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4th largest religion  900 million
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/06/the_odd_body_religion/
Zen - Self control, Meditation
Rebirth - when you die you will come back a new person
Karma -  . Good, skilful deeds (Pali: "kusala") and bad, unskilful deeds (Pāli: "akusala") produce "seeds" in the unconscious receptacle (ālaya) that mature later either in this life or in a subsequent rebirth.

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Buddhism is China's oldest foreign religion (https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/buddhism.htm)

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Confucianism, a Western term that has no counterpart in Chinese, is a worldview, a social ethic, a political ideology, a scholarly tradition, and a way of life. Sometimes viewed as a philosophy and sometimes as a religion.

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Beliefs
- World Religion
- Arose In the Ancient Kingdom of Magadha
-  the Buddhist community split into two branches they were Mahasamghika and Sthaviravada
- There are 4 Noble Truths
-  Believed that there would be a re-birth
Values
The Ancient Indians believed in Buddha. Buddha was their God it was who they worshiped.
- Karma and Rebirth.
-  Precepts
- Key values and virtues.
- Killing
- Animals and the environment
- Relationships

Practices
Practices of Buddhism include taking refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, study of scriptures, observance of moral precepts, renunciation of craving and attachment, the practice of meditation (including calm and insight), the cultivation of wisdom, loving-kindness and compassion.
he Mahayana practice of bodhiccta and the Vajrayana practices of Generation stage and completion stage..

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Taoism is one of China's 5 religions.It began in the late 4th century BC and created by Laozi, in the Tao Te Ching. Their symbol was Yin Yang which means balance because the world cannot have light without darkness and happiness without sadness. They do a lot of physical practices like meditating. Their diet also recommends avoiding alcohol, meat, beans and grains. They also do a lot of Tai Chi which is a exercise .

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Buddhism merged with native Taoism and the folk religion. It was taught by the Buddha. Some through meditation. This is yungang grotto world heritage site in china.

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- the name means teachings of Confucius, the Latinized form of K'ung-fu-tzu.
- its primary purpose is to achieve harmony
-five virtues
- Jen - goodwill, empathy, generosity
- Yi - rightness, duty as guardians of nature and humanity
- Li - right conduct and propriety,

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their beliefs are
- dharma
- karma
- the soul
- THE universe
god
- reincarnation and deliverance
- the three jewels
- women in jainism

Mahavira just like Buddha isn't the first prophet of his religion. In Jainism like Buddhism there is a belief in reincarnation which eventually leads to liberation. Neither of these religions theirreligious philosophy around worship. But Jainism is different thanBuddhism in its ascetic beliefs.

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Confucianism is created by Confucius. based on tradition culture of the Xia, shang and zhou dynasties. There is a confucius temple in shangdong. confucuis did not intend on creating a new religion but to make the religion of the zhou dynasty become known to everyone.

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- Over 400 Million  people believe in it.
- Buddhism started in India
- The Buddha is  Siddhartha Gautama
- These where the eight rules

To know the truth

To intend to resist evil

To not say anything to hurt others

To respect life, property, and morality

To work at a job that does not injure others

To try to free one's mind from evil

To be in control of one's feelings and thoughts

To practice appropriate forms of concentration

- 4 Nobel truths

- The eightfold path
- some people had trouble finding happiness in world so they become monks and teached people about Buddhism.
- They had two proverbs which was wrote 2,000 years ago.

As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind,
even so the wise are not ruffled by praise or blame.

Hatreds never cease by hatred in this world;
by love alone they cease.
This is an ancient law.

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Jainism an ancient religion from India that prescribes a path of non-violence for all forms of living beings in this world.  Practice relies mainly on self effort in progressing the soul on the spiritual ladder to God consciousness.  Jainism is often referred to as Jain Dharma. In the modern world, it is a small but influential religious minority with as many as 4 million followers in India and else where around the world.

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84% are Hinduism in India It is the oldest religion in the world.

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- Hinduism is often labelled as a religion, but it is actually more than that: it is a vast and complex socio-religious body, which, in a way, reflects the complexity of Indian society.

