DALISAY S.

CARBONEL HUMSS101A

SECOND QUARTER
EXAMINATION

Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

HINDUISM
Some of the most fascinating aspects of

Hinduism to me are how Hindus perceive God

and how they worship. Hindus have no concept

of heaven or hell. Another fascinating aspect

of Hinduism is the concept of "Brahman."

Hindus believe that there is only one god,

"Brahman," and that all other gods are simply

manifestations of him. Whereas in many other

religions, there is only one God. It perplexes me

that Hindus have so many Gods, each with

their own set of responsibilities. That, I

suppose, is why Hinduism is still changing and

evolving today. The existence of God, in my

opinion, is irrelevant because Hindus worship

God in the form of an idol. They believe in

rebirth, which is determined by their karma.

Karma is the sum of a person's actions. The

karma of an individual determines what they

will be reincarnated as in their next life. Their

life goal is to become one with Brahman, which

occurs when there is no more karma. There is

no more rebirth, and karma has equalized or

balanced. The individual is immersed in Brahma

and is eternally connected to the ultimate. A

river flowing into the ocean is an example of

this. What I learned about it was fascinating,

and it made me think about how diverse the

world's religions are. It has been claimed that it

has always existed. It can be traced back to

the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Hinduism

has no known founder, but it is thought to have

been brought by Aryans who migrated from

Europe.

BUDDHISM
Buddhism tends to encourage its followers to avert

both self-indulgence and self-denial. The Four

Noble Truths, Buddha's most important teachings,

are critical to understanding religion. Buddhists

believe in karma (the law of cause and effect) and

reincarnation (the continuous cycle of rebirth). And

religious teaching spread by the Buddha and his

followers declares that man can achieve perfect

enlightenment by destroying greed, hatred, and

delusion, which are the causes of all suffering.

Siddhartha observed the world's suffering and set

out to find an antidote. Buddhism is a religion that

rejects the existence of God. Buddhism's principles

do not align with the monotheistic beliefs of other

religions that place God at the center of their

beliefs. Despite its non-atheistic nature, Buddhism

employs rationalism, humanism, and secularism. It

is concerned with the best approaches that can be

used to eliminate society's social evils. It all comes

down to accepting principles and proper codes of

behavior and conduct. Because there is no

supreme God or abstract God in Buddhism, it is

critical to understand that personal gods are in

charge of controlling all activities in the universe. In

Buddhism, there are many gods, but only one is

believed to be the most powerful and to control all

events on Earth. Buddhism believes in life after

death, which is why its adherents cherish its

teachings.

 CONFUCIANISM
Confucianism is regarded as one of the ancient

philosophies, but it continues to have a significant

influence on modern society. Yao is one of the

many authors who have written extensively on

Confucianism. Yao attempts to link Confucianism

to its developer and the culture or tradition within

which Confucianism developed in his presentation

of the philosophy. This paper investigates Yao's

interpretation of Confucianism. The Yi Jing, the

classical development of Confucianism, is also

evaluated in the paper. Yao does not rule out the

possibility of this philosophy's founder. He attempts

to present a broader picture of the evolution of

philosophy by picturing it from his tradition and the

society from which it developed, rather than from

Confucius. This is accomplished by focusing on the

evolution of Confucianism's philosophy.

Confucianism instructs us The primary goal of

Confucian education is character development.

Education as character development is learning to

be human. The Confucian approach to learning

and education, which emphasizes humanity and

service to others, is extremely valuable in today's

world. Confucianism is an ancient Chinese belief

system that emphasizes the importance of

personal ethics and morality, according to what

I've learned. For living a peaceful life,

TAOISM Confucianism believes in ancestor worship and

human-centered virtues. Confucianism's golden

rule is "Do not do unto others what you would not

Taoism is something I'm interested in; even
want others to do unto you."
though it's more of a philosophy than a

religion, it's still considered a religion. My

understanding of Taoism is dualistic, in the

sense that I have encountered considerations

in both negative and positive dimensions.

"Living the lie simply" is something I agree with.

Before I was introduced to Taoism, I was

already living my lie in a simple way, which is

to say that I enjoy things like accepting what is

given to me or what I already have, and I have

always taught myself to look for the good in

everything and ignore the bad. It leads to my

ultimate goal of happiness. Another thing I

always agree on is that Taoism promotes

balance in the universe by embodying harmony

between opposites. I've learned that the main

message of Taoism is that all living creatures

should live in harmony with the universe and

the energy it contains. Ch'i, also known as qi, is

the energy that pervades and guides

everything in the universe. Genuineness,

longevity, health, immortality, vitality, wu Wei

(non-action, natural action, perfect equilibrium

with tao), detachment, refinement (emptiness),

spontaneity, transformation, and Omni-

potentiality are central to Taoist thought. SHINTOISM

Taoism is related to what I've agreed on in
I've discovered a lot about them. Because I had little

some way. I think, Taoism teaches people to knowledge of the various religions, I am fascinated and

go with the flow, which would be nice and amazed at how I react to each one as I learn more

more on the bad side, though we should start about them. Shinto continues to follow this learning

understanding the occurrences of the events in trend. Shintoism, more than any other religion I have

our lives before we go with it because we all encountered, has struck me as a very positive religion

that celebrates life. Shintoism appears to be less

know that the world is an open canvass, in
perplexing to me than some of the other religions I've
which we can always have the good and bad
studied in this class. Shinto has a close relationship with
dimensions of the different things, some
nature. Shinto's roots, which originated in Japan, are
consequences may appear and it seems good
affinity with natural beauty, harmony with the spirits, and
to us but we were just deceived by it, a good
purification rituals. Shinto does not worship a single god
example of that is money.
or creator. Even though Shinto teaches that everything is

connected to the divine one, who gave birth to two

spirits (kami). Amatsu Kami refers to these two kami.

They are thought to have created the natural world

known as planet Earth. The concept of kami exemplifies

Shintoism's simplicity. Although it can be translated as

god or deity, kami has many more meanings than a god

or spirit. Kami can stand for either quality or harmony. It

can also represent development and reproduction. Kami

is everything in the natural world, including mountains,

waterfalls, and weather-related phenomena. Following

the kami means living in harmony with nature. Gods, I've

learned, are close and familiar beings in Shintoism. The

gods of Shintoism are regarded as people's protectors.

They give them life advice or assist them in coping with

nature's wrath. Some gods cause havoc, but the majority

of gods are peaceful.