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Eastern Philosophers

Taoism
Refers both to a Chinese system of thought and to one of the four major religions of China (with Confucianism, Buddhism, and Chinese popular...
Confucianism
Moral and religious system of China. Its origins go back to the Analects (see Chinese literature), the sayings attributed to Confucius...
Buddhism
Religion and philosophy founded in India c.525 B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. There are over 300 million Buddhists worldwide...
Vedanta
One of the six classical systems of Indian philosophy. The term "Vedanta" has the literal meaning "the end of the...