Teaches that the cycle of rebirth is complete once a person lives a proper life.

Teaches its followers to focus on treating others with respect, politeness, and fairness.

Teaches that human beings are inherently selfish and the government should create strict laws and enforce those laws.

The idea that after we die we are likely to be reborn in this world to face the same kind of suffering as we did in our past life.

To completely let go of negative influences, meaning "to extinguish."

A Chinese philosopher and thinker whose teachings were recorded in the Analects. His teachings became the state philosophy of China during the Han Dynasty.

Began life as the infant prince of a small kingdom and as an adult he left wealth and status behind to search for truth.

A Chinese philosopher of the legalist school during the Warring States period and author of Hanfeizi.

Founded Daoism during the Zhou Dynasty in the 6th century and wrote down his beliefs and philosophy in a book called the Tao Te Ching.