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Appendix G

Eastern Religion Elements Matrix

Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Daoism

INDIA STARTED IN INDIA CHINA CHINA

THEN SPREAD TO HONG KONG
Countries of CHINA DECLINED IN
INDIA AFTER THE AGE TAIWAN
origin
FO THE GUPPTAS

NO SPECIFIC ORIGIN SIDDHARTA CONFUCIUS DAO

IN HISTORY. THE GAUTAMA THERE MENCIUS THE 2ND
ORIGINAL VEDIC ISN’T MUCH HISTORY FOUNDER
GODS GODS WERE OF THIS RELIGION
DEFICATIONS OF THE NOTED
Historical
TRIBAL LEADERS IN
figures and
THE PAST. A MAN
events
NAMED NORAH TRIED
TO KILL BRAHMAN
BUT WAS
SENTENCED TO
DEATH.

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 BRAHMAN IS THE KHARMA UNBROKEN UTOPIA A PERFECT ANCIENT SPIRIT
PRINCIPLE AND LINEAGE WORLD WORSHIPPING
SOURCE OF THE MOHISM UNIVERSAL SYSTEM IS
UNIVERSE PREVADES LOVE EVEN TO PRACTICED
Central
ALL BEINGS ENEMIES
beliefs
INCLUDING THE
INDIVIDUAL SOUL.
CONCEPT OF
REINCARNATION
MULTIPLE GODS ONE GAUTAMA DID NOT MANDATED FROM SUPERSTITIOUS
GOD WITH 3 CLAIM TO BE DIVINE HEAVEN MONARCHS SEEKING
PERSONS IMMORTATLITY
Nature of BRAHMA THE
God CREATOR
VISHNU THE
PRESERVER SHIVA
THE DESTROYER
VEDIC SUTRAS THE ANALECTS LIE XI
RIG VEDA SUTTAS HUAI NAN XI
Texts SANSKIRT DAOZANG

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Ritual and RITES AND APPEAL TO A SPIRIT SAME RITUALS AS SAME RITUALS AS
practice CEREMONIES ON OR ICON FOR THOSE OF BUDDHISM THOSE OF BUDDHISM
(sacred BIRTH MARRIAGE PROTECTION GOOD
elements & AND DEATH WILL HEALTH AND
their LUCK FOR SELF AND
meaning) OTHERS

LIFE IS DETERMINED KARMA HUMANS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE

BY THE LAW OF SAMSARA NIRVANA ESSENTIALLY SOCIAL FOUND IN BUDDHISM
KARMA ANIMALS WHOSE
Ethics and WAYS OF
morality INTERACTION ARE
SHAPED BY
CONVENTION OR
RITUAL

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