Confucianism and Daoism and two schools of thought which are very similar in nature. ... Due to this, there is a belief among some religious scholars that Confucianism is the active form of the passive Dao. ... The Zhuangzi, however, draws from the dao stating that one thing does not always cause another. ... The passiveness of Daoism also is shown during the passage "The greatest Way is not affirmed The greatest argument is not said The greatest fellow feeling does not show fellow feeling The greatest reserve shows no reserve, the greatest boldness is not hot-tempered. " This is almost a r...

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Shinto's persisted on Buddhism in Japan as Daoism persisted on Buddhism and Confucianism in China. ... Daoism and Shinto had much in common with each other, they both showed much reverence towards nature and felt that nature was the best guide for people (Murphey, 199). ...

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