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8.5 Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism The oldest Chinese religious ideas mohed worshipping gods of he sun vers and mountains. People worshipped ancestors ond believed in good ‘nd el spins. Ancient China was also infuenced by three great and lasing radtions — Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. China wos tolerant of dlferent belts party because Confucianism, Daoism ‘and Buddhism encouraged tolerance. Confucius (551-479 BCE) Amid the ongoing war ofthe second half ofthe Zhou dynasty, philosophers aught ideas to solve the problems oftheir age. Confucius (K'ung Fuse) is regarded athe gests ofthese thinkers. Born into (© etn fr lon cis minor noble family his education qualied him eo ‘become a high official. Insead he became a philosopher ‘who taught about lif and government. Some of hiz

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