WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Period of Disunion, Confucianism overshadowed Buddhism because it offered comfort, while Buddhism offered judgement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Confucianism focuses on societal rules and moral values, whereas Taoism advocates simplicity and living happily while in tune with nature. On the other hand, Buddhism reiterates the ideas of suffering, impermanence of material items, and reincarnation while stressing the idea of reaching salvation beyond.

Detailed explanation-3: -Over the course of two millennia of close interaction in China, Confucians and Buddhists clashed on issues ranging from bowing to the emperor and one’s parents to the foreign ancestry and routines of the Buddhist faith.

Detailed explanation-4: -Similar to Buddhism, Confucianism stresses the importance of self-reflection. addition; individuals are expected to interact with virtuous models and, as the models represent the virtuous characteristics of humanity (ren, li, etc.), are encouraged to follow the lead set by these models.