincarnation
It differs from rebirth
If a person detaches themselves from desires and the self, they reach nirvana after so many cycles.

5. Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism (Southern Buddhism) It is the dominant school of Buddhism. I was established by monarchies.
Mahayana Buddhism (Northern Buddhism) China, Japan, Korea, Tibet and Mongolia.
Vajrayāna Buddhism  (Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana, Tantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism, or True Words Sect). Some see it as part of Mahayana Buddism or some see is as the Third Buddhist path.
Tibetan Buddhis This developed to separate themselves from the Theravada and Mahayana forms of Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism It developed in the schooling of Mahayana Buddhism.

6. Buddhism Eightfold Path Know The Truth Resist Evil
Say Nothing To Hurt Others
Respect Life
Work For The Good Of Others
Free Your Mind Of Evil
Control Your Thoughts
Practice Meditation
Precepts
Refrain From Taking Life
Refrain From Taking Which Is Not Given
Refrain From Sensual Misconduct
Refrain From Lying

7. Mahayana Buddhism (Great Vehicle)
It is one of the most common branches in Buddhism used today.
They claim to be founded by the Buddha
Evidence shows that it originated in South India from concepts regarding Hinduism which was translated into Chinese.
The countries that practice this today are China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
Sutra- The scriptures are the oral teachings of Gautama Buddha.
Mahayana Buddhism – Corresponds to the Pali Canon.
Pali Canon – Basic teachings such as the Fourth Noble Truths and Eightfold Path.

8. Mahayana School Promises salvation to those who seek it.
Bodhisattva Ideal – to liberate all beings from suffering
Worldly Bodhisattva – is someone who skips nirvana and remains on earth by reincarnation to help those seeking enlightenment and salvation.
Two schoolings
Madhyamika represents the middle view, the middle road, the path of relativity over extremes (e.g., extremes like existence vs. nonexistence, self vs. non-self)
Yogacara School emphasizes yoga -- the practice of meditation

9. Buddhism

10. Confucianism
History
Developed from the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher
He tried to spread his ideas to emperors throughout China.
Since second century B.C.E. it has strongly impacted Chinese culture.

11. Confucianism “The School of the Scholars”
Human morality and good deeds.
China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam
5-6 million followers
Philosophy of life
Scriptures
The Confucian Analects: Bible of Confucianism. Conversations between Teacher and disciples.
Lun Yu, and Meng Tzu: Philosophy of Mencius. It gives advice to ruler of feudal states.
Ta-Hsueh: Great Learning
Chung Yung: Doctrine of the Mean. General principles that concern the nature of mean and right conduct .

12. Confucianism Six Values
Li: Includes rituals, propriety, etiquette, ect.
Hsiao: Love within the family
Yi: Righteousness
Xin: Honestly and trustworthiness
Jen: Benevolence, humaneness towards others (the highest virtue)
Chung: Loyalty to the state

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14. Taoism History Started with many different sects:
Heavenly or Celestial Masters: Faith healing through confession
Supreme Peace: Launched a revolution
Mount Mao: Introduced performing rituals
Marvelous Treasure: Introduced worshiping divinities
Completely Real: Founded Taoist monastic movement
Emperor Li Lung- Chi created a Taoist state in which capital punishment was abolished and animals would be treated humanly

15. Taoism Is a philosophy and a religion
Tao means path and way and is seen as the force behind natural order.
Polytheistic and also includes nature and ancestor spirits
Scripture
Daozang- Treasury of Tao
(Three Parts)
Zhen- real, truth
Xuan- mystery
Shen- divine

16. Taoism Beliefs Practices Wu wei - non-action, effortless doing
P’u- Simplicity
Man is microcosm to the universe- meaning that the body ties into the 5 Chinese elements
Three Jewels
Ci – kindness
Jian – simplicity
Bugan wei tianxia xian - “not dare to be first in the world”- modesty
Practices
Bai bai- bowing to an altar with incense on dates on the lunar calendar
On certain dates making sacrifices to the gods including killing animals or burning images
On holidays parades are popular
Practice the art of fortune telling and astrology
Many martial arts practice are part of Taoism

17. Taoism Symbols Taijitu- is the yin and yang symbol
Bagua- eight trig rams
5 elements
Wood
Fire
Metal
Water
Earth

18. Taoism