Confucianism-CGard

= = =Confucianism:=


 * Founder-**

The founder of Confucianism was Confucius. He was born in 551 B.C., during a violent time in China. He wanted his ideas and teachings to restore the order of his society. Even though he was politically active, he never had the political power to put his ideas into practice. Even though this was the case, his ideas would become the foundation of Chinese thought for more than 2,000 years. Confucius basic beliefs were that social order, harmony, and good government could be restored if the Chinese society was organized around five basic relatiohships. The relationships between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, older brother and younger brother, and frienda and friend. A proper conduct regulated each of these relationships. Example: rulers should practice kindness and viruous living, subjects should be loyal and law-abiding. Confucius stressed that children should practice respect for their parents and ancestors, filial piety. A quote from the //Analects//: "Ziyou [a disciple of Confucius] asked about filial piety. The Master said: Nowadays people think they are dutiful sons when they feed their parents. Yet they also feed their dogs and horses. Unless there is respect, where is the difference?" There are 6.3 million followers of this religion.