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A 5 page overview of the elements of each of these religions. The author compares them from the perspectives of god, ethic, and human ritual. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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from the others but they often share many similarities as well. One of these similarities is a common goal, a goal of a greater human purpose and ethics of
being. Through belief in religion individuals are given both explanation and goals by which they can gauge their lives and those of others. Religion gives ultimate purpose.
Some of the most interesting similarities and contrasts in religion can be found in a comparison of certain aspects of the Chinese tradition, or more specifically, Confucianism, and Taoism, with
the middle eastern religion of Hinduism. Each of these religions revolve not only around god but ethic and human ritual. As will be illuminated below, they often consider
many of the same questions. Each of these religions has their own principals and directives. Ancient Hinduism was a religion of rituals,
with an elite priesthood who administered a complex theology. It supported a society in which people were rigidly divided into a system of caste, role, and power. Taoism
and Confucianism, in turn, were also intimately tied to ritual. Interestingly, however, Taoism and Confucianism are integrally tied in history but in actuality are very different in ideology.
It is important to clarify in our discussion of this relationship that the terms "Taoist" and "Confucianist" refers both to Chinese systems of thought and Chinese religions. Scholars credit
the origin of Taoism to the philosopher Lao Tzu, a name which translates to mean "Old Sage" (Lao Tzu: Father of Taoism, 2002). Lao Tzus given name was Li
Erh, a contemporary of Confucius (Lao Tzu: Father of Taoism, 2002). It is said that Lao Tzu was an archivist of the imperial court (Lao Tzu: Father of Taoism, 2002).
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