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Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism have been the main conscience for Chinese culture, heritage, tradition, and spirit, sustaining the Chinese history for the last few thousands of years. During the Great Cultural Revolution, the atheist Chinese Communist regime destroyed and banned these beliefs.
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Lao Zi started the Daoism:
http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/227/148/
Daoist teaching can be found in Dao Te Ching and Daoist Canon. In order to comprehend the ancient scriptures, you'll need to be an excellent Chinese scholar in Chinese literature. Or you'll need to find a high level Daoist master, who is difficult to come by. There is an alternative, you learn about the Taoist belief from the on line lecture:
http://www.falundafa.org/book/eng/pdf/zfl_new.pdf
An excerpt from the Zhuan Falun Lecture about the difference between Daoist and Buddhist practice:
"Daoists cultivate True, Good, Endure with an emphasis on being True. That?s why Daoists strive to, ?cultivate truth and nourish inborn nature, say true words, do true things, be a truthful person, return to your original, true self, and ultimately cultivate into a True Person.? But they also have Endure, and they also have Good, it?s just that the emphasis is on cultivating the True part. Buddhists emphasize the Good of True, Good, Endure, in their cultivation. Cultivation of Good can develop a heart of great compassion, and once this heart of great compassion comes out you can see that all sentient beings are suffering, so you?ll be filled with one wish: to save all sentient beings. But they also have True, and they also have Endure, it?s just that the emphasis is on cultivating Good. Our Falun Dafa discipline, the Law Wheel Great Way, goes by the highest standard of the universe, to be True, Good, and Endure, and we cultivate these all together. So what we cultivate is huge."
In the Chinese Confucius' teaching, high moral human characters are valued: respectful to heaven and earth, kindness, manner, knowledge, honesty, ...etc. Confucianism is a philosophy emphasizing in good moral characters in one's conduct toward others: from the family, to other people, and ultimately to the country. Therefore Confucius teaching is suitable from kindergartners, students in many levels: politicians, parents, workers, merchants, to empire. The study of Confucianism was required to pass written examination for government posts in many dynasties of China. Confucius attempted to convince the warlords to execute peaceful ruling over the citizens as to prevent war and killings. Confucius continued to learn to gain new knowledge, Confucius spent his life never stopping learning while he had many students and was famous.
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/6-7-19/44061.html
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/wind-sweeping-over-grass-the-influence-of-confucius-1628.html
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/confucius-and-his-influence-in-the-chinese-community-1423.html
The basic Buddhist practice and belief is discussed in 'Falun Gong'. For many 'Falun Gong' book readers, they become enlightened to the Buddhist belief. Advanced practice is discussed in Zhuan Falun. About 100 million people practice in over 80 countries worldwide, enjoying a bill of good health through meditation and spiritual practice.
Guided meditation demonstration video, meditation music, and books about Falun Gong are free to download from the URL listed below. If you need any help, contact a local practitioner in your area for free instructions.
Falun Gong is a unique Buddhist School, found in 1992 by Master Li Hongzhi in China. Falun Gong is an ancient practice for the body, mind, and spirit based upon the universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Falun Gong consists of five sets of powerful exercises.
Falun Gong, Tibetans, other Buddhists, and Christians have been persecuted in China. The most offensive human right violation is the organ harvesting from the Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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compare and contrast Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism?
