Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia - Confucius
Confucius The original member of "Massachusetts Most Wanted"(originally K'ung Fu-Tzu, traditionally September 28 551 BCE–479 BCE) was ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucius: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Confucius
Confucius (Kung Fu-tsu) Chinese sage, writer or the Analects -551-479   (See also: Confucius , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucius: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Confucius
Confucius (551-479 BCE): Latinized name for Kung Fu-tzu, Chinese founder of Confucianism whose sayings are preserved in the Analects. ...   » Read the article

Article - Inspirational Quotes: To Be Wronged Is Nothing Unless You Continue To Remember It.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.   - Confucius   (See also: Inspirational Quotes, Love Quotes,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - Philosophy
Main article: Confucianism Although Confucianism is often followed in a religious manner by the Chinese, argument continues over whether ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Analects Of Confucius: Encyclopedia - Analects Of Confucius
The Analects (Traditional: 論語; Simplified: 论语; Hanyu Pinyin: Lùn Yǔ, or Lún Yǔ as some might insist), also known as the Anale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honesty: Encyclopedia - Honesty
Honesty, the quality of being honest, is a value which can be defined in multiple ways. In the context of human communication, people are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Books: Encyclopedia - Four Books
The Four Books of Confucianism (not to be confused with the Four Classical Novels of Chinese literature) are Chinese classic texts that Z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zengzi: Encyclopedia - Zengzi
Zengzi (曾子; also called Zeng Shen, 曾參; or Ziyu, 子輿) (505 BCE - 436 BCE) was a philosopher and student of Confucius. Zengzi is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution: Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (Simplified: 无产阶级文化大革命; Traditional: 無產階級文化大革命; Hanyu Pinyi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Learning: Encyclopedia - Great Learning
The Great Learning (Chinese: 大學, pinyin: Dà Xué) is the first of the Four books which were selected by Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Five Classics: Encyclopedia - Five Classics
The Five Classics (五經, Wǔjīng) is a corpus of five ancient Chinese books used by Confucianism as the basis of studies. According to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mencius: Encyclopedia - Mencius
Mencius (most accepted dates: 372–289 BCE; other possible dates: 385–BC/302 BCE), also known by his birth name Meng Ke or Ko, was bor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 481 Bc: Encyclopedia - 481 Bc
481 BC - Events. The Congress at the Isthmus of Corinth ends a war between Athens and Aegina 481 BC - Births. Protagoras - Greek p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctrine Of The Mean: Encyclopedia - Doctrine Of The Mean
The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸; Pinyin: Zhōngyōng) is one of the Four Books, part of the Confucian canonical scriptures. Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Muller: Encyclopedia - Charles Muller
Charles Muller is a translator specializing in East Asian philosophical texts. He has translated the following texts into English: Anale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamaga Soko: Encyclopedia - Yamaga Soko
Yamaga Soko (September 21, 1622 - October 23, 1685) was a Japanese philosopher and strategist. He was a Confucian, and applied Confucius'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Classic Texts: Encyclopedia - Chinese Classic Texts
China has a wealth of classical literature, both poetry and prose, dating from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) and including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creation Book: Encyclopedia - Creation Book
Creation is an epic historical fiction novel by Gore Vidal which was published in 1981. The plot follows the adventures of a Persian dipl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosopher: Encyclopedia - Philosopher
A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. The word, "philosopher," literally means "lover of wis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 479 Bc: Encyclopedia - 479 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC 450s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vernacular Chinese: Encyclopedia - Vernacular Chinese
Vernacular Chinese (pinyin: báihuà; Wade-Giles: paihua) is a style or register of the written Chinese language essentially modeled afte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spring And Autumn Annals: Encyclopedia - Spring And Autumn Annals
The Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋 Chūn Qiū, also known as 麟經 Lín Jīng) is the official chronicle of the state of Lu covering t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Law: Encyclopedia - Chinese Law
The Law of China, for most of the history of China, was rooted in the Confucian philosophy of social control. These influences remain in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David H. Li: Encyclopedia - David H. Li
David H. Li, born 1928 in Ningbo, China, moved to the United States of America in 1949. He currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland. After r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucius: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Confucius
Confucius: Romanized name of K'ung Fu Tse. His teachings set the social framework for Chinese society. This framework was copied by ot...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucius: Health And Healing Dictionary On Confucius
