Week 2: nduism, Buddhism, , Confucianism nduism: 16. Who is the founder of nduism? Where did nduism begin and where is it mostly practiced today? 17. What are , karma, , , (and the classes of people), , (identify the four worldly desires and the goal of each), Brahman, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, in nduism? Buddhism: 18. Who is the founder of Buddhism? When did the founder live? What did the founder learn and from this learning what did the founder teach? 19. What are the four noble truths? What is the eightfold path? 20. Why do you suppose Buddhism begins with the “noble” truth that all of life is suffering? Do you believe all of life is suffering? How would you, or a religion you know, end suffering? This is a good, simple, straightforward presentation of Buddhism. However, be cautioned, it is presented from a very pro-Christian perspective which attempts to demonstrate what is lacking or wrong with Buddhism. Take this criticism with a grain of salt. 21. What is the middle path in Buddhism? What is asceticism? 22. What is the cause of sin in Buddhism? How can karma be understood to not have a moral force? How is karma nature
’s balance? In Buddhism nature is not moral. Do you believe nature is moral? How is this different from Judaism, Christianity and Islam? 23. What is the soul in Buddhism? What is nirvana? What is enlightenment? Confucianism 24. What is , the golden rule, and ? 25. How is ritual piety a social unifying force for Confucius? 26. What is similar about the life of Gautama and Confucius? 27. What does it mean to rule by ethical charisma? 28. How are human desires used to meet the needs of family or community? 29. In what way is Confucius’ notion of human desire similar to and different from Buddhism’s notion of sin? 30. What for you, is the connection between sin/desire and right behavior? 30. What does this symbol represent in ? 31. What does the mean? What does mean? What are and ? What is ? 32. How is the like the eightfold path of Buddhism? 33. How are yin and yang a kind of natural order or natural law? 34. Explain the meaning of this phrase: is the source of which produces yin and yang. Purchase the answer to view it