Archive:Tathangism

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Tathangism(from the Hux Kham word Ta Thang, which literally means "(the) right way", also called 正道主義 in Qonklese) is the mainstream philosophical view dominating the thoughts of the Hux Kham people, it characterizes the veneration of parents and ancestors, the obedience to authorities, stoicism, prohibitionism of alcohols and other psychoactive drugs, ultraconservatism towards sexual activities besides more basic moral principles. Hedonistic behaviors(including laziness, drinking alcohol, having sex with anyone that is not one's legal spouse or having concubines or more than one spouse at once), disobedience to authorities or not honouring one's own parents or ancestors is highly discouraged in tathangism and was seen as felony by the law in Hux Kham kingdoms before 1848, and is still influential in Hux Kham communities after 1848, even today, tathangism is still prevalent among Hux Kham people and many aspects of the law in Hux Kham and Ebo Nganagam are influenced by the principles of tathangism, and people who criticize the tathangism often get harshly criticized in communities of the Hux Kham people.

It is said that the book of Ze Uh is the ultimate source of the thoughts of tathangism, but the book of Ze Uh is usually not listed as a sutra of tathangism, and usually people think most parts of tathangism was set up by the philosopher Ko Wan(entitled as U Ta Ze(lit. "Mr. Right Knowledge) by his disciples) during the 13th century, and his thoughts were recorded by his disciples in the book Zeh-lu Tro(The Sayings of the Teacher).

Despite having no mention of deity or supernatural and is seen as a purely secular philosophical belief, some people argue that it is actually a religion that features syncretism with local folk beliefs and all religious beliefs of foreign origin, as it is known that the contents of all foreign religions must be adjusted to fit the philosophy of tathangism in order to be accepted by communities of the Hux Kham people.