non-aggressiveness/non-action
mystical invulnerability
passive government
Ge Hung (magical Taoism)
invisibility, etc.
Philosophical vs. religious Taoism
Confucianism
K'ung Fu-tzu (Confucius 551-479 BC)
Analects
a religion?
ethical status quoism
Li (propriety)
proper respect for social class superiors, parents, etc.
practice of religion, including ancestor reverence
ritual of all varieties
Shu (reciprocity - golden rule)
Jen/ren (proper governance)
yi (justice)
chi (wisdom)
hsin/xin (faithfulness)
Japanese traditions
Shinto
Chinese: "shen tao" (way of the heavenly gods)
Japanese name: "Kami-no-michi"
'kami' = gods
Cosmogonic myths:
Iza Nagi (f) & Iza Nami (m)
discover sex and procreate both earth and spirits
last child (fire) kills Iza Nagi
Amaterasu (sun goddess) vs. Susa-no-o (storm god)
cave story
relationship of myth to Amaterasu's association with Emperor's clan
Ritual
connection between ritual and myth
connection between ritual and society