Confucianism became a well-known religion in China. Ethics and morals were based on the teachings of Confucius. Confucius was a famous Chinese teacher and philosopher. He brought Confucianism to peoples everyday life. Confucianism was created before Buddhism. As Buddhism lost strength and power, Confucianism gained followers. Confucius lived in 551 and died in 479 B.C., a time of weakness and fighting in China. His philosophy was to help restore China to its maximum strength. This system influenced many people who followed. It taught children to obey their parents and it taught subjects that they should listen to their rulers. Confucius also taught the power of moral virtue. He said people could make themselves better and gain knowledge from education. Later the Confucianism system changed during Mongol and Song period. By the Song era, this thinking had given power to a new type of thinking called Neo-Confucianism. This system continued to study the ways and writings on Confucius. A scholar-official named Zhu Xi was the most famous Neo-Confucian thinker. The ideas of the Neo-Confucianists influenced China from the Song period umtil later periods of time.
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7.3.3 Summary
Confucianism was mostly all of the oposition of Buddhism. Due to increasing critisism of Buddhism and reaction to its followers, Confucianism regained strength in China. Confucius live from 551 to 479 B.C. It was a time of warfare and disorder in China. The goal on Confucianism was to restore peace in China. That was not the only goal of it though. It was also meant to restore moral values and build respect for family. The philosophy of Confucianism started out as a practical philosophy but the growth of Buddhism lead Confucian scholars to thinhk into more religous questions. This lead to Neo-Confucianism. The scholar Zhu Xi was the most famous Neo_Confucian thinker. He said that people would live according to the Dao, or way. He said it was part of the process of self improvement.
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