Religious beliefs are different. Taoist priests are Taoist monks, and the ancestor of Taoism is Laozi, who is a native religion in my country; monks are Buddhist monks, which originated from India and were introduced to our country during the Western Han Dynasty. The founder was Buddha.
Cultivation levels are different. Taoist practitioners belong to Hinayana Bodhisattva and divide immortals into five categories, namely ghost immortals, earth immortals, human immortals, divine immortals and golden immortals. Golden Immortal is equivalent to the Arahant status in Buddhism. There are Hinayana Bodhisattva and Mahayana Bodhisattva who practice monks. The highest attainment status of Hinayana Bodhisattva is Arhat, and the highest attainment status of Mahayana Bodhisattva is Buddha.