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Buddhism and Taoism are the state religions of China?

First of all, in China, the meanings of the three religions are not the same as those of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and other religions later spoken abroad. This religion means teaching and educating all beings, teaching with Shinto, not with faith. So from this perspective, if we want to talk about the state religion, it should actually be Confucianism.

Confucianism, as the most orthodox part of China's traditional culture, Taoism originated from Taoism, which is regarded as collateral. Buddhism was introduced from abroad. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the three religions have influenced each other and gradually formed a unified trend.