Essay Archive - Taoism
Taoism
Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions
that originated in China. The other philosophy native to China is
Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time,
around the sixth century B.C. China's third great religion, Buddhism, came
to China from India around the second century of the common era. Together,
these three faiths have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty-
five hundred years. One dominate concept in Taoism and Buddhism is the
belief in some form of reincarnation. The idea that life does not end when
one dies is an integral part of th....
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