HIS 9A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tao Te Ching, Taoism, Mahayana
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Co(cid:374)fu(cid:272)ius(cid:859) ge(cid:374)tle(cid:373)a(cid:374) sta(cid:374)da(cid:396)d: educated, have knowledge (zhi, integrity (xin, righteousness (yi, loyalty (zhong, benevolence (ren, relationship between people, ritual (li, it puts you physical experience of being repsected, culture (wen) Daoism: philosophy of the dao= way of path . Zhuangzi (369-286 bc: reading: celebrated the death of his wife because she might be in a better place, we thought human life is the best but we should not try to control it and accept the bad things. Later developments of daoism: immortality regimens, yin and yang (both confucius and daoism. Han fei (d. 233 bc: student of xunzi, promote the use of harsh punishment and ask them to do what you want them to do. Li si (d. 208 bc: the student of xunzi (human nature is bad, believed in wuwei, inaction, which everything would be done eventually) Mahayana (greater vehicle), path to the heaven, to be a good person and be on the right path.
