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Taoism道教alternative words: Dokyo, Doukyou keywords: china , religion related topics: Sennin , Buddhism , Motoori Norinaga , Heian period related web sites: http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Poplar/9843/contents.htm , http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~xianxue/ explanation: Taoism is one of the 3 most popular religions in China with Buddhism and Confucianism. According to Motoori Norinaga of Kokugaku school, it has never been implemented officially in Japan but it gave some influences through Buddhism and Confucianism which had interacted with Taoism before arriving to Japan. In spite of a ban of Taoism, the concept of "Sennin" who promises a long or eternal life had been popular until Heian period but declined with the arrival of more comprehensible new Buddhism. | |