What does "three religions and nine streams" mean?

Three religions and nine streams refer to these respectively: Three religions refer to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Nine streams refer to nine academic schools from pre-Qin to early Han Dynasty, namely Confucianism, Yin and Yang, Taoism, Legalism, Peasants, Celebrities, Mohism, Military Strategists and Miscellaneous Streams.

The three religions refer to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

Confucianism

Confucianism is also called "Confucianism" and "Holy Religion" (Confucianism is not equal to Confucianism). The highest belief is "benevolence", and the ultimate goal is "to establish a heart for the world, to establish a life for the people, to link the past with the future, and to create peace for all generations".

Later, it was different from Taoism, which advocated Taoist thoughts such as Huang Lao Lie Zhuang. Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it has been called Confucianism and Holy Religion, and it is also called the three religions together with Indian Buddhism and China Taoism. Confucianism is the native religion of the Chinese nation. Confucianism is the representative of ritual and music civilization and the direct successor of ancient religions.

Confucianism is a traditional religion unique to the Chinese nation. All previous dynasties took Confucianism as the state religion and Confucius as the founder. ..... Confucianism became the state religion by combining politics with religion, and the theocracy and imperial power of Confucianism were integrated, inseparable and complementary.

Buddhism (Buddhism)

Buddhism is one of the three major religions in the world, which refers to the Buddhism introduced into China from India during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Buddha means "awakening". Buddha is also called Tathagata, repentance, right knowledge, good deeds, good death, worldly solution, supreme master, mediator and Buddha. Buddhism attaches importance to the progress and consciousness of human mind and morality. The purpose of practicing Buddhism by Buddhist believers is to discover the truth of life and the universe according to the practice method realized by Siddhartha, an Indian, and finally transcend life and death and suffering and cut off all troubles.

Taoism

Taoism is a traditional religion that originated in China, and it is the product of the combination of ancient immortal thought, Taoist theory, worship of ghosts and gods, divination, divination, symbol and curse. ? [3]? Taoism regards "Tao" as its highest belief, takes the belief in immortals as its core content, takes various magical methods as its cultivation method, and takes attaining immortality, immortality and integration with Tao as its ultimate goal. People believe that monks can live a long and happy life.

Nine streams are divided into upper, middle and lower reaches. These nine streams cover people from almost all walks of life. However, there are many versions about 1996, mainly the following:

"Shangjiuliu" refers to: first-class Buddha, second-class fairy, third-class emperor, fourth-class official, fifth-class boiler (brewing), sixth-class pawn (pawn shop), seventh-class merchant (sitting merchant), eighth-class guest (businessman) and nine kinds of fields (farmers).

"Secondary 96" refers to: first-class doctors, second-rate doctors, third-rate geomantic omen, fourth-rate batch (eight-character batch), fifth-rate painter, sixth-rate physiognomy, seven monks and eight Taoism.

And "inferior" refers to: first-class witches, second-class prostitutes, third-class gods, fourth-class bangzi (watchman), five shaved heads, six blowjobs, seven actors (actors), eight beggars and nine sugar sellers (sugar blowers).