CHINA RELIGION
By: Brooke Jaffe and Selma Nahas
Chinese religion goes back before
the year zero. In China they have
three main religions, Buddhism,
Taoism, and Confucianism. Yin and
Yang are a very important believes in
China. Chinese believes and religion
is very important to the Chinese.
CONFUCIUS
Confucius introduced a set of moral
ethics by which many Chinese people
lived. Confucius was a scholar who
lived from 551 to 479 B.C. According
to Confucius the ideal person was
polite, honest, courageous, and wise.
For more than 2,000 years Chinese
society was based on the Confucius
code of behavior. It was based on
kindness, strength, of family.
Confucius was based on the writings
of a wise man named Confucius.
TAOISM
Taoism is a traditional Religion in china with a history of more than 18 hundred
years since the second century A.D. At present, there are more than 15 hundred
Taoist temples in china with almost 25 hundred male and female Taoists there.
Taoism is very old! Taoists believe that achieving the balance the yin and yang is
the key of achieving spiritual peace. Taoists teach with harmony and with nature
and encourages a simple way of life.
The Chinese believe that the
world is split into two forces.
Yin and Yang. Ying and Yang
are opposites. Without each
other nothing would have
meaning. Yin and Yang worked
together to create the world.
Since Yin and Yang are
opposites they have different
meaning. Yin’s meaning is that
is soft, cold, and nice. Since
Yin and Yang are opposites
Yang are rough, hot, and
mean. The theory of Yin and
Yang explains the constantly
changing state of the
universe.
YIN AND YANG
Also, everything in nature is part of the Yin and Yang
theory. For example, a Crocodile is Yang, but a Deer is
Ying. The yin and Yang theory was invented around the
first century [700 b.c.]. In the Ching [‘Book of Changes.
Yin and Yang are like any other ting. For example, day
wouldn’t have meaning without night. Hot wouldn’t have
meaning without cold. In creates Yang and Yin. Yin and
Yang both need opposite meaning for each other.
Buddhism came to China fro India in
the first century. The meaning of
Buddhism is that you live another
life when you die If you a good fist
life you’ll have a good after life, but
if you don’t have a good first life
you’ll after life will be bad. There are
three types of Buddhism. They are
Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan
Buddhism, and Pail Buddhism
There is over 200 thousand
Buddhist Monks and Nuns.
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BUDDHISM
Centuries ago a guy named Sukyamuni
lived in India. One day he was meditating
and he discovered the meaning of life and
how to end people suffering. He became
the Buddha, which means “Awakened One.
“People that believe his ways think that you
live your life twice when you die. When you
die and live your life twice you live it in the
after life. Buddhism is very important to
China. Since Buddhism has ben around for
a long time the Qin Emperor believed in
Buddhism and made his Terra Cotta
Warriors to help him in the after life.
Buddhism is very important to China.
Buddhism goes so back as long as I can
think. Since Buddhism was so important to
China the Qin emperor believed in
Buddhism.