Pick one poem of Xie Lingyun or Han Shan.
1.Pick one poem of Xie Lingyun or Han Shan. Explain its Daoist and Buddhist elements.
2.Contrast the Upanishads/Bhagavad Gita with one of the traditions from China. Note points of connection as well as divergence.
3.Pick one tradition from this week. How does it address the problem of ‘why do bad things happen to good people’? (the Theodicy problem).
Here are the reading:
The World’s Wisdom Sacred Texts of the World’s Religions by Philip Novak:
Ch. 4 “Taoism,” whole chapter (pp. 145-174)
Chapter 1 “Hinduism,” Introduction and Selections #7-24 (pp. 9-41)
Chapter 2 “Buddhism,” Selections #1-39, 45-53 (pp. 50-82, 95-101)
Answer preview Pick one poem of Xie Lingyun or Han Shan.
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