Confucianism
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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 governm
Temple of Confucius of Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu. It is a wenmiao (文庙), a temple where Confucius is worshipped as Wendi, "God of Culture" (文帝).
Gates of the wenmiao of Datong, Shanxi
Confucius in a fresco from a Western Han tomb in Dongping, Shandong
Worship at the Great Temple of Lord Zhang Hui (张挥公大殿; Zhāng Huī gōng dàdiàn), the cathedral ancestral shrine of the Zhang lineage corporation, at their ancestral home in Qinghe, Hebei
Laozi
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Laozi was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as lat
Confucianism
…absorb philosophical influences from Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism. Confucius and Confucianism were opposed or criticised from the start, including Laozi's philosophy and Mozi's critique, and Legalists such as Han Fei ridiculed the idea that virtue would lead people to be orderly. In modern times, waves…
Ming era portrait by Zhang Lu
Laozi, sat afore his cauldron; the top-right corner inscription reads "Impression of Taishang Laojun"
Confucius meets Laozi, Shi Gang (史杠), Yuan dynasty
Depiction of Laozi in E. T. C. Werner's Myths and Legends of China