Taoism

7 06, 2017

Medieval Chinese religion – Buddhism comes to China

By |2019-12-02T09:23:44-08:00June 7th, 2017|China, Religion|Comments Off on Medieval Chinese religion – Buddhism comes to China

The boddhisatva Avalokitesvara, with a thousand arms and a thousand eyes, about 950 AD (Musee Guimet, Paris) Under the Han Dynasty (about 200 BC to 200 AD), scholars working for [...]

7 06, 2017

Chinese Philosophy – Taoism and Confucianism

By |2018-04-18T17:19:17-07:00June 7th, 2017|China, Philosophy|Comments Off on 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 [...]

6 06, 2017

Sun Tzu’s Art of War – Chinese literature

By |2018-04-18T09:53:37-07:00June 6th, 2017|China, Literature, War|Comments Off on Sun Tzu’s Art of War – Chinese literature

Around 300 BC, during the Warring States period, a Chinese general called Sun Tzu wrote a book about the best ways to win wars, called The Art of War. Sun Tzu's main [...]

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