The Unspeakable Path
Best reason is cited by Osho. He says that before anything great arrives at a place nature prepares ground for it so that its roots can go deeper.
So before Jesus the mystic who baptised him did that job. In same way Lao Tzu prepared the ground on which Buddhism can grow.
Indeed, Zen/Hua-yen schools of Buddhism are heavily influenced by Taoism. It is quite possible that without Taoism, Buddhism would never flourish in China
Best reason is cited by Osho. He says that before anything great arrives at a place nature prepares ground for it so that its roots can go deeper.
So before Jesus the mystic who baptised him did that job. In same way Lao Tzu prepared the ground on which Buddhism can grow.
Indeed, Zen/Hua-yen schools of Buddhism are heavily influenced by Taoism. It is quite possible that without Taoism, Buddhism would never flourish in China