He lived -551 to -478 and established Chinese-law foundations.
Confucianism is about how to live practical and wise life. Do not do to people what you would not like them to do to you {golden rule, Confucius}. Maintain tradition and social order, such as loyalty to ruler and family, conformity to social behavior rules, and sympathy for others. Become educated, do one's duty, have virtue, have courage, obey, and be deferent. People should have self-discipline, not be selfish or seek profit, have filial piety, tell truth, have knowledge, be benevolent and humane, and have jen. People should have correct behavior {li, Confucius}, which leads to correct inner states. People that have proper behavior for their social station cause imitation by others, out of sense of correctness, and people, society, and government then follow correct way of living, because they have virtue. Good government requires wisdom and righteousness.
Universe obliges people to be moral {Decree of Heaven} {t'ien ming}. All things in universe have fates {Destiny} {ming} that determine social position, wealth, health, and so on. People should accept fate and concentrate on living morally and benevolently {tao, Confucius} {Way of the Sages}.
He lived -372 to -289 and was Confucian. People innately have compassion, are courteous, are good, love parents, respect older people, care about other people, and have sense of right and wrong. They innately can have shame and can be benevolent, dutiful, ritualistic, and wise. Ethical sense develops naturally, and society only needs to assist development.
He lived -298 to -238 and was Confucian. People are naturally selfish, envious, hateful, and desirous, and so cause conflict, violence, crime, and wanton behavior. People develop desires that society must regulate. Society imposes order and so helps people gain more satisfaction overall.
He lived -179 to -104 and was Confucian. Confucianism became China's political system and religion [136] {Mandate of Heaven}. Human life and universe both have good and bad, active and passive, and yin and yang and so have cycles.
Confucianism became dominant.
The Five Classics are Shu ching or Canonical Book of Documents by Wu ching, Shih ching or Canonical Book of Songs, I ching or Canonical Book of Changes, Li Chi or Canon of Rites, and Ch'un-Ch'iu or Spring and Autumn Annals.
He lived 768 to 824, was neo-Confucian, followed Mencius, and was against Buddhism. He wrote in old style prose {gu wen}, as did Meng Jiao [751 to 814].
He lived 772 to 841, followed Mencius, and was against Buddhism.
He lived 1017 to 1073 and combined Neo-Taoism and Confucianism to make ideas used in later Neo-Confucianism.
He lived 1011 to 1077 and was neo-Confucian.
He lived 1020 to 1077 and was neo-Confucian.
He lived 1032 to 1085, was brother to Ch'eng I, and was idealist neo-Confucian.
He lived 1033 to 1107, was brother to Ch'eng Hao, was rational Neo-Confucian, and started new Confucianism, Ch'eng-Chu School. All things have unchanging pattern and changing matter. People need to live properly and have education to discern the pure patterns in impure matter.
He lived 1130 to 1200, wrote the Four Books, and started neo-Confucian Ch'eng-Chu School, which blended Ch'eng-I ideas, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
All things have unchanging pattern and changing matter. Principles {li, Chu Hsi} {t'ai ch'i} interact with matter and energy {ch'i, matter}. People need to live properly and have education to discern the pure patterns in impure matter.
The Four Beginnings are feeling shame, deferring to others, sharing other's feelings, and perceiving. The Four Virtues are being wise, loving humanity, acting correctly, and following ritual.
The Seven Emotions are hate, love, happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and wanting. The Four Books are Lun-yü, Ta Hsüeh, Chung Yung, and Meng-tzu.
He lived 1138 to 1193, was Neo-Confucian, and blended Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in Lu-Wang School.
Sung Dynasty used Neoconfucianism to make social relations rigid and formal and to emphasize knowledge and learning.
He lived 1472 to 1529, was Neo-Confucian, and blended Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in Lu-Wang School. He used moral principles to unify close-relationship types. Mind or heart {hsin} is the most-important thing. People should observe and control their minds.
He lived 1489 to 1546 and taught the sijo poet Hwang Chini. Great harmony {taehwa} unites the "i" and "ki" of neo-Confucianism.
He lived 1501 to 1570. He emphasized effort and devotion {chisung}, as neo-Confucian mental strength {kyung} with emphasis on action. Process allows the "i" and "ki" of neo-Confucianism to derive from each other.
He lived 1536 to 1584. Process allows the "i" to become the "ki" of neo-Confucianism.
He lived 1583 to 1657, was Neo-Confucian, and established it as religion during Tokugawa Shogunate.
He lived 1619 to 1692 and was Confucian.
He lived 1635 to 1704 and was Confucian.
He lived 1724 to 1777 and was Confucian.
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