1. Confucianism ByChristine Rowe, Jonathan Rong Li, Uyen Neguyen, and Harang Song Conjugal Bliss Co nfucius

2. Who was the founder of Confucianism??

The founder of Confucianism was a man named, well Confucius.

He was around from 551 to 479 B.C.E

3. Where was the region that Confucianism was developed in??

This region is China

Time period was from about 6 thcentury to 5 thcentury B.C.E

4. A Holy Book Or not??

No, there was no Holy Book. At least not one book. However, several books which were composed of the

Five Classics

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Four Books

5. Polytheistic or Monotheistic??

Confucianism is not a main religion

Therefore Confucianism is neither Polytheistic nor Monotheistic

6. Tenants of Confucianism

TheConfucian Canonachieved its present form in the Sung Dynasty under the direction of Chu Hsi (1130-1200).

It consists of theFive Classicsand theFour Books .

Shu Ching(Classic of History) and

Lun Yu(Analects) of Confucius arethe examples.

7. Impact of Confucianism

Reshaped social relationships and hierarchy

Educated young men for government positions

Taught man that he can do it all by himself if he only follows the way of the ancients

8. Post-Confucianism

cruel, no mercy, expressed harshness

mass executions of prisoners

Villages captured: women, children, and aged could be beheaded

mass slaughters of thousands: thrown into boiling cauldronsrelatives forced to drink the human soup

9. Branches of Confucianism

There have been no clearly defined splits in the religion.

However, different interpretations of Confuciuss teachings have been developed.

Ultimate division: regards inborn goodness of mankind

Two main branches were formed:

10. Branches of Confucianism

Mencius: human intention is inherently good, and that all men are born good, although they may become wicked.

Xunzi (Hsun-tzu): people are born inherently with evil natures and desires, and require cultivation through ritual.

Despite the development of different outlooks on the initial good will of man, all views eventually recognize the importance of human education and cultivation.

11. Branches of Confucianism

Other schools of Confucianism have developed over several millennia:

Korean Confucianism

Neo-Confucianism

New Confucianism

12. Spread of Confucianism

The Emperor Han Wudi spread Confucianism when he expanded his empire to northern Vietnam and Korea.

Italian missonary Matteo Ricci introduced Confucianism to Europe when he studied it as a strategy to introduce Christianity to China

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Region Where Confucianism Influence is Evident:China

Number of Followers Worldwide:6.3 million

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