Confucianism

=Confucianism =

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ANTHONY'S __ http://www.religioustolerance.org __  ·  **History **   ·  K'ung Fu Tzu (commonly pronounced Confucius in English) was born in 551 BCE in the state of Lu (modern day Shantung Province   ·   He lived during the Chou dynasty, an era known for its moral laxity   ·   he wandered through many states of China, giving advice to their rulers   ·   He accumulated a small band of students during this time   ·   The last years of his life were devoted himself to teaching.   ·   He died about 479 BCE at the approximate age of 72 ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">writings deal primarily with individual morality and ethics, and the proper exercise of political power by the rulers. ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">There are approximately 6 million Confucians in the world ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">26,000 live in North America ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">all of the remainder are found throughout China and the rest of Asia. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Beliefs **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Confucian ethical teachings include the following values: ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Li: includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Hsiao: love within the family: love of parents for their children and of children for their parents ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Yi: righteousness ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Xin: honesty and trustworthiness ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Jen: benevolence, humaneness towards others; the highest Confucian virtue ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Chung: loyalty to the state, etc <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Practices ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Confucianism does not contain all of the elements of some other religions. ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">the time of the Han dynasty (206 CE) four life passages have been recognized and regulated by Confucian tradition <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·   **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">birth **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The T'ai-shen (spirit of the fetus) ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">protects the expectant woman and deals harshly with anyone who harasses the mother to be   ·   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A special procedure is followed when the placenta is disposed of   ·   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The mother is given a special diet and is allowed rest for a month after delivery ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The mother's family of origin supplies all the items required by the baby <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">reaching maturity:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This life passage is no longer being celebrated, except in traditional families ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">It takes the form of a group meal in which the young adult is served chicken <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">  ·   **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">marriage: This is performed in six stages __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Proposal: ** ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">the couple exchange the eight characters: __the year__, __month__, __day__ and __hour__ of each of their births ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">unpropitious event occurs within the bride-to-be's family during the next three days ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">then the woman is believed to have rejected the proposal <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Engagement:  ** ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">after the wedding day is chosen, the bride announces the wedding with invitations and a gift <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Dowry:  ** ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This is carried to the groom's home in a solemn procession ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The bride-price is then sent to the bride by the groom's parents ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Gifts by the groom to the bride, equal in value to the dowry, are sent to her <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Procession:  ** ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The groom visits the bride's home and brings her back to his place, with much fanfare <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Marriage and Reception:  ** ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The couple recite their vows ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">toast each other with wine ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> and then take center stage at a banquet <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Morning after:  ** ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The bride serves breakfast to the groom's parents, who then reciprocate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ·  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">death:  ** ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">At death, the relatives cry out aloud to inform the neighbors ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The family starts mourning and puts on clothes made of a coarse material ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The corpse is washed and placed in a coffin. ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">significant objects of the deceased are placed into the coffin <span style="font-size: 11pt; 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Brooksie's Resource:

http://www.religionfacts.com/a-z-religion-index/confucianism.htm

Gives basic information about Confucius (his life)
 * He was know as K'ung-fu-tzu
 * Was the founder of religion
 * Served in the minor government as a stable boy and keeping track of books
 * Was the master of six arts:
 * ritual
 * music
 * archery
 * charioteering
 * calligraphy
 * arithmetic
 * He was also familiar with classic traditions.
 * He studied the concepts of education and society, this brought him into politics.

The Religion
 * Had the strongest effect on Chinese society.
 * The man purpose of the religion:
 * humaneness
 * the loyalty to nature
 * it was not a true religion because it did not practice any of their own rituals.
 * Used rituals from the Chinese religion, Taoism, and Buddhism

Meg's Notes Confucianism- [] ·<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Right action and human morality- focus. Influenced by Developed from Confucius (Chinese philosopher’s teaching) ·<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Chinese ethical ·<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Phyilosophical system (complex. Consists of social, moral, philosphoical, and quasi-religion) ·<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> State religion ·<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Founder was said to be K’ung Fu Tzu (551 BCE) ·<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Teachings of Confucius is taught with Taoist ·<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> 6million Confucians today **-His writings deal primarily with individual morality and ethics**
 * Izzy:** [|**http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm**]
 * - K’ung Fu-Tzu born 551 B.C.E **
 * - Gave up his government job to teach people how to behave. **
 * - -always be considerate of others **
 * - respect you ancestors, **
 * - have balance in things **
 * - avoiding extremes **
 * - if you live in peace and harmony you will be in spiritual contact with the universe (including nature) **