Confucius: (551-479 BC) The most famous philosopher of ancient China. According to tradition, he was born in Lu, China. Author of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucius: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Confucius
Confucius (Chinese: K'ung Fu-tzu, "Master K'ung"; 551-479 BC) The most famous philosopher of ancient China. According to tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Analects Of Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Analects Of Confucius - History And Versions
The Analects is believed to have been written over a period of 30 to 50 years. Begun sometime during the Spring and Autumn Period, it was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disciples Of Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Disciples Of Confucius - Less Known Disciples
Sze-ma Ch'ien here observes: 'Of the thirty-five disciples which precede, we have some details. Their age and other particulars are found...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qufu: Encyclopedia Ii - Qufu - Temple Of Confucius Kong Miao
Within two years after the death of Confucius, his former house in Qufu was already consecrated as a temple by the Prince of Lu. In 205 B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honesty: Encyclopedia Ii - Honesty - The Studies Of Confucius About Honesty
Confucius recognized several levels of honesty, fundamental to his ethics: His shallowest concept of honesty was implied in his notion of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Analects Of Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Analects Of Confucius - Influence And Significance
Since Confucius' time, the Analects has heavily influenced the philosophy and moral values of China and later other East Asian countries ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucius, K'ung Fu-tzu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Confucius, K'ung Fu-tzu
Confucius K'ung Fu-tzu (551-479 BC) "Philosopher K'ung"; Chinese philosopher, statesman, and scholar, whose teachings dealt ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disciples Of Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Disciples Of Confucius - Twenty Others Added By Scholars
The research of scholars has added about twenty others. 81. Lin Fang, styled Tsze-ch'iu (林放, 字子邱), a native of Lu. The only thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Books: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Books - The Great Learning
The Great Learning (Chinese: 大學) was originally one chapter in Li Ji (the Classic of Rites). It consists of a short main text attribu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Books: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Books - The Analects Of Confucius
The Analects of Confucius (Chinese: 论语) is a record of speeches by Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Development Of Early Confucianism
Confucius was a famous sage and social philosopher of China whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asia for 2400 years. The relation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meritocracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Meritocracy - Individual Proponents
Meritocracy - Confucius. "In teaching there should be no distinction of classes." - Analects XV. 39. tr. Legge Many western admirers of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Core Concepts
Confucianism - Rites. "Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Names For Confucianism
Several names for Confucianism exist in Chinese. "School of the Scholars" (pinyin Rújiā) 儒家 (Traditional and Simplified Chinese) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Books: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Books - The Doctrine Of The Mean
The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸) is now part of the Records of Rites (Chinese: 禮記, or Liji) (see Records of Ritual Matters)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Core Confucian Texts
The development of Confucianism is traced through the development of its canon. It is therefore helpful to first list the main Confucian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - The Spread Of Confucianism
As mentioned above, the Burning of the Books and Burying of the Scholars resulted in the destruction of large numbers of books, and very ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reports Of Unusual Religious Childbirths: Encyclopedia Ii - Reports Of Unusual Religious Childbirths - Infertilily
Reports of unusual religious childbirths - Confucius. Born when his father was 70 years old and his mother was 15. Reports of unusua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Debates
Confucianism - Does Confucianism promote corruption?. Different from many other political philosophies, Confucianism is reluctant to em...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucianism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Confucianism
Confucianism A world religion based on the teachings of Confucius): His writtings form the basis of Confucianism. Doctrines include an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meritocracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Meritocracy - Meritocratic Civilization
Meritocracy - Western civilization: The Anglosphere and Western Europe. Western civilization as a whole is based largely on principles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meritocracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Meritocracy - Origin Of Term
The term was first used, in a pejorative sense, in Michael Young's 1958 book Rise of the Meritocracy, which is set in a dystopian future ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meritocracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Meritocracy - Meritocratic States
