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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