Syncretism (Chinese philosophy)

Syncretism or the Mixed School (Chinese: 雜家; pinyin: zájiā) in Chinese philosophy is an eclectic school of thought that combined elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism. The Syncretist texts include the Shizi, Lüshi Chunqiu, and Huainanzi.^[1] The (c. 330 BCE) Shizi is the earliest of the Syncretist texts.

References

1. Jiao Shi; Paul Fischer (1 June 2012). Shizi: China's First Syncretist. Columbia University Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-231-50417-1.