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Confucianism developed during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. Confucianism was first adopted as state ideology by the Emperor Wu of Han upon the advice of the statesman Gongsun Hong. [1] [2] [3] Confucianism was later promulgated throughout the Sinosphere. [4] [5]
Confucianism focuses on the practical order that is given by a this-worldly awareness of tian. [12] The worldly concern of Confucianism rests upon the belief that human beings are fundamentally good, and teachable, improvable, and perfectible through personal and communal endeavor, especially self-cultivation and self-creation.
Islam in Asia began in the 7th century during the lifetime of Muhammad. In 2020, the total number of Muslims in Asia was about 1.3 billion, it is the largest religion in Asia. In 2020, the total number of Muslims in Asia was about 1.3 billion, it is the largest religion in Asia.
Islam is the second largest religion in Asia with about 1.2 billion adherents. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] Asia constitute in absolute terms the world's Muslim population . [ 55 ] South and Southeast Asia are home of the most populous Muslim countries, with Indonesia , Pakistan , India , Bangladesh and Malaysia having more than 100 million adherents.
Confucianism is a complex system of moral, social and political thought, influential in the history of East Asia. [26] It is highly debated amongst scholars whether Confucianism is a religion or simply an ethical system. The Chinese Communist Party does not recognize it as a religion. [27]
Confucianism is a complex system of moral, social, political, and religious thought, influential in the history of East Asia. [31] It is commonly associated with legalism, but actually rejects legalism for ritualism. [32] It also endorses meritocracy as the ideal of nobility. [33]
Islam – the majority of the world's Muslim population has always lived in Asia, due to Islam spreading and becoming the dominant religion of West Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. Judaism – the ancient religion of the Israelites or Hebrews of the Fertile Crescent, [8] who lived in what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.
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