Confucianism

Confucianism (儒家, Pinyin rújiā, literally "The School of the Scholars"; or, less accurately, ?? k?ng jiào, "The Religion of Kong") is an East Asian ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius.

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Pinyin - East Asia - Ethical - Philosophical system - Chinese - Sage - Confucius

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Debated during the Warring States Period and forbidden during the short-lived Qin Dynasty, Confucianism was chosen by Han Wudi for use as a political system to govern the Chinese state. Despite its loss of influence during the Tang Dynasty, Confucianist doctrine remained a mainstream Chinese orthodoxy for two millennia until the beginning of the 20th century, when it was vigorously repressed by Chinese Communism. However, there are recent signs of a revival of Confucianism in mainland China.

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Warring States Period - Qin Dynasty - Han Wudi - Political system - Chinese - Tang Dynasty - 20th century - Chinese Communism - Mainland China

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The cultures most strongly influenced by Confucianism include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. This includes various territories, including mainland China (including Hong Kong and Macao), Taiwan, Singapore (settled predominantly by ethnic Chinese), the Korean peninsula, and Vietnam.

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Culture - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Vietnamese - Mainland China - Hong Kong - Macao - Taiwan - Singapore - Ethnic Chinese - Korean peninsula - Vietnam

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Zhu Xi and other Neo-Confucians gave Confucianism renewed vigour in the Song and later dynasties. Neo-Confucianism combined Taoist and Buddhist ideas with existing Confucian ideas to create a more complete metaphysics than had ever existed before. Confucianism as it exists today is primarily a creation of Zhu Xi and the other Neo-Confucians.

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Zhu Xi - Neo-Confucians - Song - Taoist - Buddhist - Metaphysics

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