Kong Zi Or Confucius: A Famous Man In China
Kong Zi or Confucius is a very famous man in China. In fact his ways are still being learned today. He was born at September 28 , 551 B.C in Qufu, in a small feudal state of Lu in what is now known as Shandong Province. Confucius is an ancient Chinese politician, teacher and philosopher. He belonged in The Spring and Autumn Period or Period of A Hundred Schools or even some might say the Warring States period. Kong Zi’s philosophy is centered on personal and govermental morality, social relations , sincerity and justice. His father is Kong Su Liang Ho. He was a military officer in the Lu Military. It is said that Kong Su Liang Ho divorced his first wife after she had given birth to two daughters and a deformed son. Yan was his second
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The Lun Yu, the Analects of the conversations is a book attributed to Kong Zi. This is a collection of twenty books of aphorisms and political moral discourse between Master and Discples. Kong Zi was not the one who wrote the book but instead, the Lun Yu is a compilations of the wise sayings of Kong Zi collected by his disciples after his death. The book contains the wisdom of Kong Zi and what he acquired from the years of intense and sensitive observation of life. The sayings are also short and may appear simple.
When we talk about Kon Zi, Confucianism always follows. Confucianism is often considered and followed in a very religious manner by the Chinese but there is still a debate whether Confucianism is a religion or not. Many don’t find it religious and find its character secular. Even though it talks of elements in the after life and it has also has views concerning heaven. It also has somewhat indifferent to some spiritual matters which are very crucial to religious …show more content…
It has also played a key role in the development of other countries that were affected by the Chinese cultural sphere. This includes Korea, Japan and later Vietnam. It indeed shaped the customs and thoughts of China for many centuries. The Analects consist of large number of brief passages. Some may only have one sentence or two and is arrange in twenty sections. Also many of the passages sayings were attributed to Confucius as Master, other reports were the words of his disciples and historical incidents in which he or his followers figure while some passages have no connection to Confucius at
The Lun Yu, the Analects of the conversations is a book attributed to Kong Zi. This is a collection of twenty books of aphorisms and political moral discourse between Master and Discples. Kong Zi was not the one who wrote the book but instead, the Lun Yu is a compilations of the wise sayings of Kong Zi collected by his disciples after his death. The book contains the wisdom of Kong Zi and what he acquired from the years of intense and sensitive observation of life. The sayings are also short and may appear simple.
When we talk about Kon Zi, Confucianism always follows. Confucianism is often considered and followed in a very religious manner by the Chinese but there is still a debate whether Confucianism is a religion or not. Many don’t find it religious and find its character secular. Even though it talks of elements in the after life and it has also has views concerning heaven. It also has somewhat indifferent to some spiritual matters which are very crucial to religious …show more content…
It has also played a key role in the development of other countries that were affected by the Chinese cultural sphere. This includes Korea, Japan and later Vietnam. It indeed shaped the customs and thoughts of China for many centuries. The Analects consist of large number of brief passages. Some may only have one sentence or two and is arrange in twenty sections. Also many of the passages sayings were attributed to Confucius as Master, other reports were the words of his disciples and historical incidents in which he or his followers figure while some passages have no connection to Confucius at