WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

CONFUCIANISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Confucius create Confucianism?
A
He was lonely
B
He was bored
C
He wanted to learn as much as possible
D
He had nothing else to do
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He thought that people are essentially good yet may have strayed from the appropriate forms of conduct. Rituals in Confucianism were designed to bring about this respectful attitude and create a sense of community within a group. The idea of “filial piety, ‘’ or devotion to family, is key to Confucius thought.

Detailed explanation-2: -The primary purpose of Confucian education is character-building. Education as character-building is to learn to be human. While Confucians emphasize personal cultivation of character, they give priority not to the individual but to the family, community, and the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Confucius believed that all people–and the society they live in-benefit from a lifetime of learning and a moral outlook. Confucius was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and teacher whose message of knowledge, benevolence, loyalty, and virtue were the main guiding philosophy of China for thousands of years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Confucianism, the teachings of Confucius during 500 BC, has played an important role in forming Chinese character, behavior and way of living. (Eliot 2001; Guo 1995) Its primary purpose is to achieve harmony, the most important social value.

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