1. Questions Where was the religion of Buddhism founded? India China
Japan
Vietnam

2. Who was the founder of Buddhism
Jesus
Confucius
Muhammad
Siddhartha Gautama

3. What does Buddha mean Middle Way Glorified One Enlightened One
Four Noble Truths

4. What do Buddhists believe people need to do to be happy and find peace
They are to live their lives as vegetarians
They are to accept the belief in only one God
They are to give up greed and greedy desires
They are to live quietly within the caste system

5. What Buddhist teaching shows its followers the correct way to live their lives?
The Bible
The Quran
The Five Pillars
The Middle Way

6. Shintoism Unique to Japan (no known founder)
Shinto means “way of the gods”
Has not spread to other parts of the world like the others.
Basic structure says everything in nature contains Kami (or the spirit of a god).
Has no rules for moral living and no concepts of a single ruling god. (polytheistic)

7. Shinto Teaching
Expected to be reverent to nature, life, birth, and fertility.
Teaches physical purity is more important than moral purity.
They build shrines and worship their ancestors who they believe became Kami when they died.
Shinto is often practiced along with another religion because it has no rules of moral living or a god of its own.
No founder that’s known
Kojiki – history of the Shinto faith

8. Torii “gate” – Shinto followers pass through these before going to a shrine

13. Confucianism

14. Philosophy of Confucianism (China)
Not really a religion according but a philosophy.
Confucius created a moral structure for social life and politics that every man should follow.
The purpose of life is to fulfill one's role in society with propriety, honor, and loyalty.
Does not teach of one true ruling god.

15. Teachings of Confucianism
Holy Text - Analects
5 basic types of relationships where one must accept whether they are superior or inferior:
Ruler and subject
Father and son
Husband and wife
Older brother and younger brother
Friend and friend
Family relationships are essential to having good society and family respect is the foundation of all ethics.
Still seen through Chinese education today!

17. Islam (Indonesia)
Based on the teachings of one man like Buddhism. The man was Muhammad.
He is to them the greatest prophet of their one god, Allah.
Main holy book is the Quran.
Two basic groups Shiites and Sunnis disagree on many of the basic teachings.

18. Islamic Teachings Five Pillars 1. proclaim your faith
2. prayer 5 times a day
3. fasting (during Ramadan)
4. Almsgiving (charity)
5. Pilgrimage (visit to their most holy site of Mecca)

19. Standard of Living in Southern and Eastern Asia
A country’s literacy rate affects its standard of living
Better education means higher standard of living.
Countries invest in their human capital (people) by promoting better education and high expectations
Poverty has a major impact on a country’s literacy rate

20. Literacy rates in Southern and Eastern Asia
Highest – Japan 99%
Lowest – India 61%
In all but Japan, females are less literate than males
Comes from traditional beliefs about women’s place in the home.
Japan’s males and females have an equal literacy rate.