E. Rodriguez Jr.

High School
Mayon Avenue, Quezon City
Senior High School

DAOIC
RELIGIONS
A requirement in
Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

Submitted to

Mrs. Maricel B. Marquez

Submitted by

Micah Abegail T. Austero

G11-Euro

October, 2019
 Comparative Analysis of Dharmic Religions

Confucianism Daoism Shinto

God • None • None • Kami

Place of Origin • China • China • Japan

• Confucius • Lao-Tzu • None

Prophet/Founder

Sacred • The Five • Tao-Te-Ching • Kojiki and

Scripture/s Classics Nihongi
-Classic of Poetry
-Book of
Documents
-Book of Rites
-I Ching (Book of
Changes)
-Spring and
Autumn Annals

• Four Rites:
-Great Learning
-Doctrine of the
mean
-Analects
-Mencius

• Cultivation of Virtue • The Dao • Ritual Purification

Practices/Beliefs • The De
• The 2 Major Doctrines • Wuwei • Amulets
of Confucianism:
• Qi/Chi
-Zhong
-Shu • Kagura – ritual dance

• Tian • Nature

• Rectification of Names • Maintaining own

characteristics
•Concept of Human
Nature

• Five Classical Virtues:

-Zhong (Loyalty)
-Xiao (Filial
Piety)
-Ren
(Benevolence)
-Ai (Affection)
 -Xin
(Trustworthiness)
-Yi
(Righteousness)
-He (Harmony)
-Ping (Peace)
-Li (Propriety)
-Zhi (Wisdom)

-Lian (Integrity)
-Chi (Shame)

Issues • Female • Fatalism • Vehicle

Subordination Patriotism
• Superstition
• • Shrine visits
Authoritarianism • Urban Prime Minister
Development
• Environmental
Ethics

Destiny • To focus on the • To develop • To follow

inner sphere oneself through mission through
self-cultivation purification

Purpose • To reach one’s • To ensure • To return to

highest potential order and original self
harmony being purified
maintain aligned
with nature
 The Three
Daoic Religion
There are three Daoic Religion – Confucianism, Daoism and Shinto.

There is no God in Confucianism. Their place of origin is in China. The

prophet or founder of Confucianism is Confucius. Their sacred scripture is
Five Classics and Four Rites. The practices and beliefs of Confucianism are
Cultivation of Virtue, The 2 Major Doctrines, Rectification of Names, Concept
of Human Nature and The Five Classical Virtues. Their issues are Female
Subordination, Authoritarianism, Environmental Ethics. The destiny of
Confucianism is to focus on the inner sphere. Their purpose is to reach one’s
highest potential .

Same with Confucianism, there is also no God in Daoism. Their place of

origin is also same with Confucianism, it is in China. The prophet or founder
of Daoism is Lao-Tzu. Their sacred scripture is Tao-Te-Ching. The practices
and beliefs of Daoism are The Dao, The De, Wuwei, Qi/Chi. Their issues are
Fatalism, Superstition and Urban Development. The destiny of Daoism is to
develop oneself through self-cultivation. Their purpose is to ensure order
and harmony are maintain by being aligned with nature.

The God of Shinto is Kami. Their place of origin is Japan. They don’t have
prophet or founder. Their sacred scripture is Kojiki ang Nihongi. The
practices and beliefs of Shinto are Ritual Purification, Amulets, Kagura –
ritual dance, Nature and Maintaining own characteristics. Their issues are
Vehicle Patriotism and Shrine visits Prime Minister. The destiny of Shinto is
to follow mission through purification. Their purpose is to return to original
self being purified.