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The Hehe of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism

The Academy of Contemporary China and World StudiesUpdated:  March 20, 2023

The Hehe of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism 

The three teachings -- Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism -- were dominant in traditional Chinese thoughts. Although having their own ideological cores and values, they gradually got integrated with each other with the development of traditional Chinese society. 

The "Hehe of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism" refers to the integration of these three teachings in Chinese intellectual history, demonstrating the mutual learning and harmonious coexistence between different cultural patterns and ideologies. A case in point is the Tiantain Mountains in Taizhou of Zhejiang Province, where Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism achieved harmonious coexistence. 

The process of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism evolving from conflict to integration is a vivid manifestation of Chinese culture's inclusiveness. The Chinese people's thinking and behavioral patterns are deeply influenced by such cultural integration.   

“三教和合”

三教,即儒、释、道三家,这是中国古代传统思想的主流。儒、释、道三家虽然各有自己的思想内涵和价值取向,但是,在中国古代社会发展中,逐渐形成了相互包容、相互融合的趋势,这就是通常所说的“三教合一”。

三教和合,就是中国思想史上儒、释、道三教合一的事实,表明各种不同文化形态、思想内涵之间的互涉共生的现象。比如,浙江台州天台山具有非常明显的儒、释、道三教和合的特点,佛宗道源,三教和谐共存于此。

儒、释、道三教从冲突到融合,体现了中国文化鲜明的融合性特征。这种文化上的和合,深刻影响了中国人的思维方式和行为模式。

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