Was the influence of Taoism on Buddhism responsible for the development of Mahayana?
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It is hard to assess half a sentence without a wider context, but I would interpret this as "it was the influence of Taoism that was responsible for the development [but not creation] of [some branches of] Mahayana[, more specifically, some of the Chinese ones]". And in this form the statement is true.
You seem to interpret it as "it was the influence of Taoism that was responsible for the development of Mahayana [in India, even before it reached the Chinese soil]". Which is a false statement.
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Since Zen is the most known form of Buddhism in the West [citation needed], it is possibly that for many people Mahayana was formed in China, not India. So that quote can be an accidental false.
Consider this: I am a Vietnamese. In my primitive understanding before seriously reading Buddhism texts, Mahayana is a Chinese branch of Buddhism. It is your question that makes me surprised with what I've known. I had always thought Nagarjuna is a Chinese master. His Chinese name is just so popular to me.
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