Abstract:

Different from Judaism or Christianity, Chinese religions were not totally integrated with ethics. The main possible causes leading to this phenomenon are as follows: (1) Chinese religions did not experience the revolution in the sense of ethics; (2) The secular society was imbued with more moral matters; (3) Buddhism became estranged from ethics; (4) Taoism became estranged from ethics; (5) The utilitarian trend weakened the religious character seriously.

Key words: China, religious ethics, weakness