religion

中国文化概况chapter2.2 religon的思维导图，主要内容有Taoist Religion、Buddhism、 lslam等。

Chinese Religious

• Taoist Religion
  • Introduction
    • an indigenous(土生土长的） region in China
    • envlved out of witchcraft(巫术),necromancy(方术),and self-cultivation techniques.
    • hightest belief:Dao
    • its bible:Daodejing
  • Development
    • founded by Zhang Daoling in the Eastern Han dynasty
    • developed during the Sui and Tang dynasty
    • became very popular during the Southern and Northern dynasties
    • declined during the Ming dynasty
  • Taoist Temples
    • places for Taoist priests to carry out their religious activities
    • the layout evolved from the traditional square-shaped Chinese countyard
  • A mythology about eight immortals
    • popularly worshipped by Taoist believers as well as ordinary people
    • they represent eight factors in dalily life
    • "When the Eight Immortals cross the sea,each demonstrates their divine power."(八仙过海各显神通）
  • Dragon-Tiger Mountain
    • the most sacred Taoist mountain
    • located at the southwestern suburn of Yingtan, jiangxi province
    • the birthplace of the Taoist religion
• Buddhism
  • development
    • Sakyamuni(释迦摩尼) is said to be the founder of Buddhism
    • originated in India in the sixth century B.C.
    • first introduced into China in the first century
    • entered its golden age during the Sui and Tang dynasties
    • the path of a Buddhist is to achieve enlightenment
  • the Buddhist doctrines
    • Everything in the world is changing,transient(暂时的) and unreal.
    • there is no independent entity(实体）or dictator.
    • life is suffering.
  • The White House Temple
    • located in Luoyang City,Henan Province
    • first officially built Buddhist temple in China
  • Buddhist Mountains
    • Emei Mountain 峨眉山
    • WuTai Mountain 五台山
    • Jiuhua Mountain 九华山
    • Putuo Mountain 普陀山
• Islam
  • introduction
    • founder:the Arabic prophet(先知）Mohammed
    • introduced to China in the seventh century
    • For people of Islamic faith, there is only one God,Alah.
    • Muhammad(穆罕默德) delivered the divine message and established a social order.
    • the Arabic(阿拉伯语) word "Islam" simply means "submission and obdience".
  • Mosque(清真寺)
    • the word "Islamic" in Chinese literaly means "pure and sincere".