How do modern Chinese people think? How similar is their perception of the world to ours, Russia, and how is it radically different? Today we'll tell you all the most interesting and important things about Chinese culture: worldview, traditions, writing, Buddhism, and yin-yang.

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Host: Archpriest Pavel Velikanov https://t.me/velikanovka
Guest: Alexey Maslov, Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University, orientalist, and professor

0:00 - Intro.
1:08 - The Chinese are hedonists
5:57 - The Chinese don't reflect like Russians and Europeans
6:49 - The philosophy of Chinese Buddhism
9:03 - How do the Chinese view history?
10:13 - Chinese Characters: The Influence of Writing on Thinking
13:47 - "The Chinese Never Wanted to Take Over the World"
15:29 - The Chinese Have No Concept of Sin — An Example of Theft
18:50 - What Is an Ethical Norm for a Chinese?
19:44 - How Orthodox Priests Preached in China
22:07 - For the Chinese, a Feat Without Benefit Is Meaningless
25:36 - The Chinese Are Very Empathetic and Supportive
26:42 - Chinese Ingenuity Is Similar to Russian Ingenuity
27:43 - A Decade of Science and Technology in Russia
28:52 - What Knowledge Makes a Person an Orientalist?
31:29 - The Demand for the Orientalist Profession Today
32:56 - Why Is It Difficult to Explain Chinese Culture?
40:30 - What Benefits Does Studying Another Culture Give?
41:58 - The "Paradox" of Buddhism
44:22 - Meditation and Everything That Distracts from It
48:01 - What's Good in China Is Not Suitable for Russia
48:45 - How the Chinese Perceive the World and Themselves in It: Tai Chi, Yin-Yang
53:38 - What is Qi Energy?
56:59 - Active Support for the Study of Asian Studies in Russia
1:00:41 - What is the Use of Asian Studies?
1:04:35 - Rethinking Yourself Through the Study of China

Director – Matvey Kipnis.

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