Introduction
Virtually, every country cherish specific codes of ethics that makes them unique and therefore, exceptional. As a code of ethics, Confucianism was adopted amongst the Chinese people as the official religion that inspired faith in the Han, Shang, Zhou, and Xia Dynasties (Yang 245). People across the world have some sort of religious believes to which they are identifiable. According to Yao (23), Confucianism offers a rough overview of the ethical and religious orientations with which most Chinese readily identify.
The Rise of Seminal Confucianism Pedagogies
These ethical and religious orientations gave rise to seminal Confucianism pedagogies, which stimulated a most unyielding philosophical stream never witnessed in the Chinese history (Rainey 78). Over the years, various individuals codified and altered their religious pedagogies into systems of doctrine. Much of these alterations, as Hoobler and Hoobler (134) note, took place due to the rise and fall of ancient empires as well as the changes in dynastic rule that was attributable to invasions. In its various manifestations, Confucianism was and has been the primary worldview of most Chinese people for thousands of years.
Conceptualization of Imperial Legitimacy
The mandate of the principle of Confucianism was its conceptualization of imperial legitimacy. Rosenlee (57) supports this notion in the claim that the doctrine of Confucianism is its orientation to mediate between religion and heaven. Accordingly, man is presumably a sort of god whose actions are determined or affected both in the course of empire and in the course of the natural world (Jensen 38). Even though many other religions may have infiltrated China, most Chinese nationals hold Confucianism doctrines to a given extent.
Conclusion
Confucianism remains the cornerstone of the traditional Chinese culture. The concept construes a complete ideological system fashioned by Confucius, and which derive its foundation from the traditional cultures of the Shang, Zhou, and Xia Dynasties. Confucianism dominated the Chinese feudal society where it has lasted 2000 years, and continues to have a deep social and sentimental attachment with the people living in China today.
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