Which originated earlier in China, Taoism or Buddhism?

Taoism originated during the time of the Yellow Emperor and has a history of 4,712 years, while Buddhism was introduced to China more than 2,000 years ago, and Taoism has an even earlier origin.

Taoism is an indigenous Chinese religion based on the concept of ghost worship in the ancient times and on the theories of Huang and Lao. Taoism has been around since the beginning of the Chinese humanities, and the existing written records can be traced back to the time of the ancient Yellow Emperor, 4,712 years ago.

Buddhism was introduced to China in the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty (64), when he sent Cai Chuan (or Zhang Qian) and eighteen other men to the Western Regions to seek Buddha and visit Taoism, where they met two monks, Gaya Maoteng and Zhu Fan, in the country of the Great Lunar Clan, where they were given statues of Buddha and the classics, and were carried on a white horse.

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1, the origins of Taoism

It can be said that, from the first Qin Xia, The main body of Chinese culture is basically Taoism, a culture that takes "man" as its core and praises heaven and earth, from the pre-Qin dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou to the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin. Or it can be said that the later Taoism or Taoism has inherited and developed a very significant part of Chinese culture.

The Yellow Emperor's crusade against his vassals, the defeat of Chiyu, and the pacification of the world is the originator of Taoism. From the Yellow Emperor to Yao Shun Yu, successive generations on the long reign of the clan and the country's leaders are all respect for the sky and love the people have been successful in the world. During the period of Yao, Shun and Yu, this concept of meritocracy became even more y rooted in the minds of the people.

Taoism is a native Chinese religion, with "Tao" as its highest belief. Based on the ancient Chinese concept of ghost and god worship, Taoism is based on the theories of Huang and Lao Taoism, and inherited the divine and immortal arts and crafts from the Warring States period onwards.

2. Buddhism in China

Buddhism arose in ancient India between the sixth and fifth centuries BC. The founder was Siddhartha Gautama, surnamed Qodama and Siddhartha. "Muni", the pearl, is a metaphor for a saint. Siddhartha Gautama is an honorific title meaning a saint of the Sakya clan.

Born in the Kshatriya caste, he was the crown prince of King Jinyan of the Kingdom of Kaviravai. At the age of nineteen, he abandoned his throne and left his home to practice Buddhism, and meditated under a Bodhi tree by the Ganges River for seventy-seven days, and realized the truth of the Four Noble Truths, and began his career as a preacher of the Dharma.

The Ming Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the seventh year of his reign (64), sent Cai Chuan (or Zhang Qian) and eighteen others to the Western Regions to seek the Buddha and the Way of the World, and in the country of the Great Lunar Clan, they met two monks, Gautama Teng and Zu Faran, and were given statues of the Buddha and classics to carry on their white horses, so that the Ming Emperor constructed the White Horse Monastery for Gautama Teng and Zu Faran. There they translated the Forty-two Chapters Sutra, and there has been Buddhism in China ever since.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Taoism? Baidu Encyclopedia-Buddhism

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