... hundred years, the country was not united and suffered from invasions by foreigners from the north. During thisperiod of confusion,? it was natural that the people would look for a religious philosophy for comfort. Since Confucianism had divorced itself from the ancient religions and from mysticism, it left a religious void. Laotzu, a philosopher living around the time of Confucius, had ... end of the T?ang dynasty, Buddhism was firmly entrenched in Chinese culture. (Fitzgerald 189) Still, Confucianism remained the accepted political philosophy and a general code of ethics. What kept Co...

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... live your life. It is believed that if you are good, God will love you, just like Tao principals. Confucianism is formalistic and an anti-mystical religion. Confucianism is humanism, a philosophy or attitude that is concerned with human beings, their achievements and interests, rather than with the abstract beings and problems of theology. You are to always respect your family, neighbors ... gentleman because it is the way Confucius taught and approached education. Confucian education was open to all indifferently-rich and poor and noble. The purpose of learning was geared towards ethic...

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