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TaoismTaoism symbol 8
The religion was founded during the Zhou Dynasty in the 6th century. The religion was started by Lao-Tzu who wrote all his beliefs in a book called the Tao Te Ching. Taoism is a religion that is more focused on nature and harmony. The religion Taoism believes that all people should be as one with nature and that all living things have a universal flow in them. They believe that two forces called Yin and Yan. They believed that every living thing in nature has two balancing forces like dark and light, cold and hot, male and female etc. The forces are opposing and are always equal and have a balance between each. |
ConfucianismConfucianism symbol 9
Confucianism started in 551 BC. This religion was a religion thinking of ways people should behave and live. The name Confucianism was named after the man who created it, Confucius. Confucianism focused more on treating other people with more politeness, respect and fairness. He also thinks that family and relatives are important and you should treat them with honour and respect. Confucianism believed in honour and respect of others and had followed in a strong organised government. |
BuddhismBuddhism symbol 10
Buddhism is based on the teachings of a man called Budda. Budda was born in 563 BC in Nepal which is in the southern area of China His teachings had spread through India and China. Buddhism believe in a cycle of rebirth. They believe that the cycle of rebirth is completed when you live a proper life. When the cycle is completed you enter into nirvana. They also believe in a concept called karma. How karma works is that your actions will pay in the future. So the actions you do will pay in the future either good or bad depending on what you did in the past. |
Comparison to Christianity
All these religions were all based on a man who created it and made a religion by what he had thought. How Christianity defers from that is that the Christianity isn't based on a man but from our father in heaven who created everything. It wasn't based on what he thought was right but what was and is justice. Christianity teaches that we should love God with all our heart soul and mind and put him as our king of our life. Another thing that differs form Christianity is that our God actually sacrificed his life because he loved us and would go to battle for us, but the other religion owners wouldn't seem like they would do something like that. The religions mainly focuses on nature, other people or life but Christianity focuses on our sins and how need look up to God for forgiveness.
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