Confucianism and Taoism

Confucianism and Taoism were two influential schools thought in ancient China in the 6th century BC. The former is a politician and a philosopher, Confucius. Confucius suggests that humans live in society according to a series of prescribed rules and change society through political behavior. The latter, led by philosopher Laozi, promotes the concept of omission; people should follow the flow instead of taking action to control their lives and control their surroundings.

Both Confucianism and Taoism are philosophies from China. Both clearly did not intend to themselves to be religious, but many loyalists and scholars regard it as religion. Taoism mainly relates to private life, but Conficianism focuses on social life itself. Taoism is based on the book "Dao Jingjing in Mandarin" and is roughly translated as "road", "lifestyle", or "road and its power". This philosophy is said to have been written by the wise man Laoji in the 5th century BC, emphasizing harmony and balance, seeking a balance of life through meditation and omission. Passing this old man does not mean not doing anything but only that. For onlookers, Taoism does not seem to do anything, but in reality it only does what you need and before others notice the need for action.

Before Buddhism spread in China, there were Confucianism and Taoism in the land. However, Confucianism can not be regarded as a religion in a true sense, and the impact of Taoism is quite limited. The introduction of Buddhism gave new ordinary Chinese people a new religious belief, and the idea of ​​karma and reincarnation enriched the spiritual life of the Chinese. Buddhism has created a deep and universal revolution in Chinese culture. Buddhism brings a new set of philosophical concepts to China to understand the universe and individual souls. Today, few people understand the fact that many of our vocabulary words come from words translated into Chinese by Buddhist scriptures over 1000 years ago.

Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are the essence of traditional Chinese culture. The relationship between the three is characterized by historical competition and complementarity, and Confucianism plays a more dominant role. Confucianism emphasizes the repetition of current moral values, Taoism thought is developing a system based on the adjustment of human and nature's order. However, these two mass philosophies eventually developed into mass religion. In addition to the main religion