Taoism

By: Meggie Bullard and Kirsten Bureman

AP Human Geography A2

Began around 500 B.C.

Practiced by 30 million worldwide

Tao

No one founder or central figure

Masters

Origin of Taoism

Widespread

Chinese Influence

Taiwan

No missionaries

Diffusion of Taoism

Physical health

Nutrition/Exercise

Meditation

Worship

Immortality

Monks/Nuns/Priests

Common Practices of Taoism

Holy Mountains

Chang Taoist Temple

Caolou Taoist Temple

Caves and Grottos

Holy Places of Taoism

Peaceful

Buddhism

Cultural Revolution

Conflicts of Taoism

Shintoism

Began around 552 AD

Has no known founder or central figure

Japan’s native religion

Origin of Shintoism

Closely related with Buddhism

Had no formal name until Buddhism

Kami

Origin cont.

Limited to Japan

Two types of Shintoism

Diffusion of Shintoism

Shrines

Gods

Live according to Kami

Simplicity and Cleanliness

Individual Worship

Leaving Gifts for the Kami

Common Practices

Buddhism

1946

Peaceful

Conflicts