ed. by John Lagerwey.; Chinese University/'Ecole fran,caise d'Extrme-Orient, 2004 ...

Religions are sometimes classified according to their present regional distribution: for example, the Indian subcontinent is chiefly Hindu and Moslem; China is chiefly Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist ...

The Tao-te Ching outlines all the basic philosophical and mystical beliefs of Taoism, which, for several brief periods throughout history, was the official religion of China. Central to these beliefs ...