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    Confucianism: By: Alisha, Mandy, Michael, and Preshia

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    Confucianism originated in East Asia and was founded by Confucius in the 6th-5th century BCE. Confucius taught that society should be governed by virtue and responsibility rather than force. He emphasized relationships and ethics, including the five relationships of ruler to citizen, father to son, husband to wife, older brother to younger brother, and friend to friend. Confucianism spread across East Asia and focuses on practical ethics, proper social roles, justice, and sincerity.

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    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
    551 BCE- 479 BCE

    • 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
    Do not dwell on
    gods, live in the
    present

    Mencius
    • Followed and defended the
    principles of Confucius
    • believed good is in all people and
    evil is only learned
    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 21st 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
    GAME TIME!

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