Religions and Philosophies of Ancient China

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Ancient China is known for many things; the Silk Road, their emperors, the dynasties, The iconic Great Wall Of China, and the religions they practiced. Ancient China has a fascinating history and what has developed over time to be a part of some people's lives today!
The citizens of ancient china have practiced multiple beliefs such as Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Confucianism is people being essentially good and perfecting themselves in their community or their social life. Another religion such as Taoism is the belief and philosophy, which wants people to live in harmony with nature. Many people in China practice both Confucianism and Taoism, Confucianism teaches them how to behave towards one another, and Taoism teaches them …show more content…

Taoism was taught to show people how to take care of yourself mentally, more like motivation or what to do. A goal/mindset. Zhuang Zhou an influential Chinese philosopher taught Taoism and he told people, “If you do good, stay away from fame. If you do evil, stay away from punishments. Follow the middle; go by what is constant, and you can stay in one piece, keep yourself alive, look after your parents, and live out your years.” This quote exemplifies the fact that Taoism is shown to help you and the people around you. People such as your parents. If you are successful in life, stay away from the fame, from the spotlight. To follow your path - your goal - to become successful. Keep your dream alive, help out others, your family and to live your life to the …show more content…

Buddhism came into Ancient China at around 300-600 AD. Buddhism is taught for people to believe what they want, not forcing people to commit to a god but to choose to believe in Buddhism yourself. Buddhism is a spiritual development leading to the true nature of reality. A student of The Sixth Patriarch of the Chan (Zen) school of Buddhism, once wrote a verse that resembles Buddhism, “The mind is the bodhi tree, The body is the mirror stand. The mirror is originally clean and pure; Where can it be stained by dust?” This quote shows that Ancient China believed in being good. The mirror is represented as the body, and the dust represents the evil in the world. Where does evil belong on the body? Nowhere, we can't afford to be corrupted by the lies in the world or the propaganda. We have to be pure and clean like how we originally were. Ancient China followed many religions during their time of 1000 BCE - 600 AD. Three main ones being Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. They all relate to each other by what is being taught in each religion, what message is being displayed. They also all deal with some sort of community and the person itself. I’ve learned multiple things while researching the topic or religion in Ancient China. Some things being Confucianism and Taoism,

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