Exam 8: East Asian Sacred Ways: Harmony in the World

Which of the following movements is younger than 100 years old?

Daoists do not believe humans could ever achieve physical immortality.

The effort to avoid sharp corners in building is part of the practice of ________.

Feng shui is a process of venerating Shen.

Daoism and Buddhism, in the East, revere ________ as places of harmony.

The lion dance is performed as a ritual believed to bring __________.

East Asian traditions often combine physical exercise, contemplation, and diet into a seemless way of life.

Which of the three East Asian traditions is most openly concerned about society?

Falun Gong is practiced in secret in contemporary China.

Falun Gong is at least 2,000 years old.

In China, alchemy came to be practiced as a means to transform __________.

Mountains are often viewed as places of mundane spiritual significance.

Confucius supported the practice of venerating ancestors because he __________.

The ________ represents the interdependence of active and passive energy.

Acupuncture is the ancient practice of arranging the physical environment to maximize qi.

The effort to align qi in a building is called __________.

The effort to align qi in someone's body is called __________.

Why are natural places (mountains, rivers, etc.) important to Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism?

How has the Daoist notion of qi influenced Confucianism and Buddhism?