Confucius
Confucius (C. Kongzi 孔子) (551–479 BCE). The famous sage/philosopher of ancient China. He is considered the founder of the ethico-religious system known as Confucianism, and his ideas have had a profound and lasting influence in all cultural regions of East Asia down to the present day.[1]
In the work that records his teachings, the Lunyu ("Analects"), he is said to have traveled extensively throughout the warring kingdoms of his age, placing emphasis on the possession of an inherent sense of humaneness (ren) by all people, which needed to be manifested and developed through such moral attitudes as a sense of justice 義, propriety 禮, trust 信, wisdom 智, and filial piety 孝. In his teachings, he relied greatly on the canonical texts of his time, such as the Book of Odes 詩經 and Book of History 書經. [source(s): Gakken](Charles Muller)[1]
He lived during the Spring and Autumn period and was from the state of Lu 魯. His personal name was Qiu 丘 and he was styled Zhong Ni 仲尼.[1]
Notes
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孔子 (CJKV entry), Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
External links
Confucius, Wikipedia
