Taoism

1. What is the meaning of the Tao?
2. Observe the picture on p.133. What does it symbolize?
3. Explain the yin and yang. Give examples.
4. What do the yin and yang do?
5. What is chi ? and how are breathing exercises like Tai Chi linked to this?
6. What is the concept of god or gods to the Taoist?
7. Who are the Three Pure Ones?
8. Who is the leader of Taoism and what did he write?
9. Look closely at the picture on p.134 and read the caption. Why might they build here?
10. Explain shamanism.
11. Name the oldest Chinese religious text, when was it written, and what role does it play?
12. Explain Feng shui.
13. What role do ghosts and spirits play in Taoism?
14. Why are fortune-tellers found in China?
15. Read the text on Confucius and summarize the content.
16. How is Confucianism different from Taoism?
17. Read and summarize Taoist views of the dead and immortality.