Chapter 6 - Daoism And Confucianism

The notion of wu wei is

The Daodejing is written in approximately how many Chinese characters?

The Daodejing is known for its

Dao is the origin of

"Divination" refers to

An image used by the Daodejing to express the difficulty of seeing in the Daoistic way is

A story in the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) makes fun of the silliness of human beings. It compares them to

After his wife died, Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)

Laozi (Lao Tzu) is said to have been a

A hierarchical, hereditary form of Daoism is called

"Black Heads" is the name for

Literally, Daodejing means

Concerning the origins of Daoism, scholars today point to

The two dots of contrasting color inside the light and dark commas of the yin/yang symbol represent

Daoism likely established monasteries and temples

Daoism developed a pantheon of hundreds of deities, the most important being

The Three Purities consist of

Daoism might have similarities with Hinduism because A. both seem to cover a wide variety of beliefs and practices B.both had dynamic historical founders. C.both believe in karma and reincarnation.

Confucianism has been especially concerned about relationships

Confucius lived during what years?

Confucius worked almost all his life as

The Analects are

From a Daoist perspective, the proper job a person should have would be determined by

The Doctrine of the Mean

The Mencius

Confucius's ideal society would live according to the ideals of the

Confucius hoped to

The Yijing (Yi Jing, I Ching)

In their view of human nature, the Confucianists

The personal ideal or hero of Confucianism is the

The social period in which Confucius lived was

Mencius (Mengzi, Meng Tzu) was a

In regard to Confucianism, the Communists after the Communist Revolution

The man who dreamed he was a butterfly was

The most fundamental relationship for Confucius seems to have been that between

The virtue of filial piety means

The ideal of benevolence or "humanheartedness" in Chinese is a written character made up of which pictographs?

The most significant Confucian art form has been

The authoritative pre-Confucian books are the

During the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.),

Which great scholar developed a complete philosophy of reality, now called Neo-Confucianism?

China has had how many female rulers (emperors)?

Confucianism was criticized by Chinese who had studied in the West and were influenced by the teachings of

Confucianism remains a strong value system in

Applying the notion of yin and yang, we could say that Daoism shows a special love for

The Qing (Ching) dynasty, the last imperial dynasty, collapsed in China in

Complex Confucian etiquette shows respect to others, makes social interactions predictable, and

The most important image to be found in the Daodejing, the image that best expresses its ideals, is

At the end of his life, Laozi (Lao Tzu) is said to have

Daoists aim at enjoying a long life but also accept death because