What is the Buddhist opinion on Taoism?

Question

I am a Taoist....although a bit of a smart-a**ed one tonight, and know that Buddhist follow a lot of the same teachings of Taoism, but was curious on what the overall opinion of Taoism is to Buddhist.

Answer 1

Buddhism and philosophical Daoism go well together; Buddhism and religious Daoism perhaps less so. Chan (Zen) Buddhism is traditionally believed to be a hybrid of Daoist and Buddhist teachings, and when Buddhism was first brought to China, translators used the rich philosophical vocabulary of Daoism to communicate Buddhist ideas.

My experience has been that many religions are compatible with each other on a surface level. But delve too deeply into any of them and you begin to see irreconcilable differences and contradictions. I haven't looked into Daoism enough to know if this is the case, but I would put money on it.

cheers.

Answer 2

I know a lot of Buddhists who are also Taoists. Taoism works well with Buddhism and Confucianism, as well as Shinto. So does Buddhism. It goes without saying that Siddhartha Gautama took a great deal of his message from the Tao just with a simple cursory comparative analysis.

Answer 3

Taoism is perfectly matched for Buddhism, in fact Zen is a combination of the two.

Answer 4

In Buddhist cosmology there are 6 stages of beings. Hell beings Hungry ghosts animals people demi-gods gods All of those beings are nonetheless caught in samsara or the wheel of karma and all of those beings die and are at last reborn (particular even gods die) the factor of buddhism is to overcome and go beyond samsara and to that end end your karma and end the cycle of delivery death and rebirth. you've got self belief in god yet once you dilligently practice buddhism and meditation you will come to attain that god is in basic terms a popularity human beings supply to the element of themselves that they want they could be and which you would be in case you grow to be a buddhist.