Ancient Chinese and Japanese Philosophy and Poetry

Ancient Chinese and Japanese Philosophy and Poetry
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Ancient Chinese and Japanese Philosophy and Poetry
What deep questions are asked in Chinese and Japanese philosophy and poetry?
The Chinese and Japanese beliefs and poetry have constantly been deeply in concurrence with the close relationships amongst culture, thoughts, and the philosophical world understandings. Japan and China are mainly secular cultures whose societies cherish harmonious relationships with everyone by supporting the community, and respect satisfying the societal responsibilities as more important than personal uniqueness. Order, coherence, and self-growth are the three significant ideals that anchor Chinese and Japanese societal affairs.
What is the foundation Chinese and Japanese poetry? This is one of the questions that is mostly asked about their poetry because most of their poetry do not express words such as “gorgeous”, “lonely”, or what the writers is feels in their poetry. No feelings communicated openly in the poems. One might recognize that the poems are just portraying the natural world, which stands out that this is one of the amazing features of Japanese and Chinese poetry. On the contrary, in the West all through the 7th and 8th century, the lyric poems of love was prevalent and most of their poems were not focused on nature. So we understand that the Japanese and Chinese wrote many poems about nature because of the natural topographies of their continents and the weather in China and the Japan. Therefore, this situation must have played vital part in the foundation to bear nature poetry, as well as haiku and diverse short poetry centered on nature. Similarly, animism is of great concern, which is still practiced in Japan and China.
Another question is that what influenced their philosophy, and the relationship between their cultures and the comparative philosophy. Confucianism and Taoism, were two diverse reactions to the societal and political situations of life in China and Japanese through that time. Despite the fact that Confucianism refer to behavior, social interactions and culture, Taoism handles more with unique personality and a spiritual, nature-focused attitude to life.
Lao Tzu's, an early Chinese theorist who is recognized to be the father of Taoism. His philosophy portrays the Chines and Japanese culture and believes on the spontaneity and liberty from social agreements and needs. In his book, Tao Te Ching, which refers the way, Tzu mentions the ultimate order of things and eventual foundation of truth. He teaches how people are supposed to live an enjoyable life currently without inducing pointless turmoil or suffering. He demonstrates that a person who can blend with the book will enjoy peace in life.
Taoism is beyond identifying the will of man as his root problem. Instead, it states that man must put his will in agreement with the natural world. Taoist beliefs distinguishes that the world even now works consistently accordant to its traditions; if one applies his w...