Inter-religious or inter-philosophical dialogue has occurred in the modern period between scholars of Confucianism and scholars of several religions, including Islam and Christianity. Confucianism - Confucianism and Catholicism. Representing a relatively traditionalist-humanist viewpoint of Catholic thought, the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia declares: "In Confucianism there is much to admire." The Encyclopedia praises its "noble conception of the supreme Heaven-god" as well as the high standard ...

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Several names for Confucianism exist in Chinese. "School of the Scholars" (pinyin Rújiā) 儒家 (Traditional and Simplified Chinese) "Teaching of the Scholars" (pinyin: Rujiao) 儒教 (Traditional and Simplified) "Scholarly study" or "Scholar studies" (pinyin: Ruxue) 儒學 (Traditional) 儒学 (Simplified) "Teaching of Confucius" or "Religion of Confucius" (pinyin: Kongjiao)

Later in his reign, Emperor Wen became superstitious and started search for supernatural events. In 165 BC, at the instigation of the sorcerer Xinyuan Ping (新垣平), he built a temple north of Wei River dedicated to five gods. He then promoted Xinyuan and awarded him with much treasure. At Xinyuang's suggestion, Emperor Wen planned a thorough revision of the governmental system and the building of many temples. In 164 BC, Xinyuan Ping had an associate place a jade cup outside the imperial palace with mysterious writings on them, and also ...

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