Confucianism

Question 1

What is the distinction between religious and philosophical confucianism?

Answer 1

There is not one.

Question 2

What was Confucius’ main focus of attention?

Answer 2

SOCIAL ORDER

Question 3

How did Confucius believe the will of heaven was fulfilled?

Answer 3

Through the moral law

Question 4

How was it in relation to Chinese Folk Religion

Answer 4

Added to it

Question 5

Exterted strong force on what part of Chinese culture?

Answer 5

Education

Question 6

Confucius’ Chinese name

Answer 6

Kong Zi

Question 7

After time in the office he became a

Answer 7

wandering teacher

Question 8

Transmitter of

Answer 8

Sacred knowledge from the past
The Five Chinese Classics
The Analects

Question 9

The 4 books of Confucianism

Answer 9

1. The Analects
2. The book of Mencius
3. The doctrine of the mean
4. The book of great learning

Question 10

Scriptures are more

Answer 10

Theological and philosophical

Question 11

Confucius optimist humanism built an

Answer 11

Ethical system built on a different kind of emphasis than the Dao, the focus was social order and human relationships

Question 12

Principal Themes:

Answer 12

Ren, Li

Question 13

Ren:

Answer 13

Benevolence, love, the will to seek the good in others.

Question 14

Government should be by

Answer 14

Ren

Question 15

Li

Answer 15

Propriety, the correct form of social harmony and order

Question 16

Propriety should involve:

Answer 16

1. Distinct roles in in relationships: kindness, not equality, filial piety
2. Reciprocity

Question 17

What is reciprocity

Answer 17

The silver rule - do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you

Question 18

Filial Peity:

Answer 18

Family is the first consideration

Question 19

Five core human relationships

Answer 19

Ruler and subject
Father and son
Husband and wife
Eldest son and younger brother
Elder and junior

Question 20

Junzi

Answer 20

The ideal human, the confucian gentleman

Question 21

The five constant virtues:

Answer 21

Self respect, magnaminity, sincerity, earnestness, benevolence

Question 22

The doctrine of the mean

Answer 22

The golden mean is the true state of human perfection.

Question 23

Mencius

Answer 23

A disciple who was instrumental in the survival of Confucianism