1)Some say Confucianism is not a religion, since there are no Confucian deities and no teachings about the afterlife. Confucius himself was a staunch supporter of ritual, however, and for many centuries there were state rituals associated with Confucianism. Most importantly, the Confucian tradition was instrumental in shaping Chinese social relationships and moral thought. Thus even without deities and a vision of salvation, Confucianism plays much the same role as religion does in other cultural contexts. The founder of Confucianism was Kong Qiu (K'ung Ch'iu), who was born around 552 B.C.E. in the small state of Lu and died in 479 B.C.E. The Latinized name Confucius, based on the honorific title Kong Fuzi (K'ung Fu-tzu), was created by 16th-century Jesuit missionaries in China. Confucius was a teacher to sons of the nobility at a time when formal education was just beginning in China. He traveled from region to region with a small group of disciples, a number of whom would become important government officials. Confucius was not particularly famous during his lifetime, and even considered himself to be a failure.
2)Confucianism today, as of 2013, can be found being practiced in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Vietnam. Those that practice Confucianism follow the teachings of Confucius, who was a Chinese teacher that lived between 551 BC and 479 BC. Confucius's teachings were rooted in the idea that personal actions should be controlled and one should virtue all life. The rules and practices of Confucius can be seen in Christian, Muslim, and Judaism throughout history.
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2)Confucianism today, as of 2013, can be found being practiced in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Vietnam. Those that practice Confucianism follow the teachings of Confucius, who was a Chinese teacher that lived between 551 BC and 479 BC. Confucius's teachings were rooted in the idea that personal actions should be controlled and one should virtue all life. The rules and practices of Confucius can be seen in Christian, Muslim, and Judaism throughout history.
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Yin-Yang theory is well illustrated by the traditional Chinese Taoist symbol. The circle representing the whole and called "the great absolute or infinite void" is divided into Yin (black) and Yang (white). The circle is divided into two-pear-shaped bodies by a double curved line. The small circles of opposite shading illustrate that within the Yin there is Yang and vice versa. The dynamic curve dividing them indicates that Yin and Yang are continuously merging. Thus Yin and Yang create each other, control each other and transform into each other.
The KAT logo embodies the philosophy of the school. It is a blend of traditional symbols and modern materials and rendering1. The base of the logo is the Taoist concept called Yin-Yang in Japanese and Um-Yang in Korean. This concept signifies the essential balance in nature between light/dark, day/night, male/female, positive/negative, etc. For our school it represents our philosophy of ‘a mind in the future and a heart in the past.’ The Um-Yang is interrupted to represent the blue sky and snow-capped mountains of Colorado.
- In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost (sometimes known as a spectre (British English) or specter (American English), phantom, apparition or spook) is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike visions. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a séance.