RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Analects, Mahayana, Golden Rule
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Earliest archaeological evidence from shang dynasty (c. 17th-11th c. bce) The dominant religions were often determined by the family in rule or dynasty, because of this dominant religion vary in. Chinese history (varying between confucianism and daoism for example) A lack of distinction between divinity and higher power such as that in royalty is seen throughout their history, the belief in whether god is transcendent or not. Zhou dynasty (c. 1100-256 bce) concept of tian (general translated heaven . Can also be in reference to a force rather than a thing or a place, a force in the universe. Can also be a moral principle, roughly similar to what the greeks called the good , a moral principle that everyone tries to strive towards. Veneration of ancestors are integrated in confucianism and daoism, more than just remembering your ancestors, it is.
