Exam 14: Asian Outlooks

According to Confucius, our first and most important duty is

The aim of Buddha's teaching is to show people how to

Confucius sees individuals primarily in terms of their relationships with others rather than as autonomous agents. Explain how this approach differs from traditional Western views of morality based on rational individual agency. (Alternatively, compare the views of Confucius to an ethics of care, as expressed by Held.)

According to Confucius, people who accept and follow ritual behaviors

What do you think is the significance of "A Cup of Tea"?

What is the Taoist conception of the origins of the universe?

What is involved in the practice of wu-wei and how does it apply to an individual's life and to members of a community?

What kinds of things are better learned through reason, and which are better learned through experience? Explain your answer.

Right speech, right action, and right livelihood, for the Buddha,

The Eightfold Path is described in the Fourth Noble Truth.

According to Master Kennin in "The Sound of One Hand," the sound of one hand is

In Taoism, the wise person is someone who

Buddha's teachings are essentially practical in nature.

According to "A Letter to A Dying Man," the essence of mind has neither beginning nor end.

The Second Noble Truth states that all human beings suffer.

Buddha was not interested in answering philosophical questions about his teachings but in providing a way to cease suffering and gain enlightenment. Are there questions you feel are necessary to ask in your system of belief?

According to Confucius, how does the performance of li, rituals, help one to progress toward ren, authoritativeness?

The way to achieve Nibbāna is described in the

In "A Cup of Tea" a Zen master accidentally overfills a cup of tea.

According to Taoism, the Tao can be known through the practice of wu-wei.