Buddhism, for example, believes that all living things have their own individual characters. It has therefore established 84,000 ways to become a Buddhist, running the full gamut from the "emptiness" of the Zen (Chan) school to the "world affirmation" of the Tantric school (under which even the pursuit of wealth or marriage is a potentially valid spiritual pursuit).
以佛教為例，因為芸芸眾生心性各不相同，為了救渡世人，於是廣開八萬四千種法門，有從「空」直入的禪宗，也有從「有」入手、教人求取財運或是好姻緣的密宗。