Daoism, Shintoism, Confucianism, and Taoism

Kung Fuzi

founded confucianism

Confucianism

emphasizes the ethical dimension of the world, it gives primary attention to human relationship, thus advocating social values and ideals which should serve as the foundation of Chinese society.

six million

As of 2010, the Encyclopaedia Britannica estimates the number of

followers of Confucianism at more than ?

Confucians or Confucianists

Adherents of Confucianism are called ?

scholar and water

Two symbols which are important to Confucianism are the symbols for

ru

contains the symbol of a person, as well as the character for need or desire.

Water

considered as the source of life, valued for its significance in the natural world and for sustaining life.

• Western Zhou (1122-770 B.C.E.)

• Eastern Zhou (770-221 B.C.E.).

• Spring and Autumn period ((722-481 B.C.E.)

• the Warring States period (403-221 B.C.E.).

Zhou period was divided into 4:

Confucius

the Latinized version of Kongzi

Master Kong

Kong Fuzi both meaning

September 28 on 551 B.C.E.

Kong Fuzi wa born on ?

73

He died in 479 B.C.E at the

age of

The Five Classics

are a group of books which was regarded as early Confucianism’s basic texts.

Book of Changes(I-Ching)

is believed to have existed

at the time of Confucius and is the oldest of the Classics.

Book of History(Shangshu)

It is composed of speeches (or prose) of royalty and ministers mainly from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It also consists of chronological accounts of imperial achievements and rules of government.

The Book of Poetry(Shijing)

is a collection of three hundred and five songs compiled around 600 B.C.E. which includes four sections of various themes such as love, courtship, abandonment and dances. It also includes feast songs or state chants.

Classic of Rites(San Li)

a compilation of ceremonial rituals, administration, and social forms of the Zhou Dynasty. 

Analects(Lunyu)

It is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' followers

Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you.

Confucius golden rule

Tian

Heaven in Confucianism

The Five Constants

also known as the Five Classical Virtues, or Wuchang,

are the five most important Confucian ethics mentioned in the Analects and the Book of Mencius.

• Ren

• Yi

• Li

• Zhi

• Xin

• Benevolence

• Righteousness

• Propriety

• Wisdom

• Fidelity (faith)

COMING OF AGE RITES

are ceremonies held to signify that a young person has reached the marriageable age and could join the different activities of his/her clan as an adult.

Capping

refers to doing the male teenager’s hair in a bun/coil and wearing a cap.This is a ritual that male teenagers have to go through sometime between the ages of 15 and 20.

Hair Pinning

refers to the gathering of a girl’s hair into a knot, and securing it using a hairpin or a hairclip; often done by 16-year old women after engagement and before their wedding day.

MOURNING RITES

often involve intricate practices, which include the following steps:

First, there should be public announcement of grief through weeping, and the wearing of white funeral clothes by the family of the deceased

MARRIAGE CEREMONIES

are an important aspect of Chinese culture since marriage is considered as a central feature of society; through marriage, patience and love are cultivated to promote the right virtue.

SACRIFICIAL RITUALS

are performed regularly by the descendants of the deceased ances tors. Sacrifices are often given at festivals.

Neo-Confucianism

refers to the revival of the different features of Confu cian philosophy and political customs which began in the middle of the 9th century.