By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:05+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Values and Worldview, Religion or Philosophy, Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
Jinghao ZHOU Chinese people clamoring to touch the stone lion at the 1,700-year-old Guangxiaosi Buddhist temple. There are reportedly more
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:05+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion or Philosophy, Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Values and Worldview|
Jinghao ZHOU Historical illustration of worship of Heaven and Earth at New Year. Ancestral religion during imperial China involved worshipping
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:04+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Values and Worldview, Religion or Philosophy|
Richard John LYNN Diagrams from the I-Ching, (the Book of Changes). On the left is a Luo Shu diagram, on
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:04+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion or Philosophy, Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Values and Worldview|
James D. SELLMANN Han Fei, famous scholar and the founder of the Legalist School of philosophy. During the Warring States
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:03+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion or Philosophy, Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Values and Worldview|
Huaiyu CHEN The yin–yang symbol. Daoists, who strive to live in harmony with the way of nature, see yin and
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:03+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Values and Worldview, Religion or Philosophy|
James D. SELLMANN The ancient Chinese philosophy known as Daoism is a complex cultural phenomena. Inspired by ancient shamanic breathing
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:02+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Values and Worldview, Religion or Philosophy|
Jeffrey L. RICHEY Burning joss sticks (incense) and offering food are traditional practices meant to please gods and ancestors. PHOTO
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:01+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Values and Worldview, Religion or Philosophy|
R. G. TIEDEMANN Church spires rise between buildings. Figures are uncertain, but it may be reasonable to accept the latest
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:00+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Concept, Values and Worldview|
James SELLMAN The yin–yang and bagua symbols, both significant to the philosophy of Daoism. Dao denotes a road, path, or
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T17:04:00+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Religion, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Values and Worldview, Site|
LI Yong A Daoist Temple. In the third century Daoist worshippers began to call their temples jing or “peaceful houses.”
