WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Compiled by disciples of Confucius in the centuries following his death in 479 B.C.E., The Analects of Confucius is a collection of aphorisms and historical anecdotes embodying the basic values of the Confucian tradition: learning, morality, ritual decorum, and filial piety.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Analects is the single most important book in the history of China.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the primary purposes of the Analects, then, was to serve as a text that would provide Confucius’s followers with a more detailed understanding of etiquette and proper behavior. The Analects were written in part as a response to the political turmoil and corrupt governments of the day.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rongo (Analects) is famed as the collection of the words and deeds of Confucius and has greatly influenced the culture of China and neighboring nations as the most cherished scripture of Confucianism. It is said to have been introduced to Japan around the fifth century.