Religions {Confucianism} can emphasize moral practical life and society.
gods
Confucianism added religious elements after Confucius died. Shang-ti is ruler of heaven. Confucius became a god.
learning
Learning's four parts are virtue, eloquence and logic, government, and morals and ethics.
metaphysics
Objects and physical, behavioral, emotional, and social phenomena have numerical principles, allowing study of medicine, psychology, and politics by same principles. The two main ideas are heart or mind {xin} and things or objects {wu}, also expressed as "principle" versus "practical" and "idealism" versus "empiricism". Paired relationships are male/female, order/disorder, or constructive/destructive {yin, Confucianism} {yang, Confucianism}. Things divisible by fives correlate {five phases}. Calendar depended on ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches.
scholarship
Confucianism requires scholarship {Ju School} and studies the Six Classics or Lui Yi.
Matter forms by li and carries desires {ch'i}.
People develop following their natures {hsing}, if nothing interferes. Hsing can be control of ch'i.
Proper conduct {