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    of comparative religion, the East Asian religions or Taoic religions, form a subset of the Eastern religions, who originated in East Asia. This group includes...
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  • and Iranian religions. Eastern religions include: Taoic religions or East Asian religions such as Confucianism, Taoism, Chinese folk religion, and Shinto...
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  • and the Baháʼí Faith. Indian religions, also called Dharmic religions are the oldest religions of Asia. All Indian religions originated in the Indian subcontinent...
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  • Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. East Asian religions consist of several East Asian religions which make use of the concept of Tao (in Chinese)...
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    East Asian Buddhism or East Asian Mahayana is a collective term for the schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism that developed across East Asia and which rely on...
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    calendar serves as the root from which many other East Asian calendars are derived. Major religions in East Asia include Buddhism (mostly Mahayana), Confucianism...
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    Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia practice many different religions and the region is home to many world religions including Abrahamic, Indian, East Asian...
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    Asia are Japan, Taiwan and Israel according to the V-Dem Democracy indices in 2024. Asia portal Asian Century Asian Games Asian Highway Network Asian...
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    Abrahamic religions and Iranian religions), Indian religions, East Asian religions, African religions, American religions, Oceanic religions, and classical...
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    ('Japan's three large new religions') or "old new religions", which were directly influenced by Shinto (the state religion) and shamanism. The social...
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  • traditions. World religions that originated in East Asia, also known as Taoic religions; namely Taoism and Confucianism and religions and traditions descended...
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  • religions have syncretic elements, but adherents often frown upon the application of the label, especially those who belong to "revealed" religions,...
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    East Asian Yogācāra refers to the Mahayana Buddhist traditions in East Asia which developed out of the Indian Buddhist Yogācāra (lit. "yogic practice")...
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    and it was introduced by Austronesian sailors to East Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia during the ancient spice trade, becoming naturalized...
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  • Among the world's religions, views on masturbation vary widely. Some religions view it as a spiritually detrimental practice, some see it as not spiritually...
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    religions, sometimes also termed Dharmic religions or Indic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent. These religions,...
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  • Proto-Semitic religion. Other religions in the ancient Near East include the ancient Egyptian religion, the Luwian and Hittite religions of Asia Minor and...
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    Shinto (redirect from Shinto religion)
    神道, romanized: Shintō) is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard...
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    and thirst. They have their origins in Indian religions and have been adopted into East Asian religions via the spread of Buddhism. Preta is often translated...
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    embodies or represents. In several traditions, including the ancient religions of Egypt, Greece and Rome, and Hinduism, cult images in a temple may undergo...
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    Guanyin is also an important figure in other East Asian religions, particularly Chinese folk religion and Daoism. Avalokiteśvara is also known for his...
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    some East Asian religions, most concentrated in Germany and France. Also present are revival movements of pre-Christianity European folk religions including...
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    Druidry, Wicca, and others. Smaller religions include Indian religions, Judaism, and some East Asian religions, which are found in their largest groups...
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    Monism (category Philosophy of religion)
    of an unchanging essence. Characteristic for various Asian philosophy, technology and religions is the discernment of levels of truth, an emphasis on...
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  • of three major divisions in comparative religion, along with Indian religions (Dharmic) and East Asian religions (Taoic). The three major Abrahamic faiths...
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  • Chinese salvationist religions or Chinese folk religious sects are a Chinese religious tradition characterised by a concern for salvation (moral fulfillment)...
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    in Southeast Asia Buddhism in the West East Asian Buddhism Buddhism and Eastern religions General: List of religious populations Religions by country Nadeem...
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    Chinese ritual mastery traditions Chinese religions of fasting (Xiantiandao) Chinese salvationist religions Chinese shamanism Chinese spiritual world...
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    from antiquity. East Asian religions (also known as Far Eastern religions or Taoic religions) consist of several religions of East Asia which make use...
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  • the light and visible. It can be found in Indian, Chinese and Abrahamic religions and traditions, among others, as a theological concept. For example, from...
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