Chinese philosophy - Chinese philosophy Chinese philosophy has a history of several thousand years. Its origins are often traced back to the Yi Jing (commonly spelled "I Ching"), an ancient compendium of divination, which introduced some of the most fundamental terms of Chinese philosophy. Its age can only be estimated, but it certainly draws from an oracular tradition that goes back to neolithic times. Early Shang thought was based upon a cyclic notion of time, corresponding to the seasons. This notion, which remained relevant throughout Chinese history, represents a fundamental distinction from western philosophy, in which the dominant view of time is a linear progression. During the Shang, fate could be manipulated by the great deity Shang Di (ch 上帝; pinyin shang4di4), most frequently translated as "Lord on High"..
Chinese literature - Chinese literature Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Ancient texts 2 Classic Novels 3 Classical Poetry 4 Modern 5 Overseas Chinese Literature 6 Others Ancient texts The Four Books (四書, Sì shū) are The Great Learning, (大學, Dà Xué). The Doctrine of the Golden Mean (中庸, Zhōng Yóng). The Analects of Confucius (論語, Lùn Yǔ), a book of pithy sayings attributed to Confucius. Mencius (孟子, Mèng Zǐ). The Five Classics (五經, Wǔ jīng) are The Classic of Poetry (詩經, Shī Jīng), made up of 305 poems. The Classic of History (書經, Shū Jīng) contains examples of early Chinese prose. The Book of Changes or I Ching (易經, Yì Jīng), a manual of divination based on the eight trigrams. The Classic of Rites (禮記, Lǐ Jì) describes ancient.
List of Chinese people - List of Chinese people Famous Chinese or Chinese-speaking/writing people. Note In Chinese names, the family name is typically placed first (for example, the family name of "Mao Zedong" is "Mao"). For westernized names, the family name is placed last (for example, the family name of "Maggie Cheung" is "Cheung"). The following names are listed in alphabetic order, by family names. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Rulers and politicians 1.1 Imperial times 1.2 People's Republic of China 1.3 Republic of China 1.4 Others 2 Non-politician royalties 3 Artists and perfomers 3.5 Painters and calligraphers 3.6 Actors and actresses 3.7 Film-makers 3.8 Singers 3.9 Musicians 3.10 Martial Artists 4 Athletes 5 Educators 6 Entreprenuers 7 Explorers 8 Military officers and soldiers 9 Philosophers and writers 10 Linguist 11 Religion.
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List of poets - List of poets List of poets People on this list should ideally have wikipedia articles of their own, and be in some way noteworthy for their poetry. Poets (by language not nationality) List of Afrikaans language poets List of Albanian language poets List of Catalan language poets List of Chinese language poets List of English language poets List of French language poets List of German language poets List of Indonesian language poets List of Italian language poets List of Latin language poets List of Polish language poets List of Portuguese language poets List of Romanian language poets List of Russian language poets List of Slovene language poets List of Spanish language poets List of Welsh language poets List of Yiddish language poets Poets by Nationality List of.
List of Japan-related topics - Chinese characters Kanji Reference:Index Wikipedia:Manual of Style for Japan-related articles A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # .hack, .hack//SIGN, 0 Series Shinkansen, 100 Series Shinkansen, 100-yen shop, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1998 Winter Olympics, 200 Series Shinkansen, 23 special wards, 2ch, 300 Series Shinkansen, 400 Series Shinkansen, 47 Ronin, 500 Series Shinkansen, 55-year system, 64DD, 700 Series Shinkansen, 800 Series Shinkansen A A City With No People, A.I. Love You, Abashiri, Abashiri subprefecture, ABCL/1, ABCL/R, ABCL/R2, Abe clan of Mikawa, Abe Iso, Abe Masakatsu, Abe no Hirafu, Abe no Seimei, Abe Nobuyuki, Abeno Plain, Abe River, Abe Shintaro, Abenobashi Magical Shopping District, Abh, Abiko, Abolition of the Han system, Abukuma River, Acura,.
Korean Buddhism - the attention of Western scholarship rather late compared with Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, it still lies, with its deep store of untouched resources, almost fully open for exploration. And while early ignorance regarding the Korean Buddhist tradition lent to some degree of uninformed glossing over from preconceptions drawn from models in Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, scholars of East Asian Buddhism nowadays are generally becoming aware of the important role of Korean Buddhism in the East Asian religious/philosophical sphere. The most distinctive general characteristic that can be seen in the Korean Buddhist tradition is the tendency for its most noted thinkers to be holistic in the interpretation of doctrine and to be exasperatingly thorough in the resolution of doctrinal and "loose ends" passed on from Buddhist predecessors. Korean scholars and monks not.
