Confucianism vs. Daoism
From Van Voorst, page 156:
Confucianism: Scholars believe that all Chinese people are somehow related to Confucianism. Scholars don't necessarily see Confucianism as a religion or very "religious".
Many Chinese see themselves as either Confucian or Daoist and many are Buddhists as well, this makes estimating the followers of these faiths difficult to count.
Confucianism is traceable with a historical founder whereas Daoism is not and grew out of various religious traditions in China. Confucianism, because it had a very different beginning then Daoism, it is a more coherent system to understand.
Confucianism is a Chinese tradition but the influence has spread widely while Daoism has been contained mostly within China and Taiwan.
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