History of Confucianism

Born around the year 551 BC in the town of Lu, now entered the province of Shantung in northeastern mainland China. In young widowed father, making life miserable on her mother's side. When set up she so petty civil servants but after the lapse of a few years he decided passable dislodged alone. During the next sixteen Kong Hu-Cu to be a teacher, little by little for influence and followers fad philosophy. Stepping fifty star began to shine because he can high position in the city government Lu.

The good fortune was apparently not always as friendly as the people who envy with this act and the act was dragged to the court that not only managed to remove him from the seat position but also make him leave town. No less than thirteen years old Kong Hu-Cu ventured where foot step, so the itinerant teacher, new home to come home five years before his death in 479 BC.

Kong Hu-Cu is often regarded as the founder of a religion; assumption is certainly missed. He rarely associate with the divine teachings, reject talks afterlife, and expressly deny any talk related to metal physics problems. He-no more and no less-a secular philosopher, just dealing with moral issues as well as political and personal moral behavior.

There are two very important values, said Kong Hu-Cu, the "Yen" and "Li:" "Yen" are translated with the word "Love," but they are more subject to mean "Hospitality in a relationship with someone. '" Li "described as a combination of behavior, worship, customs, manners and courtesy.

The cult of the ancestors, the basic bin basically trust the Chinese even before the birth of Confucius-Cu, more emphasis was confirmed again with loyalty to family and respect for parents. Teachings Kong Hu-Cu also underlines the importance of a wife necessity respectful and obedient to her husband and a similar obligation of a citizen to his government. This is quite different from Chinese folk tales that always opposed every form of tyranny. Kong Hu-Cu sure, the country was none other than to serve the interests of the people, not inverted. Not get enough of Kong Hu-Cu stressed that the authorities should first rule based moralists give exemplary rather than through play hardball. And one of the few legal doctrine similar to the "Golden Rule" of his Christian that reads "What you do not like others to do to you, do not do it."

Kong Hu-Cu lived in Chou Dynasty, the heyday of intellectual life in China, while the rulers at that time ignored his words at all. Only after his death his teachings spread to all corners of China.

Along with the rise of Ch'in dynasty in 221 BC, had a very bleak future. Emperor Shih Huang Ti, the first emperor Ch'ing dynasty unanimously determined to root out the adherents Kong Hu-Cu and cut off the chain of contact the past. Issuing daily orders squeezing creamed teachings Kong Hu-Cu and move both mirrors and professional thugs and vandals to conduct large-scale raids, seized all the books containing the teachings Kong Hu-Cu and burned in the fire until it is destroyed to ashes. Depravity plan is apparently not too effective. When approaching a collapse of the Ch'ing dynasty, the adherents Kong Hu-Cu resurgent embers to rekindle the spirit and doctrine Kong Hu-Cu. In the next dynasty (Han dynasty in 206 BC - 220 AD). Confucianism became the official philosophy of the Chinese state.

Starting from the period of the Han Dynasty, the emperors of China developed a system level by level selection for those who want to become civil servants to take the exam in order to become civil servants who do the haphazard rather have good quality standards and moral skills. After a long time the more directed and weighted selection: eye exam includes basic philosophy Kong Hu-Cu. Because the country is so guard ladder toward material wealth and social status, please be tolerated if among enthusiasts fierce battles fought for space. Next result, air generations those Chinese intellectuals in great quantities up to his dizzy eyes writings of classical repertoire Khong Hu-Cu. And, for centuries throughout China comprised of civil servants of the people gaze rests on the philosophy of Confucius-Cu. This system (with little distraction) lasted for almost two thousand years, from 100 BC to 1900 AD

There are several reasons why Confucianism has such devastating effects on the people of China. First, honesty and innocence Kong Hu-Cu no doubt. Second, he was a moderate and exceedingly practical and do not ask a lot of things that people really could not be implemented. If Kong Hu-Cu want someone to be respected, that person should not bother to become a holy man first. In this case, as in the case of other teachings, he reflects and simultaneously translate the practical character of the Chinese people. This is possible in terms of the most basic factors of success teachings Kong Hu-Cu. Kong Hu-Cu is not asking exceedingly much. For example, he did not ask the Chinese exchange basics of trust ever. In fact the opposite, Kong Hu-Cu in supporting the clear language so that they do not need to clean edged. Apparently, no one philosopher anywhere in the world that is so close to touching in terms of fundamental insights with people like Hu-Cu Kong.

Confucianism which emphasizes a series of obligations aimed at individuals rather than accentuate their rights-it is difficult to digest and less attractive to the size of the Western world. As a philosophy of effective state looks amazing. Measured in terms of the ability to maintain harmony and prosperity in China's domestic term of not less than two thousand years, it is clear can be compared with other forms of government in the world.

Ideas Kong Hu-Cu philosophy rooted in Chinese culture, it is not much effect outside of East Asia. In Korea and Japan, and this influence is apparent because the two countries is heavily influenced by Chinese culture.

Currently in a state of Guram Confucianism in China. The problem is, the Communist government bend over backwards in order to link the minds of people from the past is lost altogether. With persistent and systematic Confucianism pounded out so the possibility of a time not so far away from Earth Chinese Confucianism. But as in the past, so deep taproot Confilcianisme China plunged in the earth, it is not impossible-whether a hundred or a hundred and fifty years to come - some Chinese philosophers could marry the two big ideas: Confucianism and the teachings of Mao Tse-Tung.