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The East Asia Institute and Confucius Institute at the University of Oklahoma  As a part of the College of Arts and Sciences, we are committed to supporting our community through programs that both educate and inspire!

The East Asia Institute and Confucius Institute at the University of Oklahoma

Study Tours  NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR TEACHING ABOUT ASIA  NCTA Field Study in China and Japan -- Summer 2014  For NCTA alumni in the states of:  Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (metropolitan and lower), North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas Study Tour information is coming soon!

Taoism (Daoism) Dao  What is Taoism (Daoism)?  The Tao-The Way or the Path  Lao Tzu-Founder  Tao Te Ching  Concepts:  1. Nature 2. Individual 3. Yin Yang 4. Fengshui

Taoism (Daoism) Dao  Introduction: According to Taoism, the entire universe and everything in it flows with a mysterious, unknowable force called the Tao.  Handout-”What is Daoism?”

Taoism 道 Lao-tzu, translated as either "Old Master" or "Old Boy," is believed to be the author of Taoism. Very little is known of his life; he may not even have existed.

Tao Te Ching 道德经 (Classic of the Way and its Power)  “Dao” meaning path or way  “De” meaning virtue  “Jing” meaning canon/law/rules  81 chapters  Read selections from Laozi (Daodejing)

Taoist beliefs  The individual-(Group)  Uncarved block-(simple)  Nature (Not above but part of)  Time (cyclical)  Yin and Yang-(polarity)  The 5 elements (Wu xing)  Wuwei-(effortless action)  Fengshui (wind and water)

Yin Yang 阴阳 Yin Yang  Explain the characters-Moon 月 and Sun 日  Polarity not opposites Give examples of polarity  Why does it “swirl?”

Fengshui Chinese system of arranging our environment so that we can live more in harmony with our surroundings.

( 五行 ) Wuxing The 5 Elements Earth-yellow, fire-red, wood-green, metal- white, water-black or blue Colors determine mood. Red is considered a lucky color. White represents death!

The Bagua 八卦 Ba1gua4  Bagua literally means “eight symbols.”  8 trigrams used in Daoist cosmology.  Energy map  Helps define spatial relationships. Black lines represent Yin (broken) Yang (unbroken

The Bagua 八卦 The 8 Remedies  1. Straight lines  2. Light  3. Sound  4. Color  5. Life  6. Movement  7. Stillness  8. Mechanical devices Bagua

Fengshui Your bedroom! Fun activity  Remember, the first rule of Fengshui is order!  Make sure that the door to the room is aligned with the bottom of the Bagua!  Have the students superimpose a blueprint of their bedroom over the Bagua. Bagua

References ain_pop/ps/ps_china.htm /1000bce.htm#confudao /religious-taoism-vs-philosophical- taoism-6900.html mos/ort/daoism.htm  Asia for Educators-Primary Sources  Tao the Watercourse Way by Alan Watts  Tao Te Ching translation by Ralph Alan Dale  Opposing Views by Michael H. Jenkins  Living in the Chinese Cosmos