Why does Buddhism have the greatest influence on China? Taoism is a native religion in China, but it is not the most influential?

On the surface. But the central idea is not necessarily so. When early Buddhism was introduced to China from the north, the concepts of "emptiness" and "inaction" were very similar, at least in China. Later, the idea of "inaction" was used to explain "emptiness" and "Ben" and so on. When Buddhism was introduced into Middle-earth, it was introduced in the form of worshipping gods, not in the education of the orthodox teachings of the Buddha. After that, I continued to learn from the West. The purpose is to correctly interpret Buddhist scriptures. Both Faxian and Xuanzang achieved this goal.

Undeniably, northern Buddhism is almost different from primitive Buddhism in the Buddha's era. Middle-earth Buddhism has its own precepts, classics, temple system, monk group system, central idea and even heretical practice methods. In addition, the initial acceptance attitude is a form of worship of God. So among the people, Buddhism and worship of gods are almost equal.

Taoism may not be worshipped by gods, but it is produced by the people, so it covers a lot, including alchemy, medicine, magic, magic, education and so on. The immortals in Taoism are all produced by the people, or fairy tales. Since then, Taoism has been closer to folk beliefs than orthodox religious beliefs.

After Buddhism was integrated into the Midlands, many parts were assimilated into folk beliefs and Taoism. After the return of Xuanzang's study, the appearance of only knowing Sect can't change the folk worship of Buddhist gods. Buddhist culture is more vivid than Taoist culture, so it is generally believed that Buddhism has the greatest influence on China. But I personally think that China has the greatest influence on the spread of Buddhism to the north. Zen originated from Dharma, but the central idea of Zen is similar to' inaction'. Meditation system has little influence on the role of Middle-earth. The biggest influence of Buddhism on China, besides being assimilated by folk customs, is the architectural style.

Today, the rise of Pure Land Sect has also put forward a doctrine similar to the integration of multiple religions, and the practice of chanting Buddha's name is widely circulated. However, due to the assimilation of Buddhism and Taoism, there are many folk sayings, such as Fan Sijiao, Yu Li and Zhen Chao, and books are circulated among the people. Pure land Sect also accepts it. This leads to the illusion that Buddhism is superior to Taoism. But fundamentally speaking, Buddhism is a part of assimilation. As for China, it is because of the abrupt Buddhist culture, not the fundamental influence. Taoism has the greatest influence because it is more integrated with folk customs. Buddhism is only the integrated part.