BELIEF SYSTEMS

Provide order and unity in society

To provide unity and ordering to a chaotic China

relationships that confuscis thought would bring order to the world

If people accept inferior/superior relationships, society will be orderly.

Inferiors obey superior, no matter what, Superior protects and guides inferior

The caste system?

Hereditary, rigid social structure created to provide order in Hindu society

No.

The untouchables

Must work dirty jobs, live in seperate areas, poor.

Move up or down castes depending on your dharma

Final resting place of the soul, after you have lived out all your lives.

He saw people suffering and came to the conclusion that life is suffering

Everyone suffers
Sometimes suffering is caused by desire
Limits should be placed on desire
Last final truth is the 8 fold path, a plan on how to limit suffering. Gives direction on how to live in moderation.

A plan on how to limit desires and live in moderation.

Theravada
See Sidhartha as a god, and a divinity.

Mahayana
Sees Sidhartha as a regular human prophet

622

Mecca

Preached that all other gods were false gods besides Allah

First, you must proclaim that there is only one god, Allah.
Second, giving charity. Alms to the poor.
Must pray 5 times a day
Must take a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Can’t eat during Ramadan.

Abu Bhakar, his father in law.

Sunni
Anyone can be the next Caliph, must be qualified and voted in.

Shia
Caliph must be a descendant of Abu Bhakar or Mohammed

Below men, Quaran says they are equal, but they are not due to Persian traditions