Confucianism And Daoism Similarities

The definition of Ultimate Reality is different across all religions. Based on chapter one of the textbook, Ultimate Reality can be categorized into three different terms. These terms are theistic, monistic, and non-theistic. The religions studied so far all have different beliefs in the Ultimate Reality, as well as some similarities between them. Out of the seven religions that have been covered so far, all of them believe in different Ultimate Reality’s whilst also being inspired by some other religion. The trickiest religion to categorize within the three categories is indigenous sacred ways. The belief system is different depending on the location around the world, but it is common to practice monistic beliefs when it comes to Ultimate
Another two religions that are closely connected are Confucianism and Daoism. They both originated in China, but have different ideologies. Confucianism was mainly used in political ways while Daoism was more focused on the individual finding the way in life, also known as the Tao. Confucianism believes that the Ultimate Reality is centered towards helping the state while Daoism believes in the Dao as their way of life and how nature is always transforming as time goes on. A religion that shares some similarities with Daoism is Shinto. Shinto is a religion that originated in Japan. Like Daoism, Shinto believes that the Ultimate Reality isn’t some God or a supreme in a different reality, but rather that everything exists in one unified place. Everything on earth is a part of the Ultimate Reality and people who believe in Shinto take good care of the earth and respect it. The kami, which is the many forms that a deity can take, is very important to Shinto belief. The only religion that is left to talk about is Hinduism, which unlike the rest of the religions mentioned so far, worships a God as an Ultimate Reality. Brahman is considered the Ultimate Reality of