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Spread Of Confucianism

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Confucianism
1. What is the point of origin?

The founder of Confucianism was Confucius, who was born around 552 B.C.E. in the small state of Lu and died in 479 B.C.E. Confucianism was founded shortly after his death in the 5th through 6th century,

2. How did religion/philosophy spread?

The spread of Confucianism across East Asia was very skillful mostly through voluntary and agreed-to means, rather than by victorious capture or conversion. Although China controlled parts of the Korean peninsula and the Vietnam area early in the Common Time in history, by 1000 C.E. none of China's neighbors was under direct Chinese rule.

3. How many followers are there worldwide?

Although Confucianism was popular back then, but today there are about 5,000,000 …show more content…

Who founded the religion? When

The founder of this Philosophy, Confucius is believed to have been born around 551 B.C.E and to have died in 479 B.C.E. He traveled from state to state teaching the sons of the nobility about leadership and sense of right and wrong. He was not famous during his lifetime, and never accomplished the high position he wanted to as an advisor to a great ruler. In this way, later drawings or descriptions of Kongzi as a powerful player in the events of his time and a well-known figure in early Chinese history are not faithful to the historical record.

6. What is the name of the Holy Book?
Confucius himself left no writings. Collections of clever sayings and short stories related to Confucius, such as the Lunyu Analects were got together by Confucius loyal students after his death. Neither the Lunyu nor other texts related to early Confucian thinkers were as important to Confucius followers as the Wujing Five Classics of Western Zhou origin, which usually in the past are attributed to Confucius as writer or editor. It was these works of early Chinese books that became the first accepted writings of the Confucian tradition in the 2nd century and it was not until the 12th century. That texts directly concerned with Confucius and other people of the tradition reached first or important religious …show more content…

Unlike Buddhist or Taoist, institutions, no permanent priesthood maintained Confucian temples, and the very idea related to monks and nuns was unknown and strange to the Confucian tradition. If the scholar-official was the priest or pastor of Confucianism, then his true church was the government office and the village center. At the level of both state and community, the Confucian scholar-official was expected to serve as the giving fighter for excellence the kind manager of valuable supplies, and the learned person who protects another from harm of

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