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Unlike other early religions , Sikhism is a monotheistic religion.
Nanak does not allow the practice of casts system , however, modern Sikhs are divided along cast’s lines.
Sikhs encourages its believers to be active in the community.
The most important holy site of the Siks is the Temple of Amritsar

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I. TRUE OR FALSE: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct. If the statement is incorrect, write the word FALSE.

_________1.Traditional Sikhs believed in the caste system.
_________2. Sikhism believed in may gods or Politheistic religion.
_________3. Sikh is active in gaining new converts to practice the religion.
_________4. Divorce is allowed the Sikh religion
_________5. Gurdwaras are open to all people from …show more content…
His influence cannot be overstated. An itinerant teacher of the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.E. , Confucius rarely wrote down his thoughts. Unfortunately his teachings cannot be traced but it written in the Analects . It is considered the only reliable source. although the authorship of the Analects is usually attributed to Confucius , some believed they were written after his death by his student’s centuries later. The main purpose of the teachings was to bring order and stability to what Confucius correctly saw as chaotic society . In order to create a harmonious community, Confucius taught that all Chinese must act properly , obey their superiors , know their rightful place in society and, above all else, practice filial piety ( unquestioning obedience to the family elders). A man who lives according to Confucian standards is a chun-tzu or gentleman. Desirable attitudes such as good manners , education, moral righteousness , Confucius believed , could be found in any members of any class, and were not conferred by birth. Confucius had believed by which any low-born young man could obtain high office with ability and hard work. He also formulated important principles to be followed for every government official. The jen or benevolence and compassion, li or ritual and propriety, yi of righteousness and right conduct, and xiao or respect for …show more content…
The ruler is given prestige and religious importance.
2. The ruler is considered to possess supreme power.
3. It allows a new ruler to gain power quickly if the people believe he has the 'Mandate of Heaven'.
4. A ruler's power must be kept in check by virtue.
5. The Mandate of Heaven justifies rebellion as long as the rebellion is successful. Simply because it was successful, obviously then, the new ruler had to have had a Mandate from Heaven.
Perhaps the most famous teaching of Confucius is the Golden Rule simply stated “Do it unto other if want others do it unto you” . He emphasizes on moral teachings. Because his moral teachings emphasizes self-cultivation, emulation of moral exemplars, and the attainment of skilled judgment rather than knowledge of rules. In the centuries after his death, Mencius who wrote his book in 4th century B.C.E.containing Confucius teachings on governance with emphasis on the welfare of the people as the most important goal. After more than a thousand years, the scholar Zhu Xi created a very different interpretation of Confucianism which is now called Neo-Confucianism, to distinguish it from the ideas expressed in the Analects. Neo-Confucianism held sway in China and Vietnam until the 1800s.