Confucius
551-479 BCE 72 years
aka: Kong Fu Zi, Kongzi (Master Kong)
孔夫子
551-479 BCE 72 years
aka: Kong Fu Zi, Kongzi (Master Kong)
孔夫子
Chinese philosopher, thinker, moralist, sage, etc.
teachings have had a very great influence on Chinese,
Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese cultures.
lived at the end of the Spring & Autumn Period in
Chinese history
born in the old state of Lu, now part of modern
Shandong Province in China
family was a noble family in decline at the time
father was 70 years and mother was 18 at the time of
his birth, father died 3 years later. brought up by
mother in comparative poverty.
contemporay of the Daoist Laozi
counselor to rulers, and also to his own disciples
Christian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci introduced
Confucius to the western world, and latinized his
Chinese name Kong fu Zi to "Confucius"
the Analects ,and the 5 Classics, are compilations of
his teachings, generally believed to be written down by
disciples from his oral talks. These books formed the
basis for study and memorization among Chinese
students in traditional Chinese history, for
advancement in government positions.
there is no actual record of Confucius having written
anything, most writings were collected hundreds of
years after his death.
Mengzi (lat. Mencius), and Xunzi are two of his well
known followers in history.
his family lineage still continues--there are extensive
genealogical charts in existence in the present day.
teachings have had a very great influence on Chinese,
Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese cultures.
lived at the end of the Spring & Autumn Period in
Chinese history
born in the old state of Lu, now part of modern
Shandong Province in China
family was a noble family in decline at the time
father was 70 years and mother was 18 at the time of
his birth, father died 3 years later. brought up by
mother in comparative poverty.
contemporay of the Daoist Laozi
counselor to rulers, and also to his own disciples
Christian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci introduced
Confucius to the western world, and latinized his
Chinese name Kong fu Zi to "Confucius"
the Analects ,and the 5 Classics, are compilations of
his teachings, generally believed to be written down by
disciples from his oral talks. These books formed the
basis for study and memorization among Chinese
students in traditional Chinese history, for
advancement in government positions.
there is no actual record of Confucius having written
anything, most writings were collected hundreds of
years after his death.
Mengzi (lat. Mencius), and Xunzi are two of his well
known followers in history.
his family lineage still continues--there are extensive
genealogical charts in existence in the present day.
| Chinese is written downwards; neither from left to right, nor from right to left, just from up downwards, because Chinese was developed through Confucian ideology, and Confucius says, "The middle is the goal, the middle is golden – the golden mean." So they don't move from left to right, or from right to left; they move from up to down. This is the middle, the mean, neither male nor female... --Osho Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi, ch. 8 |
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