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Presented by GROUP 5
Presented by GROUP 5
TRADITION
Objectives religion.
articulate the basis for ethical
behavior for Buddhists;
analyze how the concept of the
oneness of all things in the Brahma
serves as a basis for moral behavior;
and
examine how Confucianism founds
ideal human behavior on the ideas of
Ren and Li.
Introduction:
WESTERN DEBATE OF INDIAN MANUEL
THINKERS WESTERN AND B.DY (
HUMANITY CHINESE IDENTIFIES
TRADITION THE
S COMMON
THEMES)
Common Themes
ONE CAN IMMEDIATELY NOTICE THAT
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT INTERWINED WITH
PHILOSOPHICAL AND
ETHICAL THINKING.
ENLIGHTENMENT
“HARMONY WITH ONE SELF,
WITH OTHERS, WITH NATURES,
WITH TRANSCENDENT”.
The Vedas and Upanishads
OLDEST PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS IN THE WORLD
THESE SERIES OF HYMNS TO THE MOST ANCIENT GODS ARE
A POETIC ARTICULATION OF THE STRUCTURE AND MEANING
OF THE UNIVERSE.
THE WRITERS OF THE UPANISHADS SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE FULLNESS OF
HUMAN BECOMING BY REALIZING THE DEEPEST INSIGHT ABOUT THE TRUE
NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE.
Beyond rituals, the authors of Upanishads share a
path of spiritual enlightenment: