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1. Comparison between
Buddhism, Confucianism and
Taoism...
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2. Religion :
Buddhism ……
Their followers are called
Buddhists .
Confucianism ....
Their followers are called
Confucianists .
Taoism …..
Their followers are called
Taoists .

3. Founder and Literal meaning :
Buddhism
Founder :
The Buddha ( born as
prince Siddhartha)
Literal meaning :
Follow the teaching of
Buddha .
Confucianism
Founder :
Kong Qiu ( Confucius )
Literal meaning :
Disciple of Confucius.
Taoism
Founder :
Lao Tzu
Literal meaning :
To follow the Tao.

4. Clergy and holy days :
Buddhism
Clergy :
The Buddhist Sangha ,
composed of bhikkhus ( males
and monks) and bhikkhunis (
female and nuns ) .
Holy days :
vesak day in which birth ,
awakening and parinvirvana of
Buddha was celebrated .
Confucianism
clergy :
Bureaucrats .
Holy days :
Chinese new year ,teacher
day ,ancestor day .
Taoism
clergy :
Taoist clergies are led by
daoshis , master of the tao and
follow by daohjiaotus .
Holy day :
Chinese new year ,
three days festival of the dead
,ancestor day .

5. Life after death :
Buddhism
Rebirth is one of the
central beliefs of Buddhism .we
are in an endless cycle of birth ,
death and rebirth , which can
only be broken by attaining the
nirvana .
Attaining nirvana is only way to
escape suffering permanently
Confucianism
Ancestor and heritage
is important , but not to
worship .
Taoism
If immortality is not attain
during life , the tao will
continue to evolve and
manifest in different forms, in
accordance with the entity,s
general conduct during the
state of existence this apply to
all sentient and insentient
beings .

6. Original language :
Buddhism
Original language :
Pali and Sanskrit and
Vajrayana .
Goal of philosophy :
To eliminate mental
suffering .
Confucianism
Original language :
Mamdarin or Cantonese .
Goal of philosophy :
social harmony
Taoism
Original language :
Old Chinese .
Goal of philosophy :
To gain balance in life .

7. Principle :
Buddhism
life is suffering, and the
only one way to escape from
this suffering is to dispel once
carvings and ignorance by
realizing the four noble trusts
and practicing the Eightfold
Path
Confucianism
Confucianism is all about the
brotherhood of humanity .
Taoism
The tao is only the principle .
The rest are its manifestations .

8. Concept of deity :
Buddhism
There are beings in heaven
realms but they are also bound
by samsara .they mat has less
suffering but have no yet
achieved salvation .
Confucianism
Most believe in one god but
this is nit necessary since
Confucianism is not a religion
but a belief system about social
ordering .
Taoism
Being manifestation of the tao
,gods are seen as higher life
forms .