REL 212 Daoism and Confucianism

REL 212 Daoism and Confucianism

COMPLETE BOTH DISCUSSION TOPICS A and B. BELOW PERTAINING TO OUR STUDIES THIS WEEK ON DAOISM AND CONFUCIANISM.

A. Daoism -Summarize what the main understanding of Daoism is.

-What is the meaning of Ying and Yang in this religion?

-In what ways has Divination been a part of Daoism? Definition of Divination:the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.

B. Confucianism Develop a biography of Confucious showing who he was, what he taught and give a general summary of his teaching (What did he stress, what was important?)

-Find a quote attributed to Confucius and state what it means. Do not use a previously presented quote found in the thread or no credit.