Which of the following statements is true of the spread of Chinese religions in the West?
a. The practice of Chinese religions spread to the West primarily from China itself.
b. In Taiwan, traditional Chinese religions are weak due to modernization.
c. Daoism and Confucianism entered the West through translated writings.
d. The spread of Chinese religions is stronger in Japan than in Korea.
c. Daoism and Confucianism entered the West through translated writings.
Analysis:
a,b & d. Incorrect. For thousands of years China was an insular nation that kept to itself, and Chinese religion did the same.
c. Correct. Daoism and Confucianism spread into the wider world first when its scriptures were translated, and then when Chinese people migrated to the West.
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