Three Religions

Chinese religious movement

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In Taoism: Syncretism
…origin was that of the Three Religions (sanjiao). Its composite moral teachings are represented by popular tracts, the so-called “books on goodness” (shanshu), which have been in extremely wide circulation since the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
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In Taoism: Confucianism and Buddhism
…the syncretism of the “Three Religions” (sanjiao), which became a popular movement in Song and Ming China. A mixture of Confucian ethics, the Taoist system of merits, and the Buddhist concept of reincarnation produced such “books on goodness” (shanshu) as the Ganyingpian (“Tract on Actions and Retributions”). The school…
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