 * || **Li: includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc.** ||
 * || **Hsiao: love within the family: love of parents for their children and of children for their parents** ||
 * || **Yi: righteousness** ||
 * || **Xin: honesty and trustworthiness** ||
 * || **Jen: benevolence, humaneness towards others; the highest Confucian virtue** ||
 * || **Chung: loyalty to the state, etc.** ||
 * Marriage has six stages: the proposal, engagement, dowry, procession, marriage and reception, morning after (bride serves the groom’s parents dinner.**


 * At death, the relatives cry out aloud to inform the neighbors. The family starts mourning and puts on clothes made of a coarse material. The corpse is washed and placed in a coffin. Mourners bring incense and money to offset the cost of the funeral. Food and significant objects of the deceased are placed into the coffin. Ect it gets long and confusing.**

__ Omari’s stuff… __

If the two religions were combines they’d be ideal to today’s society and most parents would probably love them. With Confucianism focusing on respecting elders and your parents that would be a plus for parents, and with Taoism’s ban on cheating, lying, stealing, murder, adultery, and alcohol drinking it would make them a great religion. This could prevent kids getting into dangerous situations drinking alcohol and it would stop people from murdering and things like that. Even adults wouldn’t drink alcohol so this could prevent drunk drivers and things that fall under that category.

Some negative things about combining these two religions are that without drinking any alcohol in a lifetime if someone were to stray from the religion and drink some their body would have more of a negative reaction to it. This could result in alcohol overdose and related issues. Without people stealing if someone decided to then they wouldn’t be suspected and it’d be harder to catch criminals and some people would take advantage of the trust and kindness that goes into the religion.

Confucianism could be seen as the better religion of the two because it was a little more loose and offered sayings as advice and things that wouldn’t be too much to ask people to follow in today’s society. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucism

Olivia Dynan’s notes Confucianism: Notes: -K’ung Fu Tzu, born in 551 B.C. lived during Chou dynasty, -He gave advice to rulers all around China. -Writings have to do with, individual morality and ethics, taught to kings a proper way to rule. - Teachings of Confucianism blended with Taoist communion w/t nature and Buddhist concepts. - 6 million Confucians in the world. 26000 live in north America rest in China. - “ethical system to which rituals at important times during one’s lifetime have been added.” -4 life passages been recognized and regulated by Confucian tradition: - Birth ( protects expectant woman deals with anyone who harasses the mother to be - Reaching maturity: no longer celebrated, except in traditional families.

- Marriage: preformed in 6 stages, Proposal: couple exchange 8 characters year, month, day hour their births. Engagement: bride announces the wedding w/t invitations and gift of cookies in the shapes of a moon. Dowry: Carried by grooms home in solemn procession. Bride price sent to the bride by the grooms parents. Gifts by groom equal in value of the dowry. Procession: Groom visits brides home. Marriage and reception: couple recites their vows, toast with wine take center stage at banquet. Morning after: bride serves breakfast to grooms parents Death: relatives cry out loud to inform neighbors. Bring coffin to cemetery. [|http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htmMeg's Stuff.]

Grace West

http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm Confucianism is a religion based off a balance of many values. One must be ritual, love your family, have righteousness, be honest and trustworthy, be kind and humanitarian, and be loyal to the state. Confucianism is mostly an ethical system in which __rituals__ are extremely important in one’s lifetime. These rights of passage are birth, reaching maturity, marriage, and death. Each event has specific steps which have to be followed. Obeying these rituals was important to cultivate oneself. Confucius was a man who created this religion. He moved around China through man y states, gaining followers on his way. His writings deal with morality and ethics of an individual.

=Valerian Planche's stuff= =<span style="font-size: 24px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Religions of the world B.A. Robinson = =http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm= K'ung Fu Tzu was born in 551 BCE born in the state of LU Lu is the modern day shantung Provine. He lived during the Choi dynasty Era known for its moral laxity He traveled through many states of china. He traveled through china to give advice to their rulers. As he traveled he gathered students. He died in 479 BCE at the age of 72


 * || **Li**: includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc. ||
 * || **Hsiao**: love within the family: love of parents for their children and of children for their parents ||
 * || **Yi**: righteousness ||
 * || **Xin**: honesty and trustworthiness ||
 * || **Jen**: benevolence, humaneness towards others; the highest Confucian virtue ||
 * || **Chung**: loyalty to the state, etc. ||