Ethics in religion - divine sources, ethics is studied as a branch of theology. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Greek and Roman religious ethics 2 Ethics in the Bible 3 Jewish ethics 4 Ethics in the Apocrypha 5 Christian ethics 5.1 Criticism of Christian ethics 6 Hindu ethics 7 Buddhist ethics 7.2 Criticism of Buddhist Ethics 8 Chinese traditional ethics 9 Islamic ethics 10 Shinto ethics 11 Animist ethics Greek and Roman religious ethics This section will deal with classical Greek and Roman religion, and its relationship with classical Greek and Roman ethics. (Please contribute to this section!) The classical Greek and Roman notions of ethics heavily influenced the Mediterranean and European world, from ancient times, to the enlightenment, to today. Ethics in the Bible Western philosophical works on ethics were written in a culture.
Records of the Grand Historian - the Records of the Grand Historian of China was the opus magnum of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the mythical Yellow Emperor until his own time. Records of the Grand Historian is a modern Western name; The original Chinese title is 史記 (pinyin: shi ji), which means "Historical Records". As the first systematic Chinese historical text, it tremendously influenced Chinese historiography and prose, and is comparable to Herodotus and his Historiai. The 130-chapter text classifies all information into several categories: 12 chapters of Benji (本紀 pinyin ben3ji4) contain all biographies of the prominent rulers from the mythical Yellow Emperor including Qin Shi Huang Di and the kings of Shang dynasty and Zhou Dynasty. 30 chapters of Shijia (世家 pinyin shi4 jia1) contain all biograghies.
North Korea - - Density Ranked 49th 22,224,195 182.25/km² Independence - Date From Japan August 15, 1945 Currency North Korean won Time zone UTC +9 National anthem A ch'im un pinnara, i kangsan ungum e Internet TLD None (.KP is reserved) Calling Code 850 (1) Kim Yong-nam is the de facto head of state; Kim Il-sung is "eternal president" (2) Kim Jong Il is the most powerful figure in the DPRK; the Chairman of the National Defence Commission is accorded the nation's "highest administrative authority" Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces and Cities 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture & Tourism 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External Links 10 Further reading History For pre-1945 history, see Korea Main article: History of North Korea Japanese occupation of Korea ended after.
Medicine - function of their chemical components. Bioethics is a field of study which concerns the relationship between biology, science, medicine and ethics, philosophy and theology. Biostatistics is the application of statistics to biological fields in the broadest sense. A knowledge of biostatistics is essential in the planning, evaluation and interpretation of medical research. It is also fundamental to epidemiology and evidence-based medicine. Cytology is the microscopic study of individual cells. Embryology is the study of the early development of organisms. Epidemiology is the study of the demographics of disease processes, and includes, but is not limited to, the study of epidemics. Public health Genetics is the study of genes, and their role in biological inheritance. Histology is the study of the structures of biological tissues by light microscopy, electron microscopy and histochemistry..
Kukai - sent to university were he studied the Chinese_classics, became acquainted with Tantric_Buddhism. In particular he had discovered the Dainichikyo, or Maha Vairochana Sutra. However he was unable to a suitable teacher to explain it to him. In 804 he travelled managed to be included in a diplomatic mission to China, perhaps with the help of the Emperor Kanmu. In Ch'ang-an he studied Sanskrit and met his teacher Hui-kuo who gave him tantric initiation and taught him the esoteric doctrines contained in the Dainichikyo. Hui-Kuo decided to make Kūkai his successor, but asked him to return to Japan and teach the esoteric doctrines there for the benefit of the Japanese people. He returned to Japan with many scriptures and art objects. Kūkai returned to a new emperor, Heizei, who showed little interest.
Heracleidae - by Echemus, king of Tegea. This second attempt was followed by a third under Cleodaeus and a fourth under Aristomachus, both of which were equally unsuccessful. At last, Temenus, Cresphontes and Aristodemus, the sons of Aristomachus, complained to the oracle that its instructions had proved fatal to those who had followed them. They received the answer that by the "third fruit" the "third generation" was meant, and that the "narrow passage" was not the isthmus of Corinth, but the straits of Rhium. They accordingly built a fleet at Naupactus, but before they set sail, Aristodemus was struck by lightning (or shot by Apollo) and the fleet destroyed, because one of the Heracleidae had slain an Acarnanian soothsayer. The oracle, being again consulted by Temenus, bade him offer an expiatory sacrifice and.
