ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ASIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The founder of Confucianism who emphasized a code of social conduct and stressed importance of discipline, morality and knowledge.
A
Confucius
B
Lao Tzu
C
Sun Tzu
D
Li Bai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The founder of Confucianism, Master Kong (Confucius, 551-479 B.C.E.)

Detailed explanation-2: -system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius.

Detailed explanation-3: -The founder of Confucianism was a man named Kong Qi. He later was known as Kong Fuzi, or Master Kong. In the West, he is called Confucius. He was born in 551 B.C. in northeastern China in the state of Lu.

Detailed explanation-4: -The founder of Confucianism, named Confucius, lived from 551 to 479 B.C.E. He was a philosopher and political figure who lived during a time when traditional Chinese principles began to deteriorate under competing political states. He took older religious precepts and translated them into guidelines for social mores.

Detailed explanation-5: -Confucianism, the way of life propagated by Confucius in the 6th–5th century bce and followed by the Chinese people for more than two millennia. Although transformed over time, it is still the substance of learning, the source of values, and the social code of the Chinese.

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