REL 402 - World's Living Religions
Week 11 - Chinese Traditions
Textbook Readings
- Chapter 6, pages 198-235
InterNet Links for this assignment
- Go here for Links for this week
- Useful articles can be found by using the Topics as search words in a Search Engine such as GoodSearch
- Remember - always cite your sources
This Week's Report : Twenty Questions
- According to the textbook, what is the central purpose of Chinese religion, and upon what two principles do Chinese religious traditions rest
- Which are the "Three Teachings" in China, and when and by whom were each of them founded
- What do the terms yin and yang signify
- What are the approximate dates for the Shang Dynasty of China, and what religious views and practices were predominant during that period
- What are the approximate dates for the Zhou Dynasty of China, and what religious views and practices developed during that period
- What are the approximate dates for the Era of Division. What is the collective name for the many teachings which arose. Name two of the most famous teachings from that period
- What are the approximate dates for the Han Dynasty, what was the predominant teaching during that period, and what was an important development of society during that period
- When did Buddhism enter China, and what were the two main schools of Buddhism to survive to the present
- How does Tudi Gong serve his village, and how does his village serve Tudi Gong
- How does Zao Jun look after "his family", and how does his family treat Zao Jun
- When did the cult of the Jade Emperor develop, and what position and attributes does the Jade Emperor have
- How did the cult of Mazu develop
- What are some of the attributes of Guanyin
- Who are the three most notable "Culture Heroes", and what is each of them credited with doing
- How are temples of the Chinese popular religion organized and maintained; what are some of the activities that take place in such a temple
- How do the Chinese celebrate their New Year
- How do the Chinese celebrate the "Double Fifth" festival
- What were the emperor's religious privileges and responsibilities
- How does a religious Chinese family treat their ancestors
- According to Chinese traditional religion, what happens when a person dies
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