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Both continue to shape Chinese society and culture. They have put the civil in Chinese civilization. Daoism, also called Taoism is considered to be more accurately described as a religion than is Confucianism. Confucianism is the philosophy of Confucious and does not address much with regard to the supernatural. Daoism was originally a philosophy and literally means, "The Way." In its later history it began to incorporate belief in demons and the supernatural. Nowadays in China, Buddhism is merging with Daoist beliefs to a high degree. Many would say it already has.
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