Neo-Confucianism was essentially a response by the Confucians to the dominance of the Daoists and Buddhists. Neo-Confucians such as Zhu Xi recognized that the Confucian system of the time did not include a thoroughgoing metaphysical system and so devised one. There were of course many competing views within the Neo-Confucian community, but overall, a system emerged that resembled both Buddhist and Daoist thought of the time and some of the ideas expressed in the Book of Changes (I Ching) as well as other yin yang theories associated with the Taiji symbol (Taijitu). A well known Neo-Confucian motif is paintings of Confucius, Buddha, and Lao Tzu all drinking out of the same vinegar jar, paintings associated with the slogan "The three teachings are one!"
While Neo-Confucianism incorporated Buddhist and Taoist ideas, many Neo-Confucianists claimed to strongly oppose Buddhism and Taoism. One of Han Yu's most famous essays decries the worship of Buddhist relics. Zhu Xi in particular, wrote many essays attempting to explain how his ideas were not Buddhist or Taoist, and included some extremely heated denunciations of Buddhism and Taoism.
Answer:
Deism= belief in the existence of a supreme being
Explanation:
A historical example would Christian deists believe that Jesus Christ was a deist or another would be an unorthodox religious attitude that found expression among a group of English writers beginning with Edward Herbert
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Russia mobilizing its forces on Germany's eastern borders was the event that made Germany declare war on the allies.
Explanation:
- The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the serbian nationalist Gavrilo princip was the trigger that started world war.
- The alliance system was an important factor that caused world war 1 as, any countries who were in alliance had to help the other country if a war broke out.
- In World War I, two major alliances faced each other.
- The two major alliances that fought for the power of Europe were : Allied power that includes Russia, Britain and France and the Central Powers(Germany, Austria-Hungary).
