CONFUCIANISM

ORIGIN

• Cofucianism began in the tang dynasty
• It took parts from buddhism and taoism and was called Neo-confucianism
• It became part of the imperial exams
• Confucianism ended in 1905
• Other countries labeled cofucianism as chinas weakness

CONFUCIANISM HISTORY

• It was named after a smart person named Confucius
• He was born in 551B.C. In the small state of Lu
• Confucius made himself learn more as a teenager
• He learned six arts, ritual music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy,and math
• Confucianism was the official ideology of the Han

CONFUCIANISM BELIEFS

• The main principle is ren, which is the desire to do good things for others
• The second principle is Yi, which means honesty and righteousness
• The third principle is Li, correct behavior and manners
• The fourth priciple is Zhi, wisdom and knowledge
• The fifth principle is Xin, fidelity (faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief)and sincerity

ETHICS

• There ethics are described as humanistic and they can be practiced by any member of society
• It is in comprised by the five principles (Ren, Yi, Li, Zhi, and Xen)
• There are four virtues, loyalty, filial piety, continence, righteousness

RELATIONSHIPS

• There are five proper relationships one is ruler to ruled
• Second is father to son
• Third is husband to wife
• Fourth is friend to friend
• Fifth is elder brother to younger brother

RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUED

• Relationships also extend to the dead
• Where the living go to grieve for the dead
• Also respect for elders is enficized except for in friend to friend where it must be equal

WORSHIP

• In confucianism it is not a religion
• It has no priests or any monastic order
• People are taught and moulded through personal and communal influence
• When a person dies they are not completely gone they turn into a spirit that wanders around
• The spirit eventually comes back to the family alter and is to be worshipped

COUNTRIES THAT PRACTICED CONFUCIANISM

• In china, taiwan, hong kong, macua, korea, japan, and vietnam
• These places all were strongly influenced by confucianism
• In the 20th century there have been talks of confucian revival

CONFUCIANISM TEMPLES

• Chinese people built many temples to practice confucianism
• They were called Kong Miao
• They were famous for their large scale and rich artistic value

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