Around A.D., Buddhism began to be introduced into China from India, and after a long period of spread and development, China Buddhism with China national characteristics was formed. Due to the differences in time, mode, region, national culture and social and historical background, China Buddhism has formed three schools: Han Buddhism (Chinese school), Tibetan Buddhism (Tibetan school) and Tibetan Buddhism (Pali school).
2. Taoism
Taoism is one of the major religions in China. It was formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Zhang Daoling, one of the founders of Taoism, is Shi Tian, so it is also called "Stone Heaven". Later it was divided into many factions. Taoism regards Laozi as the ancestor and respectfully calls him "the old gentleman on the throne".
Because "Tao" is the highest belief, it is thought that "Tao" is the source of all things in the metaplasia universe, hence the name. The "Five Mi Dou Daoism" founded by Zhang Daoling in the Eastern Han Dynasty is the beginning of Taoist stereotypes. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, religious forms gradually became complete. Lao Dan is regarded as an ancestor, and he is addressed as "grandfather". Tao Te Ching, Zheng Jing Ching and Taiping Cave Ching are the main classics. Worship the Jade Emperor as the highest god. Important people are divorced from reality and become immortals.
The first national Taoist temple is located in the Shangqing Palace in Luoyang.
3. Islam
In the middle of the 7th century, Islam began to spread to China from Arabia, and after a long period of spread, development and evolution, it formed Chinese Islam with national characteristics. It is the link of long-term economic and cultural exchanges and traditional friendship between the Chinese and Arab peoples. The Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties were the main periods for the spread of Islam in China. By the Ming Dynasty, there were 10 ethnic minorities in China, including Hui, Uygur, Kazak, Uzbek, Kirgiz, Tajik, tatar people, Dongxiang, Salar and Baoan. Islam has exerted a profound influence on the history, culture, ethics, lifestyle and customs of various Muslim peoples. The exchange and integration of Islamic culture and China traditional culture has become an inseparable part of Muslim cultures, enriching the historical and cultural treasures of the Chinese nation. According to the statistics of 1990 national census, the total population of Muslim ethnic groups in Chinese mainland 10 is 17597370. Most urban and rural areas in China's provinces (regions) mainly live in Xinjiang, Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai in the northwest, as well as parts of Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Yunnan, Shandong, Shanxi, Anhui and Beijing. There are also Muslims in Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Macau, which are characterized by large dispersion and small concentration. Mosques of different sizes have been built in all Muslim inhabited areas, forming a Muslim community network centered on mosques. The vast majority of Muslims in China belong to Sunnis, who follow the teaching methods of Hanafi School, while a few in Xinjiang are Shiite Ismaili School. Sufism has a wide influence in the northwest of China. Historically, the spread and development of Islam in China can be divided into two parts, namely, Islam in the mainland (Chinese language department) and Islam in Xinjiang (Turkic language department), due to the different time and manner of Islam's introduction into ethnic areas and the different social, historical and cultural backgrounds of ethnic groups.
4. Catholicism
Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism are the three major factions of Christianity. Catholicism is also called "public religion", which means "universal" and "archduke". The Latin name of Catholicism is EcclesiaCatholicaRomana, which is literally translated as "Roman Catholic Church", transliterated as "Gatelism" and literally translated as "Roman Catholic Church". When it was introduced to China in the 0/6th century A.D./KLOC, its followers called the god they worshipped "God", so it was called Catholicism in China.
5. Christianity
Christianity is a religion that believes in Jesus Christ as the savior. Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodox Church, Christian Maronites, etc. They are all called Christianity-in Chinese, "Christianity" often refers to Protestantism (also commonly known as "Jesus"), and the three major sects (Catholicism, Orthodox Church and Protestantism) and Christian Maronites are collectively called "Christianity". But in this entry, "Christianity" refers to "Christianity", that is, collectively, not Protestantism.