You are to find out about the origins and main features of the three major beliefs in China:

Buddhism

1)Make a section on one piece of paper for each Faith/Belief – i.e. divide paper into three sections

2)Put the heading in each section and underneath give sections for:

Who started the Belief

When and where they started the Belief

The main parts of the Belief to include:

For Buddhism mention of Nirvana and Reincarnation

For Daoism mention of Nature and Ying /Yang

For Confucianism mention of Ancestors and Family

For each Faith add a logo or drawing to illustrate the origins or ideas of that belief.

For picture of Confucius and short article try: :http://www.easternreligions.com/cframe.html For other information use Yahoo and Britannica typing in Confucius

For Daoism try: http://www.netspace.net.au/~stanecki/philosophy/index.html for picture and go on to look up martial arts.

For Buddhism try: http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/BUDDHISM/SIDD.HTM for picture and account

To use worksheet and click on the websites given - go through Net. Neighbourhood – server 1 – public – History – Beliefs in China.

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