EAS 160A1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Filial Piety, Madhyamaka, Yogachara

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: East Asian Studies
• Course: EAS 160A1
• Professor: Takashi Miura

Document Summary

Chinese indigenous traditions: chi(cid:374)a"s (cid:862)three tea(cid:272)hi(cid:374)gs(cid:863) Confucianism based on the teachings of confucius (551- Emphasis on filial piety, ritual propriety, proper de(cid:272)oru(cid:373) i(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s relatio(cid:374)ships (cid:449)ith others. Confucian view of the world: emphasis on the harmonious relationship between heaven, earth, and human society, emperor stood at the center of this relationship. Observed prescribed rituals, embody morals virtues etc. Taoism- (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) the tea(cid:272)hi(cid:374)gs of laozi (cid:894)??? (cid:895) (cid:894)(cid:862)old (cid:272)hild(cid:863)(cid:895) Emphasis on inner contemplation, spontaneity and union with nature. Tao (dao: literally the (cid:862)(cid:449)ay(cid:863) or (cid:862)the path(cid:863, underlying essence of all reality. Wu-wei: literally (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)(cid:374)o(cid:374)-a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:863, effortless, spontaneous action in harmony with the essence of nature, can be manifested through the understanding of the way, buddhis(cid:373)"s e(cid:374)try i(cid:374)to china. Arrived in china possibly in the 1st century ce but definitely by 2nd century. Most likely brought by central asian merchants who invited buddhist monks: confucian attacks on buddhism.