Asian Philosophy

1. Select 6 of the following terms and define them:

a. Son of Heavens

b. Varna

c. Nirvana

d. Mappo

e. Artha

f. Ritual/Rites

g. Shinto

h. Synthesis

i. Way

j. Orthodoxy

2. Select two of the following schools or philosophers and compare between them, in your answer mention the discussion about ethics, metaphysics and epistemology, dialectics and soteriology (if there is any relation:

a. Confucianism - Confucius/Mencius/Xunzi (only one of them)

b. Jainism

c. Mahayana Buddhism

d. Mimamsa

e. Neo Confucianism

f. Legalism: Shang Yang/Hanfei (only one of them)

g. Zen Buddhism

h. Amitabha (Amida Buddhism)

i. Carvaka

j. Daoism - Zhuangzi (only Zhuangzi)

Hint: you can rely on discussions about terms such as Dharma, Dao, Karma, Moksha, Nirvana, Son of Heavens, Orthodoxy, Veda, Heavens, Brahman, Arhat and Virtuous man. etc.

Asian Philosophy

June session midterm exam

1. Select 6 of the following terms and define them:

a. Atman

b. Anatman

c. Moksha

d. Orthodoxy

e. Soteorology

f. Vrytra

g. Pramana

h. Yajmana

i. Lokyata

j. Citta

2. Select two of the following schools or philosophers and compare between, in your answer take in notice the discussion about ethics, metaphysics and epistemology (if there is any relation:

a. Carvaka

b. Jainsim

c. Theravada

d. Nyaya

e. Yogacara or Asanga

f. Purva Mimamsa

Hint: you can rely on discussions about terms such as Dharma, Karma, Moksha, Nirvana, Orthodoxy, Veda, etc.