Meritocracy - Singapore. Among modern nation-states, the Republic of Singapore perhaps aspires to be a pure Meritocracy, with its empha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meritocracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Meritocracy - Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is a social theory which holds that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is not only a model for the develo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reports Of Unusual Religious Childbirths: Encyclopedia Ii - Reports Of Unusual Religious Childbirths - Unusual Locations
Reports of unusual religious childbirths - People reported to be born in the Kaaba. Hakim ibn Hizam and also Ali, son of Fatima bint A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reports Of Unusual Religious Childbirths: Encyclopedia Ii - Reports Of Unusual Religious Childbirths - Virgin Birth
Reports of unusual religious childbirths - Virgin Birth. Jesus is said to have been born of a virgin mother, Mary. See also Nativity a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Cultural Revolution - Effect
The effects of the Cultural Revolution directly or indirectly touched essentially all of China's populace. During the Cultural Revolution...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reports Of Unusual Religious Childbirths: Encyclopedia Ii - Reports Of Unusual Religious Childbirths - Other Unusual Circumstances
Reports of unusual religious childbirths - The Buddha. Siddhartha Gautama was reported to have been born after appearing to his mother...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Cultural Revolution - Time Of The Gang Of Four
Cultural Revolution - Developments and Criticize Confucius Criticize Lin Biao Campaign. Mao Zedong was busy trying to find a new succes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Cultural Revolution - After The Revolution
Even though Hua Guofeng publicly denounced and arrested the Gang of Four in 1976, he continued to invoke Mao's name to justify his polici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Cultural Revolution - Time Dominated By Lin Biao
Cultural Revolution - Transition of the party apparatus. On April 1, 1969, at the CCP's Ninth Congress, Lin was the big winner, officia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Cultural Revolution - Background
Cultural Revolution - Great Leap Forward. Main Article: Great Leap Forward In 1957, after China's first Five-Year Plan, Mao Zedong call...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Cultural Revolution - The Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution - 1966: The road to democracy begins. On August 8, 1966, the Central Committee of the CCP passed a bill, "Decisions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Names For Confucianism
Several names for Confucianism exist in Chinese. "School of the Scholars" (pinyin Rújiā) 儒家 (Traditional and Simplified Chinese) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ru Ja: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Ru Ja
Ru ja: Chinese name for the school of Confucius (Confucianism).    (See also: Ru ja , Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul) &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kung Fu Tse: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Kung Fu Tse
Kung Fu Tse: Chinese name for Confucius.    (See also: Kung Fu Tse , Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Development Of Early Confucianism
Confucius (551–479 BCE) was a famous sage and social philosopher of China whose teachings deeply influenced East Asia for twenty centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Values: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Values - Historical Discussions Of Universal Values
The first philosophical discussions of universal values seemed to occur around the same time: Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC), Plato (427 B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Extreme: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Great Extreme
Great Extreme of Confucius (SD)   (See also: Great Extreme , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Deep: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Great Deep
Great Extreme of Confucius (SD)   (See also: Great Deep , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary) &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lao-tze: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Lao-tze
Lao-tze (Chin.). A great sage, saint and philosopher who preceded Confucius.   (See also: Lao-tze , Theosophy, Spirituality, B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucianism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Confucianism
Confucianism: Religious and philosophical system of China based on the teachings of Confucius which emphasizes social values such as f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lao-tzu: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Lao-tzu
Lao-Tzu: Legendary founder of Taoism and author of the Tao Te Ching, who is said to have been an older contemporary of Confucius. &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wang Fuzhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Wang Fuzhi - Philosophical Work
Wang fu-zi is said to have written over a hundred books, but many of them have been lost; the remainder are collected as the Ch’uan-sha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lao-tzu: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Lao-tzu
