Confucianism1. Basic Beliefs:

Believes with the Taoist in the agreement to nature and believes with the Buddhist in the ideas of afterlife1Love within a family1Love of parents for their children and of children for their parents1Confucianism is not only the teachings of Confucius, but also the traditional customs and rites of Chinese.3

2. Important People and Why:

K'ung Fu Tzu- Born in 551 BCE, Founded Confucianism1

3. Duties, Dress, Title of Clergy Members:

The traditional dress of Confucian scholars is in the paintings of the famous folk painter, Shin Yun-bok. Inthese paintings, the outer robes are long, but never touches the ground. Inside the robes, multiple layers of undergarments can be seen. Wide sleeves hang down on the side. The whole outfit includes a horse-hair hat.2

4. Sacred Texts:

Si Shu and Wu jung, both by Chu Hsi during 1130-1200 CE1The texts are divided into two categories, known as the "King" (Classics), and the "Shuh" (Books).3

5. Sacred Sites:

Lu, China- was location of where Kung Fu-Tzu was born7

6. Sacred Rites, Practices, and Procedures :

Doesn't include a lot pertaining to "a religion", mostly just a belief 1Stages in life: birth, reaching maturity, marriage, death1 In the "Li-ki", there are 6 main ceremonial observances. Capping, marriage, mourning rites, sacrifices, feasts,and interviews3

7. Place of Worship:

There are six schools: Han Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism, Contemporary Neo-Confucianism, KoreanConfucianism, Japanese Confucianism and Singapore Confucianism.1There is no specific place of worship4

8. Taboos or Prohibitions on behavior, Food, etc.:

Can't go against parents5

9. Holidays and/or Holy Days:

Did not find any holidays

10. Sects or different groups within the religion:

Men over girls5 Parents over kids5 When the husband dies, the wife belongs to the son5

11. Historic or Currents Conflicts:

Chou dynasty was when K'ung Fu Tzu lived1213 B.C- Shi Hwang-Ti, said that all Confucian books, excepting the "Y-king", should be destroyed. The penalty of death was threatened against all scholars who might have the books or teachings. 100 of thescholars who did not comply by the rules were buried alive. This rule was taken away by the Han dynasty, in191 B.C3 Since China is dominant in the East Asia area, Confucianism has lasting effects on Japan, Vietnam, Koreaand territories towards the north6

MLA Citation

1"Confucianism: Founded by K'ung Fu Tzu" http://www.religioustolerance.org. 27 Sept 2007<http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm>.