c. 901 CE–c. 1200 CE
“Three teachings” complementarity
Religion · Chinese traditions · Religious interactions
By the twelfth century, Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism were often understood as complementary, while still competing for patronage and authority. This interval reflects the synthesis described by the cited essay, not the origin of the idea of three teachings.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- century · approximate
- End
- century · approximate
- Dating in the source document
- ca. siglos X–XII
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- 2011-12-01
- What this date describes
- The cited source or edition; it may postdate the historical event.
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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