Religions of China

Chinese philosophy started by Laozi around 500 BCE

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

Accordin to this philosophy, everything should follow "the way" or natural flow of things.

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

The teachings of this philosophy were written in a book called Tao te Ching, which means "The Way and its Power."

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

This religion focuses on finding peace by going along with the natural order of things.

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

This religion has many followers who like to live away from busy society and close to nature.

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

This religion believes that the world ins naturally balanced and doesn't need to be fixed.

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

The yin-yang symbol is part of this religion and represents the idea that opposites can be in harmony

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

This religion made its way to China through foreign traders and missionaries from India in the first century C.E.

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

This religion provided the Chinese people comfort and a clear path beyond suffering.

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism

The founder of this religion is Siddhartha Gautama around 500 BCE.

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Neo-Confucianism