The main difference between Buddhism and Taoism is that "Taoism is in this life, and Buddhism says the afterlife". The Buddha said the afterlife and advised the world to be patient. The so-called sin in this life and repayment in the afterlife, in short, its purpose is to pin hope on the afterlife. Taoism is completely different. The so-called first step of successful cultivation is to live forever. Taoism pays attention to the secular world, and the believers are immortals. The afterlife is said in the afterlife.

The basic difference is that Taoism advocates taking life as the truth and pursuing longevity as an immortal. 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 beings. 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.