- Society of Indian people

- Began in 1500 BC

- Practiced by just over 80% of the Indian population

-  Key beliefs

Truth is eternal

Brahman is Truth and Reality

The Vedas are the ultimate authority

Everyone should strive to achieve dharma

Individual souls are immortal

The goal of the individual soul is moksha.

-  Hindus believe that a person's Atman (spirit) is permanent and cannot change while the physical body is not permanent and can change.

- 140000 Hindus in Russia

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- Taoism was started  throughout the  Zhou Dynasty in the  6th century by Lao-Tzu
- Taoism believes you should be one with nature and that all living things have a  general strength  flowing through you
- The idea Yin and Yang  comes from Taoism, they believed everything in nature had two balancing forces called Yin and Yang

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Confucianism is often characterized as a system of social and ethical philosophy rather than a religion. In fact, Confucianism built on an ancient religious foundation to establish the social values, institutions, and transcendent ideals of traditional Chinese society

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Based on the idea that there is central or organizing principle of the universe
The idea of Yin Yang came from Taoism
Everything in nature has 2 balancing forces
Tai Chi. This is the main martial art associated with Taoism

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Taoism does not have a God in the way that the Abrahamic religions do. ... In Taoism the universe springs from the Tao, and the Tao impersonally guides things on their way. But the Tao itself is not God, nor is it a god, nor is it worshipped byTaoists

Taoism is a Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu (c. 500 BCE) which contributed to the folk religion of the people primarily in the rural areas of China and became the official religion of the country under the Tang Dynasty

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Buddhism first reached China from India roughly 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty.

It was probably introduced to China by Silk Road traders from the west in about the 1st century CE.

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Mahayana Buddhism is the type of Buddhism in China. It originally developed in the Kushan Empire that the Chinese called Yuezhi (月支).

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religion based on a Philosopher & teacher called Confucius. He developed his own philosophy that he taught to others, but it only became popular after his death. It is called Confucianism.

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Buddhism is an ancient religion mostly found in common parts of asia and the middle east, it is most popular in China. Overall, the religion is about finding inner peace. 488 million in the world, 495 million, or 535 million people as of the 2010s, representing 9% to 10% of the world's total population. Their practices consist of worshiping Buddha, their god who in which they worship in a temple. Buddhists seek to reach a state of nirvana, following the path of the Buddha. Buddhist follow the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism;  1) existence is suffering, 2) the cause of suffering is craving and attachment, 3) suffering ceases at some point and turns to Nirvana (liberation or total bliss) and 4) there is a path to Nirvana which is made up of eight steps, sometimes called the Eightfold Path.

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How dose it affect china?
In fact, by the sixth century, Buddhism rivaled Daoism in popularity and political influence. ... Buddhism in China–as is the case with religious Daoism and Confucianism–also underwent many changes throughout the country's history and was varied in its social and religious manifestations and philosophical beliefs.

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One difference of much Chinese Buddhism compared to the original teachings is the belief that Buddha is not just a teacher who taught what to do but is a god to be prayed to for help and salvation.

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DEFINITION of Buddhism:
a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in NE India in the 5th century BC.

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beliefs/ideas/values/traditions
-Treat others kindly
-Have good manners and follow daily rituals
-A man should have good morals and ethics
-Family was important and ancestors were to be respected
-A true man had the qualities of integrity, righteousness, altruism, goodness, and loyalty
-One should practice moderation in all things
-He believed in a strong and organized central government

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definition of Buddha:

1.

Also called Butsu, Gautama, Gautama Buddha. (Prince Siddhātthaor Siddhartha) 566?–c480 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder ofBuddhism.

2.

any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, of whom Gautama was thelast, who bring enlightenment and wisdom.

3.

(sometimes lowercase) Buddhism. a person who has attained fullprajna, or enlightenment; Arhat.

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The founder of Confucianism, Master Kong (Confucius, 551-479 B.C.E.) did not intend to found a new religion, but to interpret and revive the unnamed religion of the Zhou dynasty, under which many people thought the ancient system of religious rule was bankrupt.

