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March 30 Agenda

Note: For an informative site on Taoism, try this link.
Interested in Mulan? For a translation and more complete info on the original, click here.
  • Today we learn about Taoism, YAY!
  • History of Taoism:
    • Rooted in apx. 400 BC
    • Became official religion of China in the T'ang Dynasty
  • What are the three tenants of Taoism?
    • Balance
      • Found through nature
    • Transformation
    • Transcendence
  • Who developed Taoism?
    • Lao-Tzu, wrote Tao te Ching
    • Chaung-Tzu, wrote about the butterfly dream, theories on transformation
  • "Mulan" as Taoist
    • Analyze "Mulan" and identify inherent Taoism
  • Chinese art as Taoist
    • Look at pictures of Chinese art
    • How is it Taoist?
  • Read from the Tao te Ching
    • Verse 1: What does it mean?
    • Verse 22: What does it mean?
      • Define: paradox
      • Review: parallelism
      • How does it apply to everyday life?

Posted by Graham on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 3:22 PM |