关键词: 儒学, 宗教, 文化

Abstract: Confucianism has been the mainstream of traditional Chinese ideology and culture as well as their foundation. To a great extent, it has determined the spiritual course of development of traditional Chinese culture, exerted a significant influence on the character of the Chinese nation, and imparted its distinctly unique features into China’s various religions. This paper explored and discussed the relationship between Confucianism and religion in China in the purpose of revealing further the mutually pervasive and inseparable relations between culture and religion.

Key words: Confucianism, religion, culture