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    There are a lot of religions in China. About 85% of chinese people have religious beliefs or had some religious practices and only 15% of them do not have faith in any religions not had any activities related to religions or folk customs. 185 million people believe in Buddhism and 33 million have faith in Christianity and believes in the existence of God. Only 12 million people are Taoists, although more than one hundred million have taken part in Taoism activities before. There is also Islam and

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    China is a multi-confessional country, meaning they tolerate multiple religions. The people have the freedom to believe what they want to believe. The main religions in China include Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Confucianism, and Christianity. Buddhism is a religion that originated in India, and was passed on when they migrated there after China came out of isolation. China has approximately nine thousand five hundred Buddhism temples and monasteries. Most were built

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    "Buddhism! Taoism! Islam!" thousands of religion are being shouted around in the cafeteria. No one is surprised. Hardly anyone is the same religion in your school. That is not unusual in China. There are so many different religions in China. Religion makes China because there are so many different religions in China. The main three are Buddhism, Taoism, and Islam. The first religion is Buddhism. Buddhists have three main things that they believe; The Four Noble Truths, the Noble 8-fold Path

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    RELIGIONS IN CHINA AND INDIA There are many different religions in both China and India. The most popular religions in China are ancient Confucianism and Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Protestant, Catholic, and a new form of religion Falun Gong. India has many religions that are different or the same as the Chinese. Indian religions include: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism. There are also many people from China that do not follow a religion because of its communist

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    consequences of not converting to the religion being forced includes death, torture, loss of property, or no government funds. Nonetheless, the most common result was death. Historically, leaders of countries or powerful

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    China Religion Impact

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    The impact of religion in the world is immeasurable. Through ancient times to now, different waves of religions, including Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity, have swept over the western world and influenced Asia to become the powerful continent it is today. These religions encouraged communication between the different countries and empires of ancient Asia, but did not become an obstacle to trade and education. Different religions have motivated individuals to seek education, allies, and

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    In ancient china there were two main cultural religions.These were Taoism and Buddhism. 
Taoism is China’s oldest religion. At one time, the land called China was the home of numerous peoples with different racial origins. All these ethnic groups probably had their own special gods and religious beliefs. Over time, kingdoms and empires grew in various areas and started incorporating more and more people into them. One common theme in these kingdoms and empires was a belief in life after death as

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    Often times religion is used as a way to enforce certain actions or justify a way of doing something. This was discussed in relation to nature and primarily Western societies in an earlier reading but also pertains to many social aspects of the Eastern religions (Tucker, Grim 2604). In China, religion is shown to greatly influence the social hierarchy and could be used as justification as to why people are in the positions that they are ( Poceski 27). One of the three characters identified as the

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    Religion? Culture? Ancient China had many distinct characteristics that made it so unique and memorable. Religion, culture, and many other attributes served as a foundation for what we know as ancient China today. Ancient China had many distinct religious and cultural characteristics, but also had huge amount of influence and impact to each other. Philosophy and the distinct way of life was defined by the many practices and beliefs within the Chinese culture. Religious practices in China pushed people

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    The religion and kingship Among the ancient civilizations of China, India and Egypt, their religion and kingship are strongly related to each other. However, they all have their own concept about how the religious belief plays a role in the authority of the kingship and the connection between the king and the god. In the ancient India, the two most well- known and developed through nowadays religions are Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism is basically saying that reincarnation is based on the previous

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