Lao-tzu Chinese civil servant, philosopher and sage whom Confucius described as appearing like a dragon rising to the clouds; writer ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ssu-ma Ch'ien: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Ssu-ma Ch'ien: Author of classic Chinese historical text titled Historical Records (c. 100 BCE) which contains brief accounts of Confu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mencius: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Mencius
Mencius (390-305 BCE): Latinized name for Meng-tzu, the most important Confucian writer after Confucius; Mencius emphisized the import...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teacher's Day: Encyclopedia Ii - Teacher's Day - Taiwan
In Taiwan it is celebrated on September 28. The day honors teachers' virtues, pains, and also their contribution not only to their own st...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tao: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Tao
Tao: Translated it means the way (Chinese). In the form of the Tao in Taoism, Tao is the way of nature, which is undescribable. For Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teacher: Encyclopedia Ii - Teacher - Related Positions
A teacher who registers a student, or who is positioned to help the student in a particular subject, is called a "tutor". A teacher or tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuition: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuition - Historical And Social Content
It is interesting to understand the historical basis for tuition. In ancient times, many teachers were self-employed philosophers who off...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Meritocracy
"In teaching, there should be no distinction of classes." (Analects XV, 39) Although Confucius claimed that he never invented anything bu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - I Ching: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On I Ching
I Ching "Book of Change", Chinese oracle and philosophical text based on a deep understanding of yin and yang; consisting o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahjong: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahjong - History
Mahjong - Mahjong in China. One of the myths (probably originates from the West) regarding the origin of Mahjong suggests that Confuciu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun Tzu: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun Tzu - Sun Tzu As A Historical Figure
The only surviving source on the life of Sun Tzu is the biography written in the 2nd century BCE by the historian Sima Qian, who describe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Analects: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Analects
Analects (Lun Yu): Literally "digested conversations," the most reliable of all collections of Confucius's teachings, and on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Clement Xi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Clement Xi - Chinese Rites Controversy
Another important decision of Clement was in regard to the Chinese Rites controversy: the Jesuit missionaries were forbidden to take part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tang Dynasty Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Tang Dynasty Art - Background
The Tang dynasty, with its capital at Chang'an (today's Xi'an), the most populous city in the world at the time, is regarded by historian...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Five Classics: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Five Classics
Five Classics (ching): 12th century CE designation for five early Chinese classical texts which were purportedly compiled by Confucius...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Wei: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Wei - Origins
In the traditional (partly Confucian) Chinese understanding of governance, a prince has only to sit at the right place, facing south, wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virtue Jurisprudence: Encyclopedia Ii - Virtue Jurisprudence - Law And Virtue Outside The Western Tradition
The phrase "virtue jurisprudence" is usually applied in the context of contemporary Western philosophical thinking about law. There are, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sungkyunkwan University: Encyclopedia Ii - Sungkyunkwan University - History
The literal meaning of "Sungkyunkwan" is "an institution for building a harmonious society of perfected human beings." Eighteen schools a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Baptist University: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Baptist University - Emblem And Logo
The Hong Kong Baptist University emblem consists of three pictorial elements: the Bible, waves and knots. The Bible symbolises the unique...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Ryckmans: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Ryckmans - Works
Ryckmans wrote a series of famous books about Chinese Cultural Revolution. He is also a translator of Chinese literature, such as the Ana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - Disciples
See main article : Disciples of Confucius Confucius' philosophical school was first continued by his direct disciples and by his onl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - Teachings
In the Analects, where one can find the most intimate descriptions of him, Confucius (孔夫子) presents himself as a transmitter who in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - Family And Descendants
Confucius' descendants were repeatedly identified and honored by successive imperial governments. They were honored with the rank of a ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - His Life
According to traditional belief, Confucius was born in 551 BCE (during the Spring and Autumn Period, at the beginning of the Hundred Scho...   » Read the article