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The article talks a lot about how the teachings of Confucius would apply to the world we live in today. It goes a lot into detail about the history of Confucius and his interactions with other people such as Tu Wei-ming. There are debates on the pros and cons of how Confucianism could influence our world now and quite a few quotes from documents.

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Filial Piety was what Confucius taught as respect for parents above others even the state. He also valued honesty, hard work, and concern for others which would promote social harmony. "Do not do unto others what you do not wish yourself." In America, this is translated as the golden rule.

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Unlike other religions where the ultimate goal is after death, the Confucian goal is to achieve happiness for one's individual self.

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The idea of tolerance is something that is greatly described in the article. It explains how we can use tolerance in our lives as Confucius said once.

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"...the Confucian idea is based on respect for others and recognition of differences, which are necessary conditions for dialogue and exchange."

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"...the Confucian idea is based on respect for others and recognition of differences, which are necessary conditions for dialogue and exchange."

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Confucius thought that everyone should accept their place in society. He stressed 5 key relationships: father to son; elder brother to younger brother; husband to wife; ruler to subject; and friend to friend.

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-China
-551 B.C

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-The Analects

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-Confucius

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Siddhartha Gautama, later known as the Buddha, Was born as the son of a king in the Kshatriya caste in about 566 B.C. A prophet predicted that when Siddhartha grew up, he would become a wandering holy man. To prevent this, his father locked him in the castle and surrounded his life with luxury and comfort. He even had a wife and a son. One day he left the palace and discovered death. , disease, and pain. He was so deeply disturbed by this that he left the palace entirely to search for the realm where there is no pain or suffering. He enlightenment was under the Bo tree where he discovered the 4 Noble Truths and spread the word as he traveled across Asia

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The article describes how Buddhism had and has an affect on America. It tries to justify the Buddhist principles as and apply them to our lives today. The author talks about a book written by Robert Wright called "Why Buddhism is True" . The author, thoroughly talks about meditation and how it can affect peoples daily lives in the modern world.  Many people have tried to debunk Buddhism but since it involves not many superstitious beliefs, they have failed to do so.

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There are many similarities between Buddhism and Hinduism, especially since the Buddha was originally Hindu himself. Like Hinduism, Buddhists also believe in reincarnation and in karma and dharma. Buddhism also grew from Vedic religious traditions and unlike Hinduism, Buddhists reject the caste system. Buddha didn't believe in priests, prayers, rituals, and polytheism

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In America, Buddhism is viewed as a way to temporarily escape reality and focus on ourselves. The problems we face according to Buddhist philosophy are just things we don't see clearly. We create our own problems. We are the ones to determine what things are bad and what things are good. Meditation reminds us of how little time we spend in the moment.

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"The Buddhist promise in the American mind is that you can escape and engage"

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"The Buddhist promise in the American mind is that you can escape and engage"

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By the Buddha, the Eightfold Path is described as "right views, right aspirations, right speech, right conduct, right livelhood, right mindfulness, right contemplation"

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1. All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow
2. The cause of suffering is the desire for things that are really illusions such as wealth and power
3. The only cure to suffering is to overcome desire
4. The was to overcome desire is to follow the Eight fold Path

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The Buddhist goal is to ultimitely reach Nirvana, or union with the universe and end the cycle of rebirth

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The basic Buddhist beliefs is to follow the Eightfold Path to overcome desire which was the cause of suffering. A person should live a moral life and avoid evil words and actions.

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-Northern India
-500s B.C

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-The Tripitaka

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-Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

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As a Hindu myself, I am familiar with most of these practices as my family had done of them. The article is accurate on how it portrays the Hindu practices and how it compares modern science to old beliefs. Obviously, some of these old traditions are outdated and not practiced as widely anymore, such as child marriages. The caste system still exists in India, and many people still identify with a caste, but it's not as strictly enforced as it once was. In the pursuit of moksha, Hindus' celebrate and pray to god and to get good karma and be united with Bhrama.

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Aksharabhyasam is a ceremony where a child is initiated into the world of literacy. During the celebration, they write some letters of the alphabet in their mother tongue in the sand, rice, or on a slate. Another festival that is widely celebrated is Rakhee. This is where a sisters' ties colorful thread to a brothers' wrists, asking him to symbolically protect her. Ugadi, the traditional New Year Day, and Diwili, the festival of lights, are days of much joy and preparation of sweets.

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Prolonged virginity is considered a disgrace and therefore child marriages became natural. Men are only allowed to marry within their caste, and in no case should be permitted to marry a woman above their caste. During the ceremony itself, Sanscrit recitations are only allowed to be recited among the upper castes. The bride and groom then rotate around a lit fire and take on oaths of loyality toward their spouse and to their future offspring

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Couples preform a ritual to supposedly guarantee a male child. Other than male children being more profitable in the marriage business, they are also the only ones allowed to preform funeral rituals that then permit the souls of his parents to enter haven. There are ceremonies or rituals during the important stages of ones life to celebrate or to mark a passageway from one world to another.

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"Individuals must free themselves of selfish desires that separate them from Bhrama"

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"Individuals must free themselves of selfish desires that separate them from Bhrama"

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-Bhagavad Gita
-The Vedas
-Upanishads

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Karma is how one's actions will affect their fate in the next life. Similarly, dharma is the moral and religious duties one has to complete to earn good karma in their next life.

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The basic Hindu destination is based around reincarnation. The soul, atman, travels from body to body until it has reached moksha, or the union with Bhrama, the creator of the universe. The way to do this is to abide by the rules of dharma and karma until the soul has   ended its cycle of rebirths and become one with Bhrama

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-Prehistoric India
-Over 3,500 years ago

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-No single founder

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Link to Confucianism:

link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A458165186/SUIC?u=nysl_ca_nisk&xid=d7a0ef86

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Link to Buddhism:

link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A500137142/SUIC?u=nysl_ca_nisk&xid=f8aebbb4

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Link to Hinduism:

link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A14568214/SUIC?u=nysl_ca_nisk&xid=75ec16b8