“Religion is an arranged system of beliefs and practices revolving around, or leading to, a transcendent spiritual experience.” (Mark, 2017), Ancient religions are the religions of early civilisations, they were influenced by previous beliefs and also the traditions of their location. Daoism is a religio-philosophical tradition that has affected the Chinese way of life for many years, their attitude towards life can be seen within the accepting and joyful personalities in the believers. Shinto means the way of the Gods; Shintoism preaches the belief that spiritual powers exist in the mundane world.
One of the most common beliefs of the origin of the universe is the ‘big bang’ however, this isn’t the case for Daoism and Shintoism. In Shintoism it is believed that the world was created for them by their Gods; the first God, Izanagi, created two other Gods who were Izangi and Izanami, they were given the role of plunging a spear into the ocean later creating landmasses. In contrast to that belief, Daoism believes that all the chaos between the heavens was sleeping somewhere in the form of an egg and 18,000 years …show more content…
A similar ritual between Shintoism and Daoism include purification; in Shintoism, water and salt is commonly used to purify the self, one of the simplest forms of purification involved the washing of the face and hands with pure water to make the believer pure enough to approach the Kami ("BBC - Religions - Shinto: Harae - purification rites", 2017). Similarly in Daoism, purification of the body happens through bathing and fasting and the purification of the heart through confession. Cremation is common amongst the Shinto religion whereas in Daoist beliefs they have burials. After the burial, tradition is that the family must hold a feast for the people who attended the funeral, they are then expected to burn the clothes they came
One of the most common beliefs of the origin of the universe is the ‘big bang’ however, this isn’t the case for Daoism and Shintoism. In Shintoism it is believed that the world was created for them by their Gods; the first God, Izanagi, created two other Gods who were Izangi and Izanami, they were given the role of plunging a spear into the ocean later creating landmasses. In contrast to that belief, Daoism believes that all the chaos between the heavens was sleeping somewhere in the form of an egg and 18,000 years …show more content…
A similar ritual between Shintoism and Daoism include purification; in Shintoism, water and salt is commonly used to purify the self, one of the simplest forms of purification involved the washing of the face and hands with pure water to make the believer pure enough to approach the Kami ("BBC - Religions - Shinto: Harae - purification rites", 2017). Similarly in Daoism, purification of the body happens through bathing and fasting and the purification of the heart through confession. Cremation is common amongst the Shinto religion whereas in Daoist beliefs they have burials. After the burial, tradition is that the family must hold a feast for the people who attended the funeral, they are then expected to burn the clothes they came