What is Tao? Taoism in Ancient China
What is tao? A Later portrait of Lao Tzu Lao Tzu: What is Tao? Taoism is a philosophy or way of life. A man named Lao Tzu (or Lao Tsu) may [...]
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Chinese Philosophy – Taoism and Confucianism
"Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are one" (Song Dynasty, ca. 1100 AD) The first major philosopher who lived in China was Lao Tzu (if he really existed). He lived about 600 [...]
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Confucius’ Philosophy – Chinese Philosophy
What was Confucius' philosophy? Confucius' philosophy Confucius was a philosopher in ancient China, about 500 BC. That was about the same time as Buddhism was getting going in India and [...]
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Confucius Biography – the Chinese philosopher
Confucius life: Later portrait of Confucius, from the provincial museum of Shandong, China Confucius' childhood The philosopher Confucius' main interest was to figure out ways for the government to do [...]
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Schools in ancient China
Ancient China education - a Chinese school (actually from the 1500s AD) Most kids in ancient and medieval China never got a chance to go to school at all. They [...]
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Zen Koans – Medieval Buddhism in China
Song Dynasty painting (now in Kyoto Museum) In the 1200s AD, under the Song Dynasty, the Chinese Buddhist monk Wumen collected a bunch of Zen koans, or stories, in a [...]
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Philosopher – poem by Bai Juyi, T’ang Dynasty
This is a poem by Bai Juyi, written in China about 800 AD, during the late T'ang Dynasty. It's about the famous philosopher Lao Tzu. "Those who speak know nothing; Those who [...]
