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This 6 page paper provides an overview (compare and contrast) of the entitled three Eastern religions. Among the information includes is: when each was founded and the purpose of founding, if known, the number of members of each worldwide, the major sacred texts, the major philosophy or goal of each, and some of their contributions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Sanatana Dharma, which means eternal religion, and Vaidika Dharma, which means religion of the Vedas (Robinson, Hinduism, 2002). Confucianism was founded by Kung Fu Tzu, which is generally pronounced Confucius
in English, who was born in 551 BCE (Robinson, Confucianism, 2002). Taoism was founded by was Lao-Tse, who lived between 604-531 BC and was a contemporary of Confucius (Robinson, Taoism,
2002). Robinson reports that Taoism really began as a combination of philosophy and psychology but by 440 AD, it had evolved into a religion (Robinson, Taoism, 2002). At that time,
Taoism was adopted as a state religion in China (Robinson, Taoism, 2002). In fact, all three of these religions became the three major religions in China (Robinson, Taoism, 2002). This
was true until 1911 at which time the Ching Dynasty ended and much of the Taoist heritage was destroyed in the ensuing years of warlordism (Robinson, Taoism, 2002). Between 1966
and 1976, years of cultural revolution in China, more of the Taoist heritage was destroyed (Robinson, Taoism, 2002). With 762 million followers, which represents 13% of the worlds population, Hinduism
is the third largest religion in the world and is still the most frequently practiced religion in India (Flood, 1996; Robinson, Hinduism, 2002). It is the dominant religion in India
and Nepal Dating back to prehistoric times, it is no surprise that Hinduism has had a major impact on the culture of India (Flood, 1996; Robinson, Hinduism, 2002). For
instance, the caste system still found in India is a core part of Hinduism (Flood, 1996). It is the caste system that dictates how each Hindu lives, even including the
occupations they work in (Flood, 1996). There are approximately 6 million Confucians in the world (Robinson, Confucianism, 2002). Taoism has about 20 million followers and is primarily centered
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