Many religions flourished during the Yuan Dynasty. One of them was Buddhism. Buddhists believed that all suffering was caused by greed. They also believed that you could get rid of your suffering by removing greed from your life. You become enlightened when you remove your greed. Buddhists practiced meditation and moderation. Moderation means using only what you need and nothing more. Many Buddhists texts were translated into Mongolian during the Yuan Dynasty.
Another major belief system was Daoism. Daoists believed in the “Dao” or the way. The Dao is the path of nature. To achieve a harmonious life you must not go against the way of nature. Things that didn’t happen in nature, such as striving for wealth or power was unnatural because nothing in nature did the same. Nature accepts everything that comes it’s way, whether it was good or bad. That led Daoists to believe that you can’t have good without bad, and that you need to balance out the two to gain peace.
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