Eastern religions
The Eastern religions are the religions that originated in East, South and Southeast Asia and thus have dissimilarities with Western, African and Iranian religions. This includes the East Asian religions (Shintoism, Sindoism, Taoism and Confucianism), Indian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism) as well as animistic indigenous religions.

This East-West religious distinction, just as with the East-West culture distinction, and the implications that arise from it, is broad and not precise. Furthermore, the geographical distinction has less meaning in the current context of global transculturation.

While many Western observers attempt to distinguish between Eastern philosophies and religions, this is a distinction that does not exist in some Eastern traditions.
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religion
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East
LOC
Q771405
South
LOC
Q11708
Southeast Asia
LOC
Q7988528
Western
Concept
Q386498
African
Concept
Q1463386
Iranian religions
Concept
Q5262635
East Asian religions
Concept
Q812767
Shintoism
Concept
Q699747
Sindoism
Concept
Q9598
Taoism
Concept
Q9581
Confucianism
Concept
Q1651597
Indian religions
Concept
Q9089
Hinduism
Concept
Q748
Buddhism
Concept
Q9316
Sikhism
Concept
Q9232
Jainism
Concept
Q43004
animistic
Concept
Q85769343
indigenous religions
UNK
Q4162564
East-West
Concept
Q2097208
transculturation
Concept
Q478958
Western
Concept
Q307043
Eastern philosophies
Concept
Q3250393
Eastern religions
Concept
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