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China · Religion & Belief · Easy
Which philosophical and ethical system, founded by Kong Qiu around the 5th century BCE, emphasises filial piety, ritual propriety and the cultivation of virtue as the foundation of a harmonious society?
Answer: Confucianism — Confucianism (Rujia) has profoundly shaped Chinese family structure, education and governance. Though not a religion in the Western sense, it involves ancestor veneration and reverence for Tian (Heaven).
- A Daoism
- B Buddhism
- C Legalism
- D Confucianism ✓
Confucianism (Rujia) has profoundly shaped Chinese family structure, education and governance. Though not a religion in the Western sense, it involves ancestor veneration and reverence for Tian (Heaven).