Task 1: Based on what you have learned in the previous lesson try to fill
out each column with information about the three Daoic religions.

1.Religion
2.Symbols
3.Population
4Believer
5.Sacred Text
6. Relevant Figures

Religion- also known as ruism,is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China.
Symbol/s- confucianism's main goal is to produce harmony.This symbol is the water symbol that represents calmness and serenity.
Population- today,there are over 6million people who follow Confucianism.
Believer- confucianism believes in ancestor worship and human-centered virtues for living a peaceful life.
Sacred Text- analects,the book is based on his sayings and captures what confucianism is supposed to be about.
Relevant Figures- confucius,also known as Master Kong.Mencius is one of confucius disciple.Xunzi is also a disciple of confucius.

Religion- is an ancient chinese philosophy and religion that instructs believers in how to exist in harmony with the universe.
Symbol/s- yin-yang symbol, represents how nothing is completely yin or yang and are interdependent on each other,such as,night and day or life and death.
Population- there are over 12million people are Taoists.
Believer- Taoists believe in spiritual immortality,where the spirit of the body joins the universe after death.
Sacred Text- tao-te ching and chuang-tzu,these texts give the modern world a glimpse into the ancient taoist beliefs concerning the nature of the universe and the life of man.
Relevant Figures- lao tzu(laozi) is traditionally described as the founder of taoism.The other main figure of taoism is chuang tzu(zhuangzi).

Religion- also known as kami-no-michi,is a religion which originated in Japan.
Symbol/s- torii gate, religious symbol, mark the entrance to sacred space.Representing the transition between the finite world and the infinite world of the gods.
Population- there are over 104million people who follow shintoism.
Believer- shinto rituals is to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami.
Sacred Text- norito or kojiki, which is a book of prayers or holy book that writes about various religion traditions considered sacred.
Relevant Figures- the sun goddess amaterasu is considered shinto's most important kami.In contrast to many monotheistic religions,there are no absolutes in Shinto.

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