Of the three philosophies competing for attention in medieval China,
a. Manichaeanism had the largest following.
b. Confucianism triumphed because it adhered to the Chinese social need to support the concepts of hard work and filial piety.
c. Buddhism prevailed because of its divine visions.
d. Daoism triumphed because of its philosophical underpinnings.
e. neither Buddhism nor Daoism ever offered an alternative to restrictive Confucian theology.
b
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