1400 Week 6 Flashcards
(42 cards)
What were considered the three teachings of China?
Confucianism, Daosim, Buddhism
How did Buddhism reach China
Imported from India during Han dynasty
What was Daoism called in Pre-Huan dynasty?
Huang-Lao
Alias for Han Wudi
Daojia
Two categories if the Daoist Canon
- Inner
2. Outer (used for public consumption)
Which type of text was focused on in the Daoist repository from 1477?
Liturgy
Who wrote the first work of Daoism?
Laozi
Who was the second Daoist philosopher?
Zhuanzi
What is Wuwei?
A key Daoist concept, focused on non-action, path of least resistance, allows things to run their natural course
The role of the monarch in Daoism?
Known as simply being there, doesn’t need to actively govern if all things run their natural course
Key beliefs in religious Daoism
Yin-yang, wuxing, fundamental dao
What is yin-yang?
Black and white but colours aren’t entirely separated
What does yin-yang represent?
The unity of opposites
What is yang?
The active principle (white)
What is yin?
The passive principle (black)
Examples of yin-yang attributes (know 5)
Yielding, firm Dark, light Cold, hot Water, fire Night, day Moon, sun North, south Earth, Heaven Female, male
What are the Wuxing (five elements)?
- Metal
- Wood
- Water
- Fire
- Earth
How are the elements produced?
Produced by the interaction between yin and yang, there is a cycle in which they each produce each other
Mutual production cycle:
Wood-fire-earth-metal-water-wood
Mutual conquest cycle:
Wood-earth-water-fire-metal-wood
Example of mutual masking
Wood conquers earth but fire produces earth
What is covered in the fundamental dao
Humanity as a microcosm, spirits and ghosts, immortality
Important Daoist scriptures:
- the xiang’er commentary to the laozi
- commands and admonition for the families of the great dao
- scriptures of the inner explanations of the three heavens
What are Shangqing?
Texts submitted by celestial beings aimed at elite patrons, drew from new terminology and insights
