Mr. Powers - Taoism test (Created by bjungl277)

Tao is immense and complex, yet comprehensible

False

Tao is not immanent, and there is no way to approach the divine in a personal way

False

The tao te ching says that personal souls continue to exist in the afterlife

False

Human beings are not a part of the grand harmony of nature in Taoism

False

Taoists advocate simply doing nothing in order to achieve wu-wei

False

For over two thousand years, Taoism has been a central part of the religious life of India

False

The Tao Te Ching was originally named for the man credited with writing it, _______

Lao Tzu

The Chuang Tzu is ________

the second foundational text of Taoism, equally important to Taoism as the Tao Te Ching

One of the central themes of the Chuang Tzu is the ________

Relativity of things

The power of virtue an individual acquires through living in harmony with the Tao is called ______

Te

Tao is best defined as ________

All of the above

Taoism regards moral values as _______

Relative

In Taoism life and death are ________

Two harmonious parts of the same whole

The sage attains oneness with Tao through insight regarding its

both b and c

Taoism teaches that when a sage chooses not to compete or argue that he _______

Emerges victorious

Which of the following describes Taoism's view of the conflict or war?

Taoism encourages pacifism but admits warfare is something necessary

Taoism teaches that the best way to govern is to

Simply not to interfere with the nature of the people

Taoism depicts _____ merely as one among nature's many transformations from one state to another

Death

A statement that seems illogical on the surface and yet contains a deeper truth

Paradox

Taoism's foundational text thought to have been authored by Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

Negative, passive, feminine, earthly component of the universe, characterized by darkness and weakness

Yin

Positive, active, masculine, heavenly component of the universe, characterized by light and strength

Yang

What a perfectly balanced individual is called in Taoism

Sage

The virtue that when practiced leads the individual to be perfectly in harmony with nature that nature's energy infuses and empowers the individual

Wu-Wei

_____ is the power or virtue acquired by the individual through living in harmony with nature

Te

_____ exists before and beyond all else, but it also pervades and orders the natural world

Tao