Exam 7: East Asian Sacred Ways: the Eternal Dao

Pure land Buddhists take refuge in ________, who made a pure land for those who rely on him.

How are dao and qi related to one another?

The idea that we can accomplish much without effort is captured by the term __________.

How did Buddhism change in the East as a result of mingling with Daoism and Confucianism?

What is the dao, and why is it so difficult to explain?

In the Daoist tradition, there are no scriptures.

Who was Amitabha?

The yin/yang symbol represents the union of opposites.

Legalism refers to the __________.

Describe the Confucian sage in your own words.

The virtue which results from being in harmony with nature is known as __________.

Daoists believe nature is fundamentally out of harmony and it is up to humans to set it right.

People in East Asian traditions do not practice multiple traditions at the same time.

What are the basic stages of moral development for Confucianism?

The practice of looking to the structure of the cosmos to understand one's place in the world is __________.

A visual representation of the combination of yin and yang is a __________.

Shu is __________.

The concept of ________ or action without effort, is a major part of many martial arts.

Using the trigrams, there are a possible 27 different combinations of yin and yang.

The active energy is known as __________.