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Confucius
( K o ng F uz i )
w a s b o rn d uring th e
Spring a nd A utumn
era o f th e Do ng Z h o u
d y na s ty .
T h o s e w ere times
o f rupture a nd
d ra s tic ch a ng es
fo r th e a ncient
king d o m o f C h ina .
Wa rl o rd s b a ttl ed
a g a ins t ea ch o th er
w ith a rmies o f
h und red s o f
th o us a nd men,
s eeking to o v er th ro w
l o ca l rul ers , ta ke o v er
th eir l a nd s , a nd th eir
po s itio n o f ro y a l
s o v ereig ns .
B ut,
in th e mid s t
o f w a r a nd
ch a o s
a r a nd ch a o s ,
Cwonfucius
s ea rch ed fo r
pea ce a nd o rd er.
H e s tud ied h o w w is e
king s o f th e pa s t
rul ed pea ceful
d y na s ties .
Also, how
Ch ina s
firs t a nces to rs
l iv ed in h a rmo ny
w ith th e o rd er o f
ian
H ea(vT
en
) .
He
w a nted to rev iv e
th e va l ues a nd
tra d itio ns o f a ncient
d y na s ties .
So , h e b eca me a n
ed uca to r a nd a n
a d v is o r to l o ca l rul ers .
F uture
a d o pted
d y na s ties
Confucius
M a ny
b o o ks w ere
th es e principl es :
Ren
H uma nity , kind nes s , g entl enes s .
Li
Rig h t b eh a v io r: Ritua l s .
Li
Ritua l : Wo rs h ip th e A nces to rs .
Li
Ritua l : G o v ernment o b l ig a tio ns .
Li
Ritua l : D is cipl ines a t h o me.
When abroad serve superiors and ministers, when at home serve elders
(Analects 9.16).
Li
Ritua l : Ceremo nies .
Y ong
V a l o r.
The wise are not confused, the valorous are not fearful
(Analects 9.29).
Yi
M o ra l intentio n.
Z hong
Lo y a l ty .
If the lord directs his minister with li,
the minister will serve his lord with zhong
(Analects 3.19).
X in
Trus tw o r th y : pro mis e keeper.
Take zhong and xin as the pivot and have no friends
who are not like yourself in this
(Analects 1.8).
X iao
F il ia l Piety .
One pupil asked about xiao and Confucius said, Never disobey
(Analects 2.5).
J ing
Res pect.
S hu
R ecipro city : T h e G o l d en Rul e.
That which you do not desire, do not do to others
(Analects 15.24).
De
V ir tue,
po w er, ch a ra cter.
J unzi
G entl ema n: ma n o f perfect v ir tue.
The junzi takes yi as his basic substance; he puts it into practice with li,
uses zhong to enact it and ren to complete it
(Analects 15.18).
D ao
W a y , meth o d , principl e,
mes s a g e.
W u l un
F iv e
Ca rd ina l s :
W u l un
1. S ub ject
to Rul er.
W u l un
2. S o n
to
F a th er.
W u l un
3. Y o ung er
b ro th er to
O l d er
b ro th er.
W u l un
4. W ife
to
H us b a nd .
Women and small men are difficult to nurture. If you get too close to them,
they become stubborn, and if you stay too distant, they become resentful
(Analects 17.25).
W u l un
5. F riend
to
F riend .
T h es e
principl es
a b o ut s o cia l b eh a v io r
a nd mo ra l th inking
a re kno w n a s th e
centra l d o g ma o f th e
rel ig io n:
T he p en dan t fo r b al an ce ...
i s t he Yin Yang s y m b o l :
O p p o s i t es i n l i fe co m p l em en t
an d dep en d o n each o t her fo r
b al an ce an d harm o n y .
Yin
Yang
Female
Male
Passive
Negative
Night
Cold
Active
Positive
Day
Warmth
A l s o s ho wn i n M ul a n an d Sh a ng s ho rs es .
Shang
or
S han g S hu
i s t he n am e o f
o n e o f t he
b o o k s i n t he
Fi v e C l as s i cs
of
C o n f u ci an i s m .
Li
m e a ns:
Ritual.
Zhou
i s t he n am e
o f t he
dy n as t y
du ri n g
whi ch
C o n f u ci u s
l i v ed.
If y o u
i n t erchan g e t he
s y l l ab l es o f
C o n f u ci u s 's
m i ddl e n am e
i n C hi n es e:
Fuzi
y o u g et t he
ho m o p ho n e:
Chi Fu .
Yao
was a k i n g
du ri n g
an ci en t
dy n as t i es ,
who
C o n f u ci u s
reg arded as
wi s e an d
virtuous.
Shan m ean s t o u s u rp .
Yu was t he l eg en dary em p ero r
fo u n ded t he X i a dy n as t y .
who
Wu
Wu
Zhong
m ean s l o y al t y .
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