A main idea of Confucianism is the cultivation of virtue and the development of moral perfection.

Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius ( 孔夫子 Kǒng Fūzǐ, or K ' ung-fu-tzu, lit.

The core of Confucianism is humanism, the belief that human beings are teachable, improvable and perfectible through personal and communal endeavour especially including self-cultivation and self-creation.

Although Confucius the man may have been a believer in Chinese folk religion, Confucianism as an ideology is humanistic and non-theistic, and does not involve a belief in the supernatural or in a personal god.

Strictly speaking, there is no term in Chinese which directly corresponds to " Confucianism.

In this context, it is more readily construed as meaning " school of thought ", since it is also used to construct the names of philosophical schools contemporary with Confucianism: for example, the Chinese names for Legalism and Mohism end in jiā.

Humanism is at the core in Confucianism.

In practice, the primary foundation and function of Confucianism is as an ethical philosophy to be practiced by all the members of a society.

It is important to note that, although li is sometimes translated as " ritual " or " rites ", it has developed a specialized meaning in Confucianism, as opposed to its usual religious meanings.

The term jūnzǐ () is crucial to classical Confucianism.

It is postulated that certain elements of Leibniz's philosophy, such as " simple substance " and " preestablished harmony ", were borrowed from his interactions with Confucianism.

Especially the works of Liu Zhu such as Tiānfāng Diǎnlǐ （ 天方典禮 ） sought to harmonize Islam with not only Confucianism but Daoism and is considered to be one of the crowning achievements of the Chinese Muslim culture.

There is consensus among scholars that, whether or not it is religious, Confucianism is definitively non-theistic.

" With the latter definition, Confucianism is religious, even if non-theistic, in the sense that it " performs some of the basic psycho-social functions of full-fledged religions ", in the same way that non-theistic ideologies like Communism do.

The Analects stress the importance of ritual, but also the importance of ' ren ', which loosely translates as ' human-heartedness, Confucianism, along with Legalism, is responsible for creating the world ’ s first meritocracy, which holds that one's status should be determined by education and character rather than ancestry, wealth, or friendship.

Confucianism is a philosophical school developed from the teachings of the sage collected in the Analects of Confucius.

Although it serves as a rival to Confucianism, a school of active morality, this rivalry is compromised and given perspective by the idiom " practise Confucianism on the outside, Taoism on the inside.

New Confucianism is an intellectual movement of Confucianism that began in the early 20th century in Republican China, and revived in post-Mao era contemporary China.

The Donghak ideology was a mixture of elements from Korean Confucianism, Buddhism and Songyo ( teachings of Silla's Hwarang ), modern humanistic, class-struggle ideas that today may be considered Marxist.

Although in later European commentary on China it has continued to be claimed that Confucianism is a " philosophy " and not a " religion " — because it does not conform to the model of western religions — Pope Clement XI made the assessment that the Confucian rituals were indeed in conflict with Christian teaching.

Neville coined the phrase to refer to those who hold that Confucianism could be successfully adapted to a western perspective, and does not have to be confined to Chinese culture and tradition.

The intensity of belief and enthusiasm for action were rare in Confucianism, but common in Protestantism.

He's personal interpretation of the Lunyu was guided by his belief that Daoism and Confucianism complimented each other, so that by studying them both in a correct manner a scholar could arrive at a single, unified truth.

Kurtz coined the term eupraxsophy ( originally eupraxophy ) to refer to philosophies or lifestances such as secular humanism and Confucianism that do not rely on belief in the transcendent or supernatural.

During the Joseon Dynasty, from 1392 on, Confucianism was the primary system of belief amongst the scholarly yangban classes and generals.

Choe Si-hyeong's statement reaffirms the Tonghak belief in Confucianism, as well as their loyalty to the king.

She herself, however, never became a Christian, but remained a devout Buddhist with influences from shamanism and Confucianism ; her religious beliefs would become the model, indirectly, for those of many modern Koreans, who share her belief in pluralism and religious tolerance.

The intensity of belief and enthusiasm for action were rare in Confucianism, but common in Protestantism.

Strictly speaking a philosophy rather than a religion, Confucianism is a belief in the teachings of Confucius who lived in ancient China from 551 to 479 B. C.

Majority of magelang citizen are Muslim, but there are minority group such as Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and also there are also spiritualism and traditional Javanese belief.

* Confucianism, which teaches that human beings are teachable, improvable and perfectible through personal and communal endeavour especially including self-cultivation and self-creation.

Because the proponents of the concept came from different cultural backgrounds, no single definition of the term exists, but typically " Asian values " encompass some influences of Confucianism, in particular loyalty towards the family, corporation, and nation ; the forgoing of personal freedom for the sake of society's stability and prosperity ; the pursuit of academic and technological excellence ; and work ethic and thrift.

Confucianism promoted social stability, order, strong families, and practical living, and Chinese officials questioned how a monk's monasticism and personal attainment of nirvana benefited the empire.

Other Chinese thought such as Confucianism and particularly Taoism and the teachings of Laozi had a strong influence on Wong's personal philosophy throughout her life.

Both men believed entirely in the civic and personal values of Confucianism, but both construed those precepts a little differently because of their places in Edo period society.

The Jewish synagogue affords a parallel to the Christian congregation, but Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, although they have sacred scriptures, priests, spiritual disciplines, and places of prayer, do not have a congregation as a local household of faith and love.

Nonmagical Confucianism was a secular, rational philosophy, but even with this different orientation it could not escape from the ethos of a cosmic government.

Confucianism had its own magic in the idea that virtue had power.

Confucianism holds that one should give up one's life, if necessary, either passively or actively, for the sake of upholding the cardinal moral values of ren and yi.

Legalism remained influential until the emperors of the Han Dynasty adopted Daoism and later Confucianism as official doctrine.

Confucianism was particularly strong during the Han Dynasty, whose greatest thinker was Dong Zhongshu, who integrated Confucianism with the thoughts of the Zhongshu School and the theory of the Five Elements.

In societies influenced by Confucianism, the farmer was considered an esteemed productive member of society, whereas merchants who made money were looked down upon.

The Hundred Schools of Thought of Chinese philosophy blossomed during this period, and such influential intellectual movements as Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism and Mohism were founded, partly in response to the changing political world.

It was the first dynasty to embrace the philosophy of Confucianism, which became the ideological underpinning of all regimes until the end of imperial China.

Confucianism originated as an " ethical-sociopolitical teaching " during the Spring and Autumn Period, but later developed metaphysical and cosmological elements in the Han Dynasty.

Following the abandonment of Legalism in China after the Qin Dynasty, Confucianism became the official state ideology of China, until it was replaced by the " Three Principles of the People " ideology with the establishment of the Republic of China, and then Maoist Communism after the ROC was replaced by the People's Republic of China in Mainland China.

Confucianism focuses on the cultivation of virtue and maintenance of ethics, the most basic of which are ren, yi, and li.

Confucianism holds that one should give up one's life, if necessary, either passively or actively, for the sake of upholding the cardinal moral values of ren and yi.

Cultures and countries strongly influenced by Confucianism include mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Vietnam, as well as various territories settled predominantly by Chinese people, such as Singapore.

These names do not use the name " Confucius " at all, but instead center on the figure or ideal of the Confucian scholar ; however, the suffixes of jiā, jiào, and xué carry different implications as to the nature of Confucianism itself.