RELIGIONS
CONFUCIANISM
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Question
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What is the difference between Confucius and Mencius?
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Mencius is God.
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Confucius is worshiped as god and Mencius is his son.
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Confucius is God.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Confucius believed in god as a representation of heaven or Tian. Tian or heaven contained a guiding force that also judged right and wrong. A force called the Tao or great ultimate bound everything together in the Confucian worldview.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mencius is known as the self-styled transmitter of the Confucian Way. Educated first by his mother and then allegedly by a student of Confucius’s grandson, Mencius brilliantly performed his role as a social critic, a moral philosopher, and a political activist.
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