Confucius

also known as Kongzi, Kong Zi

孔
子
Kǒng
zǐ

551–479 BCE

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

The Analects (~475 BCE)
Spring and Autumn Annals (~480 BCE)
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