Hyllus - a fourth under Aristomachus, both of which were equally unsuccessful. At last, Temenus, Cresphontes and Aristodemus, the sons of Aristomachus, complained to the oracle that its instructions had proved fatal to those who had followed them. They received the answer that by the "third fruit" the "third generation" was meant, and that the "narrow passage" was not the isthmus of Corinth, but the straits of Rhium. They accordingly built a fleet at Naupactus, but before they set sail, Aristodemus was struck by lightning (or shot by Apollo) and the fleet destroyed, because one of the Heraclidae had slain an Acarnanian soothsayer. The oracle, being again consulted by Temenus, bade him offer an expiatory sacrifice and banish the murderer for ten years, and look out for a man with three eyes to.
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Aristodemus - Rhium. They accordingly built a fleet at Naupactus, but before they set sail, Aristodemus was struck by lightning (or shot by Apollo) and the fleet destroyed, because one of the Heraclidae had slain an Acarnanian soothsayer. The Oracle, being again consulted by Temenus, bade him offer an expiatory sacrifice and banish the murderer for ten years, and look out for a man with three eyes to act as guide. On his way back to Naupactus, Temenus fell in with Oxylus, an Aetolian, who had lost one eye, riding on a horse (or mule) (thus making up the three eyes) and immediately pressed him into his service. The Heraclidae repaired their ships, sailed from Naupactus to Antirrhium, and thence to Rhium in Peloponnesus. A decisive, battle was fought with Tisamenus, son of.
Temenus - of Rhium. They accordingly built a fleet at Naupactus, but before they set sail, Aristodemus was struck by lightning (or shot by Apollo) and the fleet destroyed, because one of the Heraclidae had slain an Acarnanian soothsayer. The oracle, being again consulted by Temenus, bade him offer an expiatory sacrifice and banish the murderer for ten years, and look out for a man with three eyes to act as guide. On his way back to Naupactus, Temenus fell in with Oxylus, an Aetolian, who had lost one eye, riding on a horse (or mule) (thus making up the three eyes) and immediately pressed him into his service. The Heraclidae repaired their ships, sailed from Naupactus to Antirrhium, and thence to Rhium in Peloponnesus. A decisive, battle was fought with Tisamenus, son.
Cresphontes - of Rhium. They accordingly built a fleet at Naupactus, but before they set sail, Aristodemus was struck by lightning (or shot by Apollo) and the fleet destroyed, because one of the Heraclidae had slain an Acarnanian soothsayer. The oracle, being again consulted by Temenus, bade him offer an expiatory sacrifice and banish the murderer for ten years, and look out for a man with three eyes to act as guide. On his way back to Naupactus, Temenus fell in with Oxylus, an Aetolian, who had lost one eye, riding on a horse (or mule) (thus making up the three eyes) and immediately pressed him into his service. The Heraclidae repaired their ships, sailed from Naupactus to Antirrhium, and thence to Rhium in Peloponnesus. A decisive, battle was fought with Tisamenus, son.
Zen - Zen Zen (禅 in Japanese, ch'an in Chinese, 禪, 선 "Seon" or "Sŏn" in Korean) Buddhism is a fusion of Mahayana Buddhist beliefs with Taoism. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 1.1 Esoteric meaning of Zen 2 Zen Terms 3 External Links 4 Recommended Reading Overview Zen especially emphasizes the practice of meditation. It developed when teachers from India, the original homeland of Buddhism, founded schools in China, where it was known as ch'an (ch'an is the Wade-Giles transliteration of the Sanskrit word dhyana). The canonical exemplar of these teachers is Bodhidharma, the Indian monk who traditionally founded Zen Buddhism at the Shaolin Temple in the fifth century CE. Later, Japanese monks studying in China learned of Zen and brought it back to Japan, where several divergent schools of thought.
Sanskrit - which the Vedas, the earliest Sanskrit texts, were composed. The earliest of the Vedas, the Rîgveda, was composed in the middle of the second millennium BC. The Vedic form survived until the middle of the first millennium BC. Around this time, as Sanskrit made the transition from a first language to a second language of religion and learning, the Classical period began. The intense study of the structure of Sanskrit at this time led to the beginnings of linguistics. The oldest surviving Sanskrit grammar is Paanini's c. 500 BC Astaadhyaayii ("8 Chapter Grammar"). A form of Sanskrit called Epic Sanskrit is seen in the Mahabharata and other epics. Vernacular Sanskrit may have developed into the Prakrits (in which, among other things, early Buddhist texts are written) and the modern Indic languages..
