CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES

BUDDHISM

ORGIN/FOUNDER

• Began In India.
• Founded by Siddhartha Guatama.
• Siddhartha experienced the pain,suffering,sickness
• He felt grief by all mankind.

PRINCIPLES/BELIFS

• Desire  is  the  cause  of  suffering.
• To end suffering you must end desire.
• Does not believe In a deity.
• It teaches reincarnation.
• Not always nirvana can be reached.

DIFFUSION/SPREAD

• Spread to south east Asia and to east Asia.
• It is a religion that seeks others.

CONFUCIANISM

ORGINS/FOUNDER

• Started during the Zhou dynasty
• Founded by Kung Fu-Tzu
• Began in China

PRINCPLES/BELIFS

• It is not a religion but an ethical code
• The primary goals are order, harmony,peace and happiness on earth
• The  most  important  principle deal  with  the  standard  of  that  controls social  actions
• The ethical code deals with individuals, society and goverment

DIFFUSION/SPREAD

• Spread by his followers after the death of Confucius.
• The principles of Confucius became foundation of Chinese education
• The teachings spread to Korea and Japan

TAOISM

ORGINS/FOUNDER

• Grew from ancient Chinese philosophies
• Founded by Lao-Tse
• In some ways it grew from a reaction to the spread of Confucianism and Buddhism

PRINCPLES/BELIFS

• Tao(The Way) is a series of philosophical teachings that focus on achieving balance and harmony in the world
• The symbol that Taoism is most associated with is the Yin/Yang
• Taoism emphasizes the three Jewels, humility , compassion,and moderation
• Taoism places great emphasizes on nature ass an example of balance and the way humans should live
• The  Tao  Te  Ching  is  the  most significant  text

DIFFUSION/SPREAD

• Taoism  spread  primarily  to  the  areas  immediately  surrounding  China
• Taoism has been incorporated in the teachings and beliefs from some philosophies