Religion - Confucianism

Confucius

Kongfuzi, the Chinese founder of Confucianism

junzi

the gentleman or superior man

Li Ji

the Chinese classic on rites supposedly edited by Confucius

li

Confucian principle of righteousness or propriety

The Five Relationships

ruler-subject, husband-wife, father-son

yi

internalized righteousness

ren

the humane principle

shu

reciprocity

Mohists

followers of Mozi

Mozi

founder of the Mohist philosophy

Fajia

the Legalist school of philosophy

Han Feizi

representative of the Fajia

Mengzi

later disciple of Confucius who emphasized an inborn goodness of humans

Xunzi

Confucian who argued that humans are evil by nature

Zhuxi

leader of the Neo-Confucian revival

Taiji

the Great Ultimate of Zhuxi’s Neo-Confucian philosophy

Chiang K’ai Shek

leader of Nationalist China who established a government in Taiwan

Mao Zedong

Marxist leader of China who overthrew the nationalist government

tianming

mandate of heaven