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The Integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism

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About ten years ago, a fellow of the Netherlands Royal Society Professor Kristofer Schipper raised a question with me: In Chinese history, why weren’t there any wars caused by religious tenets as happened in other countries or regions?

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    “Biography of Emperor Wu” in The Book of the Liang Dynasty.

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    Mo Zi, “Resolution of Doubts” in Mo Zi.

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    Yan Zhitui, The Family Instructions of Master Yan.

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    Zongmi, Preface to Inquiry on Man from the Viewpoint of Hua-yan School.

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    Mei Dingzuo (the Ming Dynasty), On Hermeneutics (Vol. 44).

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    State Affairs of Zhen Guan, (Vol. 6).

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    “Geography” in the Book of the Han Dynasty.

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    Chen Rongjie: A New Exploration into Zhu Xi.

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    Chen Zhixu, A Outline of Golden Alchemy (Vol. 14).

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    Xuan Zong, On All in the Mind.

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    More discussion in Li Ao’s On Revival of the Mind.

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    Anomy, The Gist of Human Nature.

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    Liu Jinzao, Verification on the Extended Qing Documents (Vol. 89).

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Tang, Y. (2016). The Integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism. In: Anthology of Philosophical and Cultural Issues. China Academic Library. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1869-5_15

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