Eastern Response

The two eastern philosophies that I have chosen to compare are Confucianism and Buddhism. Like Buddhism which only established by one person, Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, Confucianism was too, Confucianism was created by Confucius. Confucianism is said to be one of the most common and a very dominant theory within the Chinese thought and culture. Buddhism is one of the main beliefs in the Indian culture. Its theory is based around suffering and what causes it and what can cure it. Confucianism has many philosophies, one of the main ones being that people are able to achieve perfectibility and with that they can change things for the better.

First we will talk about Confucianism. In Confucianism there is a lot of focus and concern on the human effort and its ability to reach excellence. People who follow Confucianism believe that they can rely on their humanity. In order for this to happen Confucianism puts hope in humans believing that they can reach a perfect character. Confucianism also that the Tao is the way to live accordingly and that everyone should learn it. Once this has been learned it will open the opportunity for people to live by the mean of life, they will then have a very successful life and will not die in vain. Lastly Confucianism has the belief of Sage. Sage is another belief of Confucianism and it is when a superior man who lives and thinks correctly. Everyone who practices Confucianism is supposed to try to be a superior man like this.

Now a look at Buddhism, in Indian Buddhism the people believe in Buddha who is known as the enlightened one. Buddhists can all of Buddha’s characteristics, just like people can reach Sage in Confucianism. In Buddhism there is the Eightfold Path which is like the Tao in the sense that it is how people are directed to live. Buddhism has another similarity to Confucianism by the way it also focuses on the individual people, as opposed to a single God or other being or mystical being. Buddhism is...