The Syncretism: The Unique Impression Of Chinese Religion

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China has somehow developed a unique impression of religion for its inhabitants which are quite different from western world. According to statistics, more than eighty percent Chinese do not follow any Abrahamic religion. In brief, the majority of Chinese follow “no religion” or an Indigenous religion crafted for Chinese people based on Buddhism. Religion in china has evolved from Chinese folk Religion with the strong intervention of teachings from Taoism and Confucianism. The syncretism of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism has formed a religion which is currently being practiced. This syncretism is unique in a sense that the original identities of each philosophy or religion are preserved. It is due to the fact that each addresses separate