What is the real difference between Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism?

The difference lies in the cultural thrust, standards of conduct, outlook on life, worldview, values, philosophical tendencies, and the analogy of material food to spiritual food:

I. Cultural thrust

Confucianism culture-aggressive culture.

Taoist culture-Legal culture.

Buddhist culture-Culture of devotion.

Second, the standard of being a human being

Confucian culture- benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith.

The Taoist culture-comprehend the Tao, cultivate virtue, seek nature, keep the basics, and be indifferent to fame and fortune.

Buddhist culture - Don't do all evils, practice all good deeds, observe the Ten Commandments, stabilize the mind, and apply wisdom.

Third, the outlook on life

Confucian culture-positive and enterprising, build a career.

Taoist culture-go with the flow, self-improvement.

Buddhist culture-love all beings, selfless dedication.

Fourth: Worldview

Confucian culture-The world is a stage for displaying talent.

Taoist culture-Nature is the environment on which mankind depends for survival, and the pursuit of harmony between man and nature in the realm of celestial unity.

Buddhist culture-phase is born from the heart, the world is in one's own heart; one thought can create hell and bliss.

V. Values

Confucian culture- Realize self-worth in the process of creating material wealth.

Taoist culture-Drive a harmonious society with a perfect self.

Buddhist culture-Maximizing personal value in the process of giving love to others and contributing to society.

Sixth, philosophical tendencies

Confucian culture-entry philosophy.

Taoist culture-exit philosophy.

Buddhist culture-To do the business of entering the world with the thought of leaving the world.

Seven, the analogy of material food to spiritual food

Confucian culture-staple food (such as rice, steamed bread, etc.), if you do not eat it, you will be hungry.

Taoist culture - side dishes (such as a variety of fried vegetables, soup, etc.), do not eat no taste .

Buddhist culture - fruit (such as: apples, bananas, etc.), do not eat not sweet .

Expanded Information

Relationship between Confucianism and Taoism

If the centerpiece of Confucianism is benevolence, then the centerpiece of Taoism is nature. According to Taoism, although Confucianism is a good idea, it can only be achieved deliberately by strict discipline, and if you are not careful, you will hurt yourself internally and cause chaos externally.

During the Song Dynasty, Confucianism developed to the point that "the survival of the reason of heaven and the destruction of human desires" can be seen. The Tao is based on nature, and is closer to human life, as it takes into account people's natural desires.

Then with nothingness as the body, soft and weak for the rigid, to stick to a thought, Qi thing for the heart, can do two compartments of nature, wisdom and stupidity, strong and weak, so that the two things are forgotten, which is a kind of wood sound like benevolence, so for the Confucian "warm, polite and kind" of human virtue.

The Taoists pay more attention to how to achieve natural, so there are "nothingness, Qi things, keep one, soft, pure and simple" five virtues. After completing the five virtues, it is natural to achieve the "benevolence" and "righteousness" advocated by Confucianism.

The good of man is only to have, to get, to be, to live on, to be happy. But Taoism is not contained in this, to nature, only to have a great have, great gain, great is, great joy. "All men know the joy of holding things but do not know the joy of not holding things." It is the very purpose of the Taoist pursuit of nature that is illustrated. And the ultimate of nature is like a baby, without knowledge and without being, without being subject to the nature of things. It can be called the ultimate nature. Can achieve this realm, Taoism is called the most human.

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