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John E. Wills Jr., a professor of Chinese history at the University of Southern California, says. "After Chapter Ten or Twelve you get a lot of fishy Taoist stuff in there."

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Founder: Siddhartha Guatama
Holy book: 4 Noble Truths
Origin: Nepal/India late 6th century B.C.E.
Beliefs: The biggest belief is reincarnation. The transportation of souls from body to body after one body is used out (aka. dead) the soul will go to a different body and be reborn with no memory of the last life.The only way to break this cycle is to meditate and educate yourself as much as possible if done cycle will be broken and spirit will be sent to nirvana. Buddha is not a god he is merely a man who saw the true nature of reality 2500 years ago. Siddhartha Guatama was risking everything in search for ENLIGHTENMENT. His entire life his father had protected him from the bad things but then when he discovered them he made it his mission to solve these problems. In the Buddhism religion they believe in Karma which is basically the measure of your good and bad the only way to escape the cycle of reincarnation and be in eternal piece(Nirvana).Learning about religion and becoming wise and knowledgeable is very important in their religion.

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Article response: This article attacks the idea of Nirvana and explains it more thoroughly and with more detail. In the article It shows a perspective of
Nirvana in early Buddhism it was known as the place you go to when you escape the rebirth cycle. Escaping the cycle or reaching enlightenment requires noticing nature of the worlds around us. There are many other assumptions Buddhisms after life or Nirvana. Most religions have seem to believe in some form of afterlife.
If you've been good or fulfilled your "role in life" then you shall be rewarded in some "heavenly" or amazing afterlife with endless possibilities and freedom. In my own opinion i find that theirs no afterlife and instead of wasting our time thinking about whats going to happen when we are dead lets worry about whats gonna happen while we are living. If people wanna believe in things to get them through the day or believe in things to ease their life they are completely welcome to. In the article the writer shares some of his own opinions on religion too. A very smart quote (in my opinion) is "It's much easier to adhere to the old ways, believing and practicing as our ancestors did. In the long run, however, any religion that ignores what the modern world has discovered will become irrelevant." This quote is very true if your religion tries to ignore discoveries proven and shown as a fact then the religion will become irrelevant. This article is a great example of how i feel and whats its like hearing about these religions.

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Founder: Confucius
Holy book: The Four Books
Origin: Originated in China 1050-256 B.C.E.
Beliefs: The main beliefs of the Confucius religion is the way you treat the people around you. There are 5 key relationships. Ruler to subject, Father to son, Husband to wife, Elder brother to Younger brother, friend to friend. The religion is about kindness and respectful. They do have forms of leadership and superiority unlike Taoism. Although with the social classes there are lower classes who have the wore hand but the overall community is well developed

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Article response: The Chinese word Dao comes from the word the way or the path. This religion believed that the best government was not having a government. By Laozi the founder himself he would provide the best example for his subjects. Daoism and Confucianism both emphasize on naturalness, meditation,  and introspection. This paragraph from the article is important, "In later times, the Chinese came to see Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism as their most important philosophical and religious traditions. They called these ways of thinking the "Three Teachings." They called these three religions the three teachings because in all the religions they showed people and the world how humans should really act and treat people. They all have huge parts in the society we live in now and have lived in, in the passed.

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Founder: Laozi
Holy book: Tao Te Ching / Dao De Ching
Origin: China about 600 B.C. no specific date found.

Beliefs: Tao or Dao translates to path, method, or way. The way of life is kindness and harmony between all living things including the forests and the animals. Humans should be one with nature. There is no need for government and leaders. The government causes many arguments and problems in society. Everyone is equal there are no social class levels. The search for harmony and peace in society between all living things. Down below the picture well known yin and yang, is a great example and a very commonly used symbol to show Daoism. The picture shows the light and the dark side coming together into one  harmonious whole. In this pictures case its joining fire and water (Red & Blue) together.

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Article Response: In this article it questions Confucius's part in his religion or if its just all made by his disciples. The article talks about how his disciples wrote the Analects after Confucius's death. A couples years later they translated the script to English. In the script it was clear that there was similarities such as the golden rule treat others the way you want to be treated. In the Analects it says "I would not want to do to others what I do not want them to do to me." I think this shows the similarities between modern day rules/guidelines. This shows that the religion was mostly made by his disciples and was merely named after him. A quote from the article (John E. Wills Jr., a professor of Chinese history at the University of Southern California, says. "After Chapter Ten or Twelve you get a lot of fishy Taoist stuff in there.") This research that has been done i showing that the Analects, wrote by Confucius's disciples has traces of Taoism in it proving that a lot of the Confucianism ways have been affected by Taoism. Filial piety is the relationship between an elder person to younger person. In the articles it gives more specific facts about Confucius's exact birthday. The article says that Confucius's exact birthday is the 27th of the eighth lunar moon 557 B.C. occasionally celebrated September 28th. Confucius's father died when he was three years old. Educated by mother and married at 19. He had done many studies until he was 30 when he became a teacher too seek for more knowledge and spread the wisdom he had