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Confucianism is not a religion it is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system.
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Here is what I could find for you on this subject. This is an exerpt from the book,"Mankind's Saerch for God," published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. (www.watchtower.org) "Tao is some mysterious cosmic force that is responsible for the material universe. The objective of Taoism is to search out the Tao, leave behind the world, and become at one with nature. This concept is also
No, Confucianism is an ethical and philosophical system, not a religion.
Originally Confucianism could have been described as an ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived around 551-479 BCE. Later developments took confucianism into metaphysical and cosmological areas of understanding.
what did confucianism become in chinas offical religion
Confucianism
It isn't really associated with any specific religion. There are however people who have combined aspects of Confucianism with Taoism and Buddhism, to create a Neo-Confucianism.
There is no deity in confucianism. This is why many people argue that tis is not a religion.
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