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Confucianism

Also known as Ruism, Rujiao, Sect of Confucius

thumb|upright=1.15|Temple of Confucius of [[Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu. It is a wenmiao (), a temple where Confucius is worshipped as Wendi, "God of Culture" ().]] thumb|upright=1.15|Gates of the wenmiao of Datong, [[Shanxi]] Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy, religion, theory of government, or way of life. Founded by Confucius in the Hundred Schools of Thought era (c. 500 BCE), Confucianism integrates philosophy, ethics, and social governance, with a core focu

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Confucianism is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, founded by Confucius around 500 BCE, that integrates philosophy, ethics, and social governance into a comprehensive way of life. It has been influential enough to be described variously as a tradition, philosophy, religion, theory of government, and way of life, and remains significant in Chinese cultural and intellectual history.

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Key facts

Chinese.c: 儒家
Chinese.l: Ru school of thought
Chinese.p: Rújiā
Chinese.gr: Rujia
Chinese.suz: Zyú-ka
Chinese.j: jyu4 gaa1
Chinese.y: Yùhgāa
Chinese.tl: Jû-ka, Lû-ka
Chinese.mc: Nyu-kæ
Chinese.c2: 儒教
Chinese.l2: Ru religious doctrine
Chinese.p2: Rújiào
Chinese.j2: jyu4 gaau3
Chinese.y2: Yùhgaau
Chinese.t3: 儒學
Chinese.s3: 儒学
Chinese.l3: Ru studies
Chinese.p3: Rúxué

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Research

1,018 papers

Does Confucianism allow for body donation?ReviewAnatomical sciences education · 2018Jones DG, Nie JBDOI: 10.1002/ase.1771
How Does Confucianism Influence Health Behaviors, Health Outcomes and Medical Decisions? A Scoping Review.Journal of religion and health · 2022Badanta B, González-Cano-Caballero M, Suárez-Reina P et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01506-8
Neo-Confucianism and the Development of German Idealism.Journal of the history of ideas · 2024Hoston GADOI: 10.1353/jhi.2024.a926149
Revisiting Confucianism as a conceptual framework for Asian family study.ReviewJournal of family nursing · 2007Park M, Chesla CDOI: 10.1177/1074840707304400
How culture affects the way in which psychopathologies manifest in behavior: The case of Confucianism in China.ReviewThe International journal of social psychiatry · 2024Colzato L, Zhang L, Zhang W et al.DOI: 10.1177/00207640241262716
Confucianism and Gender Ratios of Suicide in the World: A WHO Data-Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Wang W, Zhang J, Thompson WLDOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032188
Reconstructionist Confucianism and health care: an Asian moral account of health care resource allocation.ReviewThe Journal of medicine and philosophy · 2002Fan RDOI: 10.1076/jmep.27.6.675.13795
[Takeki Kudoh's Research on Modern Medical Science and Japanized Confucianism in Colonial Korea (Chosŏn)].ReviewUi sahak · 2015Ch'oi JM, Kim JGDOI: 10.13081/kjmh.2015.24.659

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Wikidata facts

Image: Jiangyin wenmiao dachengdian.jpg

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Commons category: Confucianism
OpenStreetMap tag: religion=confucian
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Contents

Terminology
Five Classics and the Confucian vision
Doctrines
Theory and theology
''Tian'' and the gods
Social morality and ethics
Ren
Rite and centring
Loyalty
Filial piety
Relationships
''Junzi''
Rectification of names
History
Metaphysical antecedents
Zhou traditions wane
Confucianism rises
Decline
Organisation and liturgy
Governance
Meritocracy
Institutional design
Promotion system
Compatibility with liberalism and democracy, and critique of political meritocracy
Influence
In 17th-century Europe
On Islamic thought
In modern times
On Chinese martial arts
Criticism
Contradiction with modernist values
Women in Confucian thought
Chinese Rites controversy
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links

Confucianism emphasizes virtue through self-cultivation and communal effort. Key virtues include ren (, "benevolence"), yi (; "righteousness"), li (; "propriety"), zhi (; "wisdom"), and xin (; "sincerity"). These values, deeply tied to the notion of tian (; "Heaven"), present a worldview where human relationships and social order are manifestations of sacred moral principles. While Confucianism does not emphasize an omnipotent deity, it upholds tian as a transcendent moral order.