7. Taoism
Epistemology: Taoism is a philosophical and religious tradition
that emphasizes living in harmony with the “Tao” or way.
Truth is an idea, as a Daoist ,they see truth as what is left when
subjectivity is removed. The world is much more basic than
people believe.
Metaphysical:Metaphysically, Daoism is naturalistic in
that any first-order moral Dao must be rooted in
natural ways.
Axiology: emphasizes wu-wei, naturalness, simplicity,
spontaneity and the three treasures: compassion, moderation
and humility
8. Proponent
The founder of Taoism is believed by
many to be Lao Tse (604 - 531 BCE), a
contemporary of Confucius. (Alternate
spellings: Li Erh, Lao Tan, Lao Tze, Lao
Tsu, Lao Tzu, Laozi, Laotze, etc.). He
was searching for a way that would
avoid the constant feudal warfare and
other conflicts that disrupted society
during his lifetime. The result was his
book: Tao te Ching (a.k.a. Daodejing),
composed some time between the
sixth and third centuries B.C. Some
believe that Lao Tzu is a mythical
character.
9. Hinduism
Epistemological:
All knowledge came from the Vedas which was written by the
rishis or ancient sages
Metaphysical:
Brahman is the Absolute, the Supreme Reality – formless,
shapeless, unknowable, unseen.
Transcendent reality through reincarnation
Axiological:
All actions have its own consequences guided by the principle of
karma. As a man acts, so does he become.
10. Proponents
Aryan invasion started the
Vedic religion which was
based on the hymns, rituals,
devotion to the deities of
the cosmos.
Brahmin or the priestly class
contributed a lot to the
development of Hinduism
through the facilitation of
the sacrifices on fire to Agni,
the god of Fire.
11. Islam
Epistemological – All knowledge is from Allah. Allah’s knowledge is
limitless but human knowledge is limited.
– can be innate or acquired.
Metaphysical –From the view of metaphysics, the thought of Islam
concentrates on the aspects between human, human and god and
human with the environment.
– Muslims believe that our senses do not reveal all of reality.
Axiological – Allah is the One who determines what is acceptable and
what is not.
– The Noble Quran is very detailed and clearly mentions the
significance of good manners, just like it mentions the importance of
belief, worship, and all our daily affairs.
12. The Five Pillars of Islam
• The Testimony of Faith
• Prayer
• Giving zakat (support of the needy)
• Fasting the Month of Ramadan
• The Pilgrimage to Makkah (Hajj)
13. Proponent
Muhammad, also known as rasul
Allah, or God's Messenger to the
Arabs, and to all of humanity is
often regarded as the founder of
Islam.
He had a vision in which he
heard God, speaking through the
angel Gabriel, command him to
become the Arab prophet of the
"true religion." Thus began a
lifetime of religious revelations,
which he and others collected as
the Qur'an. These revelations
provided the foundation for the
Islamic religion.
18. • It talks about the anti-hindu
atrocities made by Islamic
forces such as religious
desecration, land grabs,
property destruction, beating,
forced conversion to Islam,
child abduction, rape and
murder.
1. vested property act
19. • Primary: Bangladeshi Muslims ,
Hindu minorities,
Awami League
• Secondary: New York Times,
Hindu-American Foundation,
United Nations
Who are the parties
involved?
20. • Muslims are supposed to wage jihad to change
the House of War (where non-Muslims are
dominant) into the House of Islam, dominated
by Muslims.
• Islamic terror groups justify their atrocities by
references to the shari'a rules on jihad.
• Discrimination on the basis of religion is
fundamental to shari'a. By religious edict, Islam
must be dominant; only Muslims are considered
to be full citizens.
Pros
21. Cons
• The battle against Muslim persecution in India is
just one front in a much larger battle against
Islamic expansionism and terror throughout the
world.
• Islamic terrorism is one of the manifestations of
the Hindu atrocities in Bangladesh
• Religious extremism is the driving factor towards
the ethnic cleansing.
• All forms of religion should be equal and human
rights are violated especially on the minorities.
22. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• Over a period of 800 years, millions of Hindus were
slaughtered by Muslims as infidels or converted by
the sword. In 1946-1947, when British India was
divided into India and Pakistan, Muslims massacred
many thousands of Hindus in Calcutta, the capital of
West Bengal, and all along the fault line which
separated India and Pakistan. Anti-Hindu riots and
massacres continued during the 1950s and 1960s,
but it was in 1971, when East Pakistan broke away to
form the country of Bangladesh, that things
worsened for Hindus in the area.
23. Relevance
• The issue revolved around the philosophy of Islam
which practices the strict Sharia Law wherein it tells
that Islam must be dominant among all religions. In
all sense, religious extremism is
• Islamization of Bangladesh give the way for the
radical Islams to eradicate other religions and abuse
them physically, mentally, economically, politically,
sexually and morally.
• Islamic terrorism continues to rise through the
concepts of the Holy War.
24. Insights
Religion gives us the idea that we cannot judge for
ourselves on what is right or wrong, and because of
their(Muslims) beliefs, we cannot fully blame them
for some actions, except those crimes which are done
with no valid reasons. We have seen a hard time to
end this violence because it is anchored in their
religion. We are seeing this as violence but for them it
is part of their being. But the more palpable thing is
human rights are violated by them.
25. Insights
The human rights of members of ethnic
minorities to freedom from any distinction,
exclusion, restriction or preference based on
race, colour, national or ethnic origin,
language, religion, birth, or any other status,
which has the purpose or effect of impairing
the enjoyment of human rights and
fundamental freedoms.
26. Insights
Now, this is a religious persecution. I don’t agree to
the cleansing of Hindus in Bangladesh because we
all have different faith that should be respected and
because of the way Muslims persecute the Hindus –
it is inhuman. Killing in Islam is not prohibited if the
reason is to defend their religion, but even if we look
at any angle, killing and other brutal acts they did to
the Hindus are considered as violations of human
rights.
27. References
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://eastbengaleye.blogspot.in/2012/05/ethnic-cleansing-of-
bangladeshs-hindus.html
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://indianmotherland.blogspot.in/2012/05/muslim-
persecution-of-hindus-in-india.html
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://eastbengaleye.blogspot.in/2012/05/another-spate-of-
hindu-persecution-in.html
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=774
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://humanrightsinvestigations.org/2011/09/26/libya-ethnic-
cleansing-tawargha-genocide/
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from Http://Plato.Stanford.Edu/Entries/Taoism/#Primer
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from Http://En.Wikipedia.Org/Wiki/Laozi
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://omarkasule-03.tripod.com/id828.html
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://ungs2030.blogspot.com/2011/05/islamic-
metaphysics.html
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://realislam.webs.com/themainislamicbeliefs.htm
• Retrieved on August 3,2012 from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/founder-of-islam-
dies
28. • Do you agree that one religion
must be superior among others?
• Do you agree that a state religion
must be proclaimed? Why or
why not?
