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Question 1. The integrity and respect for the individual is a necessary characteristic of any just society. Members of the community are expected to follow some ethical-moral code of conduct and share mutual obligations. What roles should an individual play in society, according to the teachings of Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism? Pay attention to the teachings of the Analects, Classic of Filial Piety, Daodejing, Bhagavad-Gita, Sermon at the Deer Park and Ban Zhao's (Pan Chao's) Lessons for Women.
Question 2. Most cultures hold that beyond the realities of the material self and the physical world lies the reality of the gods or some ultimate absolute reality (Heaven, Dao, Brahman, Nirvana, Moksha....). Explanations and views have been developed of the relationship between the ordinary self and the ultimate reality. Please ponder this relationship as it is explained in Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism?
Question3. Both the Arthashastra and the Sunzi are regarded as practical manuals for the ruler and government. What role do considerations of morality and human conduct play in each? Are morality and human conduct primarily means to an end, or are they desirable in and of themselves? What is the view in the Bhavagad-Gita? How does morality