Taoism pursues real life, while Buddhism abandons it. Taoism advocates taking life as truth and pursuing longevity and immortality. Taoism believes that human life is made up of vitality, and the body is the residence of the spirit. To live forever, we must cultivate both form and spirit, that is, "internal cultivation" and "external cultivation" Contrary to Taoism, Buddhism advocates "no life" and thinks that reality is the suffering of all things.
People can't do anything about reality, they can only endure it. To endure, we must give up all kinds of desires, pin our hopes on the afterlife, pursue the "sea of suffering" beyond the cycle of life and death, and enter the nirvana-like wood (the world of bliss without suffering). It can be seen that Taoism advocates pursuing real life, while Buddhism advocates abandoning the pursuit of realistic material and paying attention to spiritual cultivation and yearning for the afterlife.
Similarities between Buddhism and Taoism
Both are religions that persuade people to do good and help the world. As "Thai businessmen's induction" said: "There is no door to misfortune and happiness, only people call themselves. The report of good and evil goes hand in hand. " Fortune and misfortune are not predestined, but are thought to be caused. Good is rewarded with good and evil with evil, and it follows people everywhere.
The book "Tai Shang Induction" is a Taoist book to persuade goodness. At the same time, Buddhism also spread it widely among the people as a Buddhist scripture, urging people to accumulate virtue and do good deeds.