Which of the following is a similarity between Confucianism and Daoism?
a. Both religions speak about the Dao.
b. Both religions always make extensive use of images in their temples.
c. Both religions have gods in the way Abrahamic religions do.
d. Both religions emphasize life-cycle rituals.
a. Both religions speak about the Dao.
Analysis:
a. Correct. Both Daoism and Confucianism speak about the Dao, but in different ways and to different degrees.
b, c & d. Incorrect. Many of the key teachings of both Daoism and Confucianism did not originate with them around 500 B.C.E. Rather, they go back hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years in China before these religions were recognized as separate movements.
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