What is the key to Buddhism s repeated victories in the battle between Buddhism and Taoism?

I think that in the course of Chinese history, the reason why Buddhism has repeatedly won the struggle against Taoism is because Buddhism has captured the psychology of the Chinese. <>

We know that Buddhism, as a foreign religion, has very strict teachings. In the Buddhist worldview, there is a balance between the good and the bad things that a person does in his life, and once you do a good deed, then after you do that good deed, you will definitely get good results because of that good deed, and if you don't get good results in this life, you will definitely get good results in the next life. On the other hand, if a person does something bad, then you will definitely be punished for that bad thing in the future.

This is the concept of karma in Buddhism, where life is like a big circle, where good deeds done before will be reflected later, and bad deeds done before will be retributed later. <>

And this unique outlook on life and the world is very consistent with some of the ideas of the ancients before them. Especially for the rulers of some feudal dynasties, Buddhism was the religion that best suited their tastes. We know that for these rulers, they have even done a lot of evil in their lives, because after all, they are the rulers of a feudal dynasty, and they will inevitably offend some people in all aspects and do some wrong things.

So these rulers are very keen to find a way to make up for this mistake, or to eliminate the guilt that this mistake brings to themselves. And that's what Buddhism does. Therefore, we can see that in the history of China, there are many emperors who are enthusiastic about Buddhism, and even spend a lot of money to promote Buddhism, build temples or build stone statues for Buddhism.

This is all a manifestation of the ancient informer's enthusiasm for Buddhism. <>

For Taoism, this native Chinese religion promotes the idea of rule by inaction. However, for this kind of thinking, this kind of thinking has been denied in the early days of the Han Dynasty, because this kind of thinking is really not suitable for the feudal rulers at that time to rule the country, and naturally will not be loved by the rulers. Therefore, in the long history of China, although Taoism has not lost its inheritance from its founding to the present, it has never really flourished.

Buddhism has a more sophisticated relationship with those in power. Taoism pays attention to birth, and basically has no connection with the world. Unlike Buddhism, which can be commonly used as a tool for the administration of those in power.

In the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, Buddhism occupies a great advantage. Buddhism can meet the needs of the common people, because Buddhism advocates that there is a cause and there must be an effect, and if you do good deeds and accumulate virtue, you can vote for a good family in the next life. However, Taoism told the people to go with the flow and not to fight.

I think the reason why Buddhism can win is because Buddhism is more mystical, and Taoism is closer to human society, closer to one person, so Buddhism can win again and again.

In fact, it is to gain people's hearts, no matter what sect it is, it must be based on people, as long as it can get the support of mortals, then their sect will be at an advantage.