that 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

Some common words found in the essay are:
Taoism Buddhism, Christians Taoism, Transmigration Buddhist, Thread Life, Eightfold Path, Tao Nirvana, Te Ching, Nirvana Taoist, Nirvana Buddhist, Taoist Tao, ultimate goal, taoism buddhism, inner light, birth death, death rebirth, birth death rebirth, life death, karma karma, nirvana path, cycle birth, nirvana buddhist, cycle birth death, ambition fame selfishness, fame selfishness seen, desire ambition fame,
Approximate Word count = 1818
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)