The moral aphorisms and terseological teachings of Confucius .. by Wright Marcenus Rodolphus Kilpatrick 1830-

Author:Wright, Marcenus Rodolphus Kilpatrick, 1830- [from old catalog] & Confucius. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Philosophy, Chinese, Ethics
Publisher: Battle Creek, Mich., Pub. for the author
Published: 1870-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

and thoughtfulness. It recognizes toleration of religious opinions, and counsels men to engage in religious service as established from time immemorial, and as a source of piety and respect to the Divine Being. It teaches the existence of genii, or spirits, and recommends sacrificial regard to their interest; as to worship them is demanded, as part of a needful solemnization, bearing on our existence as inheritors of eternal life.

Soon after the death of Confucius, his philosophy was adopted as the State religion, and his maxims were gradually incorporated into the laws of his native land. The entire literary class in China soon accepted his system, and interested themselves in the propagation of the principles which he taught. He did not trust altogether to the memory of his followers for the preservation of his doctrines, but became the author of several books, which were greatly admired by his countrymen for the fine moral sentiments which they contained, and which their author, from motives of modesty, was disinclined to receive any credit for. He very ingeniously avoided accepting the merit of the authorship of the precepts which he taught, by saying that they were of ancient origin, and that he had done nothing more than to collect them from the wise translators, Yao and Chun, who lived fifteen hundred years before his time.

The number of classical or canonical books which he composed, is five; and they are held in the highest esteem, as containing a wise compilation of ancient laws, manners, customs, and practices,, and are looked upon as the most perfect rule of government. The first is called the Tih-king, and is a treatise on ethics. The second is the Shu-king, and consists of a history of the

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