HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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Everything in the world has a balance of forces called the Yin and Yang
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If you live your life right, then eventually you can get to nirvana
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Honoring your family
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Filial piety remains a central tenet of Confucianism, based on the teachings of the Chinese sage Confucius (probably 552-479 BCE). It involves taking care of and being good to one’s parents, and exhibiting respect, love, courtesy, support, reverence and loyalty to them.
Detailed explanation-2: -Xiao, or filial piety, is an attitude of respect for parents and ancestors in societies influenced by Confucian thought.
Detailed explanation-3: -Filial piety was the duty and responsibility of children to obey and care for their parents. “Filial piety as understood by West Towners, means that children (especially sons) must please, follow and support their parents while the latter are alive; they must mourn and ritually serve them after their death.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Confucian teaching, the family is the most basic unit of society. Everyone should respect and obey his or her parents and put the interests of the family before personal interests. This attitude of “filial piety” extended also to ancestors.