BELIEFS:
CHARACTERIZEDBY A HIGHLY OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE. THE FAITH IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ORDINARY HUMAN BEINGS TO BECOME AWE-INSPIRING SAGES AND WORTHIES IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE CONFUCIAN HERITAGE. TYPICALLY IS TEACHABLE, IMPROVABLE, PERFECT-ABLE THROUGH PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL ENDEAVOR.

SACRED

HISTORY:
Confucius was a philosopher who wrote the Analects, and Confucianism is a blend of Buddhism and Taoism

PROMINENT AREA

HOLY BOOKS

• Lun Yu (Analects) of Confucius
• Chung Yung (Doctrine of the mean)
• Ta Hsueh (Great Learning)
• Meng Tzu (Mencius)