Taoism 2
Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditionsthat originated in China. The other philosophy native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time, around the sixth century B.C. China's third great religion, Buddhism, came to China from India around the second century of the common era. Together, these three faiths have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty-five hundred years. One dominate concept in Taoism and Buddhism is the belief in some form of reincarnation. The idea that life does not end when one dies is an integral part of these religions and the culture of the Chinese people. Although not accepted by our beliefs, its understanding helps build strength in our own religion. Reincarnation, life after death, beliefs are not standardized between the religions. Each religion has a different way of applying this concept to its beliefs. Ignorance of these beliefs is a sign of weakness in the mind. To truly understand ones own religion, one must also understand those concepts of the other religions of the world. Hopefully this will be an enlightenment on the reincarnation concepts as
defined by Buddha in his Eightfold Path. Only through following this called this path the Middle Way, because it lies between a life of the Noble Eightfold Path. The path consists of knowledge of the truth; right, and complications exist only because people choose to complicate thought, the will of man, is known as karma. Karma determines the through a hierarchy to achieve Nirvana. The Taoist has no concept character, and character is manufactured from karma. Karma means action
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