"Chinese Folk Religion"

[hindupridemn]

How can one distinguish between Chinese Folk Religion and Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism? At least 400 million people call thir religion "Chinese Folk Religion," more than any other religion in China.

[Sylvan]

It has to do with the government of China, and the wacky way they categorize religious practices.

[nathanielfirst]

is it getting uh, <loosens collar> hot in here?

[nathanielfirst]

like some social democracy/green distributism crossed with some tiantai and some indigenous chinese religion?

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by hindupridemn

How can one distinguish between Chinese Folk Religion and Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism? At least 400 million people call thir religion "Chinese Folk Religion," more than any other religion in China.

Good question! I was wondering that myself.

Originally Posted by Sylvan

It has to do with the government of China, and the wacky way they categorize religious practices.

No, it has to so with Chinese culture and the fact that we don't feel the need to say, "I am this and not that." For the Chinese, you can be Taoist, Confucian, Buddhist all at once. In China and Taiwan, Buddhist temples have Taoist deities and Taoist temples have buddhas and bodhisattvas. I've even seen Hindu deities, such as Ganesh.

[hindupridemn]

Lilithu that's beautiful