Do Koreans have religious beliefs?

The Korean people have no national religious beliefs, but religion has had different profound influences on the Korean people in different historical periods. The characteristics of Korean religious belief are both foreign religions and local religions.

Buddhism is a foreign religion with the earliest missionary time and the widest belief range in South Korea. During Silla, Koryo and Lee periods, Buddhism was once the largest religion on the Korean Peninsula. After Buddhism was introduced into the Korean peninsula, it has long been publicized and popularized as a "way of governing the country". Therefore, Buddhism can be widely spread among the Korean people.

Taoism is the first indigenous religion introduced into Korea by China. Taoism takes immortals as idols and belongs to natural religion. Its philosophical basis is that everything is born in nature and everything is born in nothing, so Taoism has a lot in common with Korean traditional thoughts, so Taoism has a great influence on Koreans and has been passed down to this day.

Confucianism is another important religion believed by ancient Koreans. Confucianism has a far-reaching influence on Koreans. Many Korean scholars regard Confucianism as their own ideological standard, absorb it and publicize it.

In addition, there are yin and yang, folk beliefs and other religious beliefs.

Generally speaking, although Buddhism is the main religion of Koreans, there are also many religious beliefs such as Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity and Catholicism.