Many religions begin as individual quests, but almost all religions are eventually incorporated into a cultural system. The Path of Knowledge and Classical Hinduism of India, as well as Confucianism and Daoism of China, are all examples of how religions ultimately adapt into the cultural society. Once a society finds a need for change in a practice or spiritual goal, a transformation usually occurs in the religion and is integrated into the culture. In India, …showed first 75 words of 869 total…

…showed last 75 words of 869 total…goals of individual happiness, social harmony, and spiritual salvation all together addressed these pitfalls. These Indian religions adapted to the changing culture. Similar to this, is the incorporation of the common ideals of harmony into the Chinese religions. Although the view of the world from the perspective of Confucianism and Daoism are different, both centralize on the idea of harmony ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Fenton, John Y. Religions of Asia. Boston, MA: St. Martin’s Press, Inc, 1993