Which originated earlier in China, Taoism or Buddhism?

Taoism originated in the period of the Yellow Emperor with a history of 47 12 years. Buddhism was introduced into China more than two thousand years ago, and Taoism originated earlier.

Taoism is a native religion in China based on the ancient concept of worship of ghosts and gods and Huang Lao's theory. Taoism has existed since the humanities in China, and the existing written records can be traced back to the ancient Yellow Emperor, which has been 47 12 years.

In the seventh year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (64), Cai Cheng (or Zhang Qian) and other 18 people were sent to the Western Regions to ask the Buddha to visit them. In Dayue Kingdom, he met two monks, Kaye Morton and Zhu Falan, and got the Buddha statue, scriptures and white horses. Buddhism was introduced into China.

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1, origin of Taoism

It can be said that from the past, from Shang Dynasty to Monday until Qin unified the six countries, the main body of China culture was Taoism, and it was a culture with "people" as its core. Or it can be said that Taoism or Taoism inherited and developed a very important part of China culture in the later period.

The Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of Taoism, crusaded against princes, defeated Chiyou and pacified the world. From the Yellow Emperor to Yao Shunyu, the leaders of clans and countries who have been in power for a long time all contributed to the world by respecting heaven and loving the people. During the period of Yao, Shun and Yu, the Taoist concept of merit was more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Taoism is a native religion in China, with "Tao" as its highest belief. Taoism, the concept of China's ancient worship of ghosts and gods, is based on the thoughts of Huang and Lao Taoism, and has inherited the immortal magic since the Warring States Period.

2. The origin of Buddhism in China.

Buddhism originated in ancient India from the 6th century BC to the 5th century BC. The founder is Sakyamuni, surnamed Gautama and named Siddhartha. "Muny", a pearl, is called a saint. Sakyamuni is a kind of honorific title, which means the sage of Sakyamuni.

Born in Khrushchev caste, he is the king of suddhodana, Prince Kapilao. /kloc-at the age of 0/9, he gave up the throne and became a monk. He meditated for 7,749 days under a bodhi tree by the Henghe River, thought hard, realized the truth of "four truths" and began his teaching career.

In the seventh year of Emperor Yongping of the Eastern Han Dynasty (64), Cai Cheng (or Zhang Qian) and other 18 people were sent to the Western Regions to seek Buddha. They met two monks, Kaye Morten and Zhu Falan, and got the Buddha statue and scriptures. They also built the White Horse Temple with white horses and Ming Di for Kaye Morten and Zhu Falan. There, they translated forty-two chapters, and from then on, there was Buddhism in China.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Taoism? Baidu encyclopedia-Buddhism