Confucianism Religion Test
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icecrystals on January 11, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 chu hsi | a neo confucian who worked against taoism and buddhism; one of the worlds greatest philosophers whos interpretatios have defined the nature of confucianism |
| jen | the supreme human virtue of benevolence, similar to the golden rule |
| Master K'ung | another name for Confucious |
| te | "virtue;" virtue shown through the power of example, an attribute of a mature person |
| chung tzu | a mature person with ideal and perfect moral character |
| wen | a cultured person |
| shu | a basic ethical principle of confucianism that is similar to the golden rule |
| Mencius | the second founder of confuianism; also the name of one of confucianism's important books |
| analects | the collected sayings of confucius, and one of the four books of confucianism |
| Tao | "the way;" for confucianism, the moral order that permeates the universe and the way that should be followed. |
| goal of confucianism | learning to be human |
| what religions was neo-confucianism challeneged by? | taoism and buddhism |
| li | proper behavior in any given social situaton, as if preforming a sacred ritual |
| confucians believe that good government happens through the cultivation of? | te |
| father and son; ruler and subject; husband and wife; old and young; friends | five constant relationships |
| the center of human relationships is? | the individual |
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