CONFUCIANISM

WHAT IS THIS SLIDESHOW ABOUT?

• To learn about Confucianism beliefs
• Where it all started
• What's important in this religion

GENERAL FACTS

• Region: East Asia
• Date found:6th-5th centuries B.C.
• Followers: 6 million
• Scholar: Confucious
• No actual specific leader

RELIGIOUS SYMBOL

• Called the Ying Yang
• Meaning: Opposite forces in the world working together- symbolized the social order
• and harmony that Confucianism stresses.

SCHOLAR: CONFUCIOUS

• Most influential scholar
• Born in 551 B.C.
• Led a scholarly life of studying and teaching history, music,and moral character.
• Confucius lived in or near the city of Qufu,
• in the Chinese State of Lu (now part of the Shandong Province)

WHERE IS THIS PRACTICED?

• It has expanded from China to Korea, Japan, and
• Vietnam. (Eastern Asia)

BELIEFS

BELIEFS

• Ren ("humaneness" or benevolence")
• Believe strongly in education and family teachings
• Have a belief that all people are good in some way

SACRED TEXTS

• Five classics
• Four books
• All based on Confucianism

BIBLIOGRAPY

• Only website used:
• Religionfacts.com
• World history book