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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 revolves around the pursuit of the unity of the individual self and tian ("heaven"). To put it another way, it focuses on the relationship between humanity and heaven. [33] [34] The principle or way of Heaven (tian li or tian tao) is the order of the world and the source of divine authority. [34]
Wang Yangming – important Idealist Neo-Confucian. [1] Zhang Zai – pioneering Neo-Confucian. [2] Zhou Dunyi – Song Dynasty philosopher. [3] Zhu Xi – one of the leading Neo-Confucians of the Song Dynasty. [4] Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi also called the cheng Brother's Students of Zhou dunyi works collected by zhu xi [5] [6]
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In the 20th century, this tradition was interrupted for several decades in mainland China, where the official stance of the Communist Party and the State was that Confucius and Confucianism represented reactionary feudalist beliefs which held that the subservience of the people to the aristocracy is a part of the natural order. All such ...
Confucianism is a humanistic [58] philosophy that believes that human beings are teachable, improvable, and perfectible through personal and communal endeavor, especially including self-cultivation and self-creation. Confucianism focuses on the cultivation of virtue and maintenance of ethics, the most basic of which are: [59]
Ye Shi, stressed practical learning and applying Confucian doctrine to real world problems. Zhang Zai, everything is composed of qi, and that fact explains everything. Lai Zhide, created the Taijitu. Li Ao; Liu Zongzhou – considered the last master of Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism.
Confucianism originated in China and was brought to Indonesia by Chinese merchants as early as the 3rd century AD. Unlike other religions, Confucianism evolved more into loose individual practices and belief in the code of conduct, rather than a well-organised community with a sound theology—akin to a way of life or social movement than a ...