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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
He was also called Kongzi which in China means
A
Confucius
B
Master Kong
C
Confused one
D
Qiu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) Better known in China as “Master Kong” (Chinese: Kongzi), Confucius was a fifth-century BCE Chinese thinker whose influence upon East Asian intellectual and social history is immeasurable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Confucius was the “master” (zi) to these followers, who called themselves his “disciples” or “apprentices” (tu). Among his earliest disciples, three stood out: Zigong, Zilu, and Yan Hui. Zigong had been a merchant before becoming Confucius’s disciple.

Detailed explanation-3: -The name Kongfuzi means “Master Kong, ‘’ but to millions of people he is simply referred to as zi or fuzi-“the Master.”

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