CONFUCIANISM AND BUDDHISM

Confucianism and Buddhism

Confucianism and Buddhism

Some say Confucianism is not a religion, since there are no Confucian deities and no teachings about the afterlife. Confucius himself was a staunch supporter of ritual, however, and for many centuries there were state rituals associated with Confucianism. Most importantly, the Confucian tradition was instrumental in shaping Chinese social relationships and moral thought. Thus even without deities and a vision of salvation, Confucianism plays much the same role as religion does in other cultural contexts.

According to some interpretations of Confucianism, suffering and evil are inevitable in human life, and can promote learning and ...