What are the shortcomings of the basic theories of Taoism, and why is it not as developed as Buddhis

In our country for religious beliefs.

No matter what religion (except cults), China has an attitude of not supporting, but not suppressing. This has also led to the emergence of many religions in our country, and the most well-known one should be Taoism.

and Buddhism too. Taoism is a native sect in China, which has existed since ancient times, while Buddhism has been transmitted to China from India, both of which are religions that have existed for a long time and have profound cultural heritage. However, the development of Taoism in China is indeed worse than that of Buddhism, so what is the reason?

First of all, Taoism in thought, focusing on the unity of heaven and man.

Chase indifferent fame and fortune, and not be moved by external objects. This is extremely commendable in nature, not confused by money, the pursuit of detachment, but it is precisely because of this that after the extreme pursuit of Taoism, people's perception of Taoism has undergone some changes. It is generally believed that the Taoist gods have an indifferent attitude towards the world, ignoring the mortals in the world, in order to pursue their own transcendent hearts.

On the other hand, the Buddhas of Buddhism in the eyes of the people could not bear to see the suffering of the world, and after death, they brought people to live in bliss. The two completely different attitudes have caused people to believe in Buddhism more commonly in ancient times, and until now, Buddhism has spread all over the country in China. <>

The second is some literary works, which make people more fond of Buddhism. For example, "Journey to the West".

As one of China's four classics, Journey to the West can be said to have a very deep impact on China, and its culture even has a profound impact on other countries, and his portrayal of Taoism and Buddhism is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Among them is the leader of Taoism, the Jade Emperor.

Frightened by Sun Wukong, he fled under the table, and in Buddhism.

suppressed Sun Wukong with one palm, and the gap can be seen. <>

Of course, whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, it is a far-reaching religious belief in our country, no matter what kind of religion it is, we must look at it more rationally and objectively, no matter what religion we believe, we must put love for the country, love for relatives, and love for life in the first place. So what do you still know about Buddhism and Taoism?

Taoism is a polytheistic religion, its unity and organization are not strong, and its theoretical nature is not strong, and it forcibly absorbs those points from home. Buddhism, on the other hand, is logical and easy to understand.

Taoism does not cross others, and the basic theory of Taoism does not pay attention to self-sacrifice and crossing others like Mahayana Buddhism, so the immortal gods of Taoism rarely appear to protect mortals like Buddhism, and they all require people to cultivate themselves into immortals.

Similarities: Any religion, as long as it is a good religion, leads people to goodness.

Differences: Taoism is a native religion in China, while Buddhism is a foreign religion.

Taoism pays attention to the retribution of the present world, and Buddhism pays attention to the reincarnation of cause and effect.

Taoism is pragmatic, for example, if the health is not good, there are corresponding methods to adjust, and the home environment is not good.

Buddhism is very idealistic, thinking that these are bad because you have a bad mentality, and you want to see through and let go of yourself.

In ancient times, Taoism was really popular in the upper class, and it was not allowed to spread among the people, and it was only at the end of the Qing Dynasty that it was widely spread among the people.

Most of Buddhism is spread among the people, and they tell the world that you are not good in this life because you have created evil in your previous life, and that you can be obedient to the people in this life, and you can be reincarnated in a good family in the next life.

As far as I understand, because I have three years of experience in helping to build Taoist temples, I often communicate with Taoist leaders, and to sum up, there are several reasons:

1. Caused by the Taoist idea of "pure and non-action". Taoism emphasizes the spirit of "pure and non-action", which makes Taoist monks arrogant and arrogant, ignoring mundane affairs, and without the call and sense of responsibility to "revitalize Taoism", making missionaries scarce;

2. The guiding ideology of Taoism determines that the organization of Taoism is not strong, which also leads to the weak cohesion of Taoism, the lack of good organization and good team, even the places where Taoism has been inherited for thousands of years (such as Wudang Mountain, Longhu Mountain, etc.), are sparse and unformed.

3. Taoism lacks leading figures. This leading figure is not only profound, but also has strong appeal and great charm of "circle fans"; Counting the Buddhist world, there are many talents, while Taoism is very few, which makes people sigh.

4. Taoism is not strong in discipline and strict requirements, and it is recognized by the phenomenon of fake Taoist priests or abduction and deception under the banner of Taoism, and self-discipline is not strict, such as the Quanzhen Religion is not like the Quanzhen Religion, and the Zhengyi Religion has been undoubtedly with the rivers and lakes. Buddhism emphasizes "taking precepts as teachers", and there are many high-ranking monks in the world, although there are many fake monks, but Buddhism has always maintained and maintained its legal status;

5. The backbone of Taoism is not enough, and it does not take the initiative to occupy the position. As of 2014, there are only more than 8,000 Taoist temples and more than 50,000 Taoist priests in the country; Compared with the same period, there are more than 35,000 Buddhist monasteries and more than 400,000 monks.

6. Insufficient cooperation with **, but instead became a "hostage" kidnapped by enterprises, tourism agencies and other groups, and even the phenomenon of "professional Taoists" monopolizing Taoist temples.

Historically, why did Taoism not flourish as much as Buddhism? Is it because of the troubled world of monks in the prosperous world?

Taoism talks about retreat. In addition to the birth of Buddhism, it is also necessary to talk about entering the WTO.