Philosophical or Religious System? Have you ever thought about the difference between religious and philosophical systems and also the difference between Confucian, Buddhist thought and religions? Confucianism was born as a result of the search for an ideal leader. On the other hand, Buddhism was born as a consequence of an investigation to find the true nature of life. Moreover, Buddhism and Confucianism have some similarities like organizing the people's attitudes towards each other and …showed first 75 words of 692 total…

…showed last 75 words of 692 total…which people have to obey, to provide happiness and stability to the society. As a result, both of Buddhism and Confucianism are philosophical systems, since their aim was not the happiness in the other world, which we will go when we die, their aim was happiness and stability in this world. Indeed, religious systems are always interested in the happiness in the other world, when philosophical systems are interested in the happiness in this world.