Key Terms-Chinese Philosophies

Practice of inserting fine needles into the skin at specific points to cure disease and relieve pain

• Feng Shui

• Etiquette

• Acupuncture

• Animism

• Harmony

The most revered Confucian text; a collection of the sayings of Confucius, probably compiled by the second generation of his students

• The Analects

• The Dao de Jing

• The Five Classics

• Wu Wei

• Yin-Yang

Belief that everything has a spirit, that there is no separation between the spiritual and physical (or material) world

• Animism
• Hedonism
• Polytheism

• Activism

• Pantheism

The vital energy in the universe and in our bodies, according to Chinese cosmology and ancient Chinese sciences; the union of yin and yang

• Wu Wei

• Feng Shui

• Li

• Qi (Chi)

• Ren

Often translated as “the way;” the “nameless;” an elusive mystical law or principle of the universe that one should attune oneself to; the limitless universal guiding force of all nature, of all creation the ineffable, ultimate, universal reality, hidden behind existence

• Yang
• Dao (Tao)

• Yin
• Qi (Chi)

• Ren

“The Book of the Way;” the primary text of Daoism

• Yin-Yang

• Dao de Jing

• The Analects

• The Five Classics

• The Book of Etiquette

Pattern of the rise, decline, and fall of the royal dynasties in China

• Royal Rhythm

• Dynastic Cycle
• Mandate of Heaven

• The Way of Power

• Imperial Sequence

Succession of rulers from the same family that maintains its power for a considerable time

• Dynasty

• Nobility

• Autonomy

• Oligarchy

• Filial Piety

Rules of conduct or codes of behavior expected by the group to which the individual belongs; what is considered acceptable

• Ethics

• Ritual

• Philosophy

• Anomalies
• Morals

Rules indicating the customary way to behave politely and properly in a society

• Plans

• Etiquette
• Directives

• Mandates

• Autonomy