Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (1 for the etic view, and 1 for the emic view. Your source for the emic view should come from someone who writes with authority in the religion you chose. For example, if you chose Buddhism, you could use a quotation from His Holiness, Dalai Lama XIV). Instructions Make sure to read the lesson this week to learn about etic and emic perspectives so that you can appropriately apply them in this assignment. In an essay, apply the etic and emic perspectives to your own religion or a religion with which you have some familiarity. How would your tradition be described etically? Remember that this is an outsider’s perspective of what can be measured, studied, or observed. How would it be described emically? Remember that this is an insider’s perspective as seen by practitioners Make sure that you are using at least one source for each approach and include citations from the assigned readings and additional scholarly sources.
Buddhism
Please answer EACH question in a half page:
1. How is Buddhism a ‘reformation’ of Hinduism? What social changes did it bring out?
2.Every Chinese wears a Confucian hat, a Toaist robe and Buddhist sandals. Explain!
3. How is the Tao like water? Explain!
4. Describe Mysticism in Hinduism, Buddhism and Taosim.
5. What is the Hindu concept of ‘self’? What is the Confucian concept os ‘SELF’?