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if you did good deeds you would be higher class next time you were born.

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Confucius

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Early Years. The Buddha, or "enlightened one," was born Siddhartha (which means "he who achieves his aim") Gautama to a large clan called the Shakyas in Lumbini, (today, modern Nepal) in the 6th century B.C. His father was king who ruled the tribe, known to be economically poor and on the outskirts geographically

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Confucius, however, believed that the basis lay in Zhou religion, in its rituals. He interpreted these not as sacrifices asking for the blessings of the gods, but as ceremonies performed by human agents and embodying the civilized and cultured patterns of behavior developed through generations of human wisdom.

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“I teach because you and all beings want to have happiness and want to avoid suffering. I teach the way things are.”
– The Buddha

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chinese Buddhism Folk Copper Bronze arhat Ksitigarbha Jizo King Buddha Statue

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Buddhism ( /ˈbʊdɪzəm/ or /ˈbuːdɪzəm/) is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha.

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-Taoism is a religious tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao.
-The word Tao translates into 'path', 'method', 'principle' or 'way'.
-Taoist rituals involve purification, meditation and offerings to deities.
-They do not worship a single god, instead they worship many different gods or deities.
-Lao Tzu is traditionally described as the founder of Taoism.
-12 million people are Taoists but more than one hundred million people have taken part in Taoism activities before.

-The l-ching coin is one of the symbols of Taoism, which three coins are used to consult the oracle.

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What are the religious beliefs of Buddhism?

The principles of Buddhist philosophy (The Core Beliefs in Buddhism) in practice are: The Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path and The Five Precepts.... Unsatisfactoriness and suffering exist and are universally experienced. Desire and attachment are the causes of unsatisfactoriness and suffering.

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why is it called Hinduism?
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this is master kong (confucius)

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- How popular was Lao-Tzu?
- Did anyone help Lao-Tzu?
- Is this religion still around
- Was it used anywhere beside Ancient Chaina?
- What do they do for this religion?
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what does jainism mean?
is this religion still around?

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who is the god
what is my karma
what happens when you have bad karma
what can they eat

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when was this religion founded?
how do they worship?
do they need to go to temple every week?
to they have a temple?
do they call it a temple?
is this religion still around?
is there a limit of how many people that can have this religion?
can they be men/women and children?

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- why was Confucius so interested in good morals
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-who is their God
-how many Gods do they have
-what do you have to do to join this religion
-do people still practice this religion
-have new religions been created from this religion

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-What are the rules in Taoism?
-How long has Taoism been around?
-Is Taoism in countries that aren't China?

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How many God's are there? One?

Where did Buddhism originate?

Is this religion still existent in first world countries?

What are the practices of Buddhists?

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-was it a man only religion?
-is it still practiced today?
-how long after his death did people -start following Confucius' philosophy?
-do they worship any gods or just his philosophy?
-how popular is/was this practice/belief

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How did they use/ come up with the statue of the Buddha?
Do you have have to be a certain age/gender/weight/skin colour to be a Buddhist?
What are the rules of Luck/Karma?
Dose the Buddha really bring Hope and Good luck as well as keep away bad spirits?

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Why are Indians pretty much the only ones who believe in Hinduism?

What is so amazing about the Hindu God?

What did it do that makes people worship it

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-What do they do?-
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- How do they practice Buddhism?
- Where do the practice Buddhism?

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1. Is there a certain race of people that are allowed to be Confucian?
2. Is there a ruler of these people?
3. Is Confucianism still around today?
4. Are there any certain requirements for a person to be allowed into this group?
5. If it is not a religion then what is it?
6. Do they worship any Gods?

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are there any rules to Buddhism
Is Buddhism still around?
What does the Buddha bring with him?

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is there only one god or is there more
do i have to do anything special to get in
what do they do
is it still around

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- How important is Hinduism to the Indian government?

- How popular was Hinduism back in the 1500, 1600, 1700?

- Has it ever stopped overtime

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