中华民族指的是生活在中华大地上的所有民族以及海外华人的统称。这些民族在形成、发展、壮大的过程中,大部分都拥有了自己的民族宗教信仰,这些宗教信仰又与其文化传统紧密相连。各民族的文化传统虽然因为历史与地理等因素的差异而显示出了种种不同,但总体看来,这些民族的宗教信仰却有着共同的源头,即儒、道、释三家。这三家就像三大活水源,不断地为中华民族的宗教信仰提供源头活水,滋养、守护着中国人的心灵世界。由于历史、地理等因素的规约,儒、道、释三家的发生、发展的轨迹是不同的,对中华民族的宗教信仰的影响也深浅各异。这种影 The Chinese nation refers to the collective name of all ethnic groups living on the land of China and overseas Chinese. In their formation, development and expansion, most of these ethnic groups have their own ethnic religious beliefs, which are closely linked with their cultural traditions. Although the cultural traditions of various ethnic groups show various differences due to the differences in history and geography, the religious beliefs of these ethnic groups generally have the same source, that is, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Like the three major living water sources, these three are constantly providing the source water, nourishing and guarding the Chinese spiritual world for the religious beliefs of the Chinese nation. Because of the statutes of history, geography and other factors, the trajectories of the occurrence, development and development of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are different, and the religious beliefs of the Chinese nation also vary in their depth and depth. This shadow