| A | B |
|---|
| YIN | female principle, balances with yang |
| TAO | the monistic force of nature |
| LAO TZU | Taoist mystic; author of Tao Teh Ching |
| YANG | male principle, balances with yin |
| NAMES | school emphasized idle disputation |
| AXIAL AGE | period of 600 BCE to 200 BCE when most of the Chou schools of China developed |
| MOZI | emphasized universal love |
| SHINTO | indigenous Japanese religion; emphasized ancestors and nature |
| NICHIREN | 13th century Japanese Buddhist prophet |
| LEGALISM | school which emphasized laws and punishments |
| CONFUCIUS | Chinee sage, emphasized duty to family, moderation, funeral rites |
| DIVINATION | predicting the future; Yin/Yang school emphasized this |
| SYNCRETISM | blending different religious traditions |
| PANTHEIST | mystical Taoist view of the deity |
| AMATERASU | Japanese sun goddess |
| ANCESTORS | Chinese and Japanese worshipped these relatives |
| TRICKSTER | Japanese mythology had this clever type of figure |
| MENCIUS | the orthodox follower of Confucius |
| GEOMANCY | arranging a building in accordance with spiritual forces |
| EMPEROR | Japanese viewed this leader as divine |
