The Land Of Three Chinese Religions

Explain: Actually, there is no specific so call “God” in Chinese religion. Confucius and Daoism, which are two famous early religion in China, they do not have supreme deity (6-19).

Anyway, confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, three religions stood up, respected for their owner's master respectively, advocated their owners belief, in the small town for thousand of years in harmony, equality and mutual respect, not to provoke angry, nor draw the sword. What a religion wonder! Highlighted the eternal Chinese civilization, its virtue of tolerance, to pull together in times of trouble .

The bond between the three philosophies is known as the three truths. Over time, the Asian culture has integrated their many beliefs; people of China follow Buddhism as one of “the Three Truths”, along with Confucianism and Taoism (Wangu 13). The majority of Chinese practice Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism at once. They believe they are all truths and see them to be complementary opposed to contradicting. Proceeding on, Paula Hartz, confirms these truths, “[...] the threads of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism have become intertwined, each absorbing aspects of the others. As the Chinese say, ‘the three teachings flow into one’” (12). Just as all things yin and yang join as one, so do the three philosophies. Each of which contributes something that helps create the Chinese way of life. If one were to look further, they would see Taoists, Confucians, and Buddhists do not believe in a higher being or the immortality of souls, instead they feel that the love of people is God (Hartz 13). All of the religions follow the same concept of looking up towards the love of man,

As one of the four great ancient civilizations, China has a very long history and a gorgeous culture. We can not ignore the fact that not only religions and cultures are inseparable, but also can influence each other profoundly, Just like Buddhism and Chinese culture. “The Chinese traditional culture includes three systems of thought: Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. The first two are Chinese culture, and Buddhism is a foreign religion from India. For over 2,000 years, Buddhism has interacted with all levels of Chinese culture such as literature, philosophy, morality, arts, architecture and religions. As a result, Buddhism has successfully integrated into the traditional Chinese culture and has become one of the three pillars.” (Xing, 308) 2010 Religious report survey data show that there are

Buddhism was first introduced in China during the Han dynasty. The Silk Road allowed the religion to be introduced to China through different travelers. The Silk Road was a network of different trading paths that traveled from India to some of the northern states. During the period of Disunity, some of Buddhism’s habits, its promise of hope, past the troubles of the earth, and the structure of Buddhist thought that attracted literati, helped Buddhism take root in China.

Chinese Philosophy not only is the fruit of thinking of the Chinese nation, but also is the important component part of world culture. In Chinese philosophy, there are three main parts: Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Among them, Chinese Buddhism, which came from India, experienced a course of sinicization under the influence of Chinese traditional culture represented mainly by Confucianism and Taoism , so it keeps the general features of Buddhism ,and also formed its Chinese characteristics. The changes of Chinese Buddhism from "going out of this world " to "being in this world " and "building pure land in this world " fully manifested the humanistic spirit

The religion in China was based off of philosophy. Some of the most influential religions have emerged from Ancient China. Some of the religions are Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. The main book of Taoism was written by Lao Tzu around 500 B.C. His philosophy said that the greatest thing a person can achieve is harmony with the nature. Confucius was a philosopher in 551 B.C., or 300 years before the Han dynasty began. In Confucianism, Confucius believed children should honor and respect their parents and rulers shall rule their people the same way children honor and respect their parents. The last philosophy originated from Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha is an Indian prince born around 560 B.C. Although he had a very fulfilled lifestyle,

A common thread that is observed within East Asian religions is that there is an ideal or higher path that one can follow to attain their spiritual goals within their lifetime. The three popular religions in China, which are Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism greatly emphasized these ideal paths since direct effect of following these paths would bring harmony and structure to the society. Confucianism, a highly philosophical notion centered around the harmony in the society through the utilization of morals and knowledge, introduced the Gentleman. The anti-Confucian reaction known as Taoism, which places an strong emphasizes understanding the Elemental nature of the way through passive nature and mystical communism with the dao introduced the Sage. The third religion, Buddhism, particularly, the Mahayana sect introduced the Bodhivisattia pathway, which highlights the importance of generosity and merit. Since these Taoism was built up the reaction of the Confucian religion and Buddhism in reaction to both Confucianism and Taoism, there are many differences in terms of prioritization either socially or spiritually, acquisition in the type and amount of knowledge and the proper training ground in achieving the final, ideal state. However, these three religions share a common ideology which is to bring out the good within society and within the individual.

Buddhism, in contrast to Christianity, is a non theistic religion, which originated in India during the 5th century BCE follows Siddhartha Gautama teachings and spiritual practices. Through The Silk Road, merchants and missionaries from South Asia alike spread the religion to China around 1st century CE. The first account of Buddhism in China was recovered by Chinese Emperor Ming saying, “It may be assumed that travelers or pilgrims brought Buddhism along the Silk Roads…” This account is just one of many, and as time passed many more were recorded and documented, and the account marked the spread of Buddhism throughout China. Buddhism offered an great appeal to the people of China, who at the time were in an era of discourse and distress. Its message of peace and harmony seemed like an great escape from their dire circumstances at that point. Zhi Dun, a Chinese scholar talks about the charm that Buddhism has and how if one were to follow Buddha's steps and rules he would, “...behold the Buddha and be enlightened in his sport, and then he will enter Nirvana.” Nirvana for these people was a great comfort, and one they chose to take apart in by converting to Buddhism. The beliefs of Buddhism, like

China also well known for Confucianism, even though it is not the religion of the Chinese people it is greatly supported and became a guiding ideology for feudalism. Buddhism has developed into being the main religion in China. Buddhism was introduce in China around 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty, even though during that time China was deeply Confucian, Buddhism was slowly accepted by most Chinese people and even developed into three sections; Han Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Southern Buddhism.

"Buddhism! Taoism! Islam!" thousands of religion are being shouted around in the cafeteria. No one is surprised. Hardly anyone is the same religion in your school. That is not unusual in China. There are so many different religions in China. Religion makes China because there are so many different religions in China. The main three are Buddhism, Taoism, and Islam.

To get the confusion out of the way, Chinese religion is not an organized system of beliefs and practices. It has no leadership, founder, or denominations. Instead, Chinese religion is a term which describes the complex interaction of different religious and philosophical traditions that have been influential in China. Chinese religion is composed of four main traditions: Chinese folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. It is rare for only one to be practiced to the exclusion of the others.

Throughout the history of Chinese civilization many religions participated in the shaping of China’s way of life. One in particular, Buddhism, created the bridge that expanded the ideas of meditation, monasticism, and magic. Buddhism is the belief that life is full of suffering cause of desire and in order to end suffering a person must go through an enlightenment state.

Buddhism is one of the three religions in the world, and it was from old India(in Nepal now). Gantama Buddha was a important person that established Buddhism. Buddhism have two majors which are Theravada and Mahayana. People who live in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia) believe Theravada. East Asia and Himalaya region believe Mahayana. Therefore, Chinese people believe Himalaya, and they have believed since ancient China.

The life of Buddha, Confucius, and Laozi each started a revolutionary new philosophy that are still followed today. Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism completely changed they way Chinese people think and operate. This event and the picture correspond with the key concept 1.2.II. Each of these philosophies established a belief system, and cultures grew upon them. As shown in this picture, Buddhist temples