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Taoism and Buddhism Discussion

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Taoism and Buddhism Discussion

There are various ancient religions and philosophies that play vital roles in the current

society. One of the popular religions and philosophies is Taoism which began in China. Taoism

has shaped Chinese and neighboring communities for more than 2000years. Taoism started

around 500 B.C, and it is based on the philosophical ideas of Laozi, who wrote the main book,

followed by Taoists (Phong & Van, 2020). Taoism provides instructions to its followers on how

to live peacefully with nature. Laozi is the founder of Taoism and author of Tao Te Ching, which

provides all beliefs and principles to be followed by other Taoists. Laozi is also seen as a

supreme deity in Taoism, and during the Tang dynasty, Laozi was worshiped as an imperial

ancestor. Taoists believe that practicing certain austerities and rituals can make them live forever

or become deities. Taoists believe in Tao which is the source and law of everything in the

universe. Buddhism was also popular and originated from India during ancient times but had

various similarities and differences with Taoism (Vuong, et al., 2018).

One of the differences between Taoism and Buddhism is that Taoism believes in

superbeing while Buddhism does not have a god (Vuong, et al., 2018). Taoists believe that

everything in the world belongs and is controlled by the Tao, and they worship various deities.

Taoists believe in deities such as The Jade Emperor, The First Principle, and the Three Pure

Ones (Phong & Van, 2020). Taoism advocates the balancing of life to achieve immortality

through Tao. In contrast, Buddhism believes that they are no superbeing who controls their lives

and everyone should seek the truth. Buddhists believe everything occurs due to changes, and

people should break away from the world ties to achieve peace in their lives. Karma is a common

principle in Buddhism which states that every action in life has consequences. Due to this,

Buddhists understand that any challenges they may come across are due to their past actions, and

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1 Taoism and Buddhism Discussion Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Course Instructor Due Date 2 Taoism and Buddhism Discussion There are various ancient religions and philosophies that play vital roles in the current society. One of the popular religions and philosophies is Taoism which began in China. Taoism has shaped Chinese and neighboring communities for more than 2000years. Taoism started around 500 B.C, and it is based on the philosophical ideas of Laozi, who wrote the main book, followed by Taoists (Phong & Van, 2020). Taoism provides instructions to its followers on how to live peacefully with nature. Laozi is the founder of Taoism and author of Tao Te Ching, which provides all beliefs and principles to be followed by other Taoists. Laozi is also seen as a supreme deity in Taoism, and during the Tang dynasty, Laozi was worshiped as an imperial ancestor. Taoists believe that practicing certain austerities and rituals can make them live forever or become deities. Taoists believe in Tao which is the source and law of everything in the universe. Buddhism was also popular and originated from India during ancient times but had various similarities and differences with Taoism (Vuong, et al., 2018). One of the differences between Taoism and Buddhism is that Taoism believes in superbeing while Buddhism does not have a god (Vuong, et al., 2018). Taoists believe that everything in the world belongs and is controlled by the Tao, and they worship various deities. Taoi ...
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