Confucius

Also known as: Kongzi, Kong Zi
551–479 BCE
Kǒng
Early Confucianism

Founder of the Rú tradition. Itinerant teacher from the state of Lǔ who taught moral cultivation through the study of the classics and the practice of ritual. His teachings were posthumously compiled by his disciples in the Analects.

Lineage

Disciples: Yan Hui, Zengzi

Works

Analects (~500 BCE)
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