Confucianism By: Alisha, Mandy, Michael, and Preshia

Place of Origin Confucianism was originated in East Asia extended from countries such as China, Korea, Japan, and even Vietnam founded by man named Confucius Similar philosophies as Taoism. Confucius teaches the 'Way of Heaven" Gives moral/religious practice People misunderstand this religion because of the combination of religion and philosophy Confucianism has a practical nature

The Founder : Confucius born in Lu, China good manners + virtue = control of oneself taught society to take responsibility for their actions Appointed magistrate of Chung-tu and later became Minister of Justice of Lu 496 BCE- Confucius left office Taught his practices out of the borders of Lu 551 BCE- 479 BCE

Mencius Followed and defended the principles of Confucius believed good is in all people and evil is only learned Do not dwell on gods, live in the present

Hsun Tzu brought Confucianism to life, explaining the importance of virtue warned evil could easily corrupt humans

Key Beliefs Golden Rule: "do not do to others what you would not want to have done to you.“

The 5 Relationships Father/son Ruler/citizen Husband/wife Older brother/younger brother Friend/friend

6 Key Values Li: includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc. Hsiao: love within the family: Yi: righteousness Xin: honesty and trustworthiness Ren: benevolence, humaneness towards others; the highest Confucian virtue Chung: loyalty to the state, etc.

Symbols A hexagram figure from I China The I divinatory system of the I Ching is made up of trigrams representing the ever changing elemental forces of the universe

Rituals and Ceremonies Birth : The T'ai-shen (which is the spirit of the fetus) Reaching maturity- young adult is served chicken Marriage- proposal, engagement, dowry, procession, marriage and reception, and morning after Death: corpse placed in coffin and there is a funeral

Adherences in the World 6 million around the world Only 26,000 in North America Mostly located in China and the rest of Asia

Influence in the 21 st Century persevering, respecting others, and the principles of relationships today many follow Confucius' advice

Religious Significance A rich tradition of scholarship sacred writings include: 5 Classics (Wu Jing) and the 4 books (Si Shu) practices have been severely restricted even after the Mao Zedong era

Interesting Facts Moral + social + political + religious thought = Confucianism the wife offers cups of tea to the wedding guest "Confucius was completely free from four things: he had no forgone conclusions, no dogmatism, no obstinacy, and no egotism“ Some debate on whether Confucianism is a religion

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