from The Classic of Filial Piety by Zengzi Zengzi (505-425 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius who taught Zisi, grandson of Confucius, who in turn taught Mencius, another ...

Confucius showed a zeal for academics early on. “At 15, I set my heart on learning,” he later told his disciples. He studied music, mathematics, the classics, history, and more. He was ...

He had very loyal students who became his disciples, and they carried on his mission and his teachings until Confucianism eventually became China’s dominant philosophy. Confucius regarded the ...

He died of natural causes at about the age of 70, leaving behind a cadre of 70 devoted disciples and thousands of followers. For Confucius, morality consisted of the concept of benevolence ...

Confucianism emerged from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. He was born in the sixth century B.C.E. in what is today Shandong province on China’s east coast. His disciples described ...

In The Analects of Confucius, there is a story about Confucius inviting his disciples to discuss their aspirations. While many expressed ambitions in politics and military affairs, only Zeng Dian ...

The ancient trees in the cemetery are said to have been brought here by Confucius’ disciples from their hometowns after his death. There are more than twenty thousand trees inside the cemetery ...

A group of Korean scholars tell Michael why Confucius still matters so much today. Michael Wood visits the tomb of Confucius in Qufu. There he meets a visiting group of Korean scholars who perform ...