Confucianism
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Confucianism
By: Alisha, Mandy, Michael, and Preshia
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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
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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
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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
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Hsun Tzu
• brought Confucianism to life, explaining the importance of virtue
• warned evil could easily corrupt humans
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Key Beliefs
• Golden Rule: "do not do to others what you would not want to have done to you.“
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The 5 Relationships
• Father/son• Ruler/citizen• Husband/wife• Older brother/younger
brother• Friend/friend
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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.
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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
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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
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Adherences in the World• 6 million around the world• Only 26,000 in North
America• Mostly located in China and
the rest of Asia
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Influence in the 21st Century• persevering, respecting
others, and the principles of relationships
• today many follow Confucius' advice
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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
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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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GAME TIME!