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Taiwanese Culture & Beliefs

Thursday, July 30, 2009
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Taoism

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    Taoism, the basis for much of Chinese medicine, is practiced in some form by most people on Taiwan. Taoism is a polytheistic religion founded by Lao Tsu around 2,500 years ago.

Buddhism

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    Buddhism is commonly practiced on Taiwan. Although a number of Buddhist-only temples exist, especially those that train monks, there are more temples that mix Buddhist deities and Taoist deities.

Confucianism

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    Confucianism is widely practiced, often by adherents of Buddhism and Taoism. There are a number of Confucian temples where annual rituals and rites honoring Confucius are performed.

Christianity

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    Christianity is a relative latecomer to Taiwan. Christian practices first arrived on the island with the Dutch in 1624. Although a minority religion, Christianity is widely practiced.

Taiwan Aboriginal Beliefs

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    Although many aboriginal people adopted Christianity, neither Christianity nor the importation of Chinese religions overwhelmed traditional Aboriginal practices. Aboriginal religions are naturalistic animism, which often associates a spirit with a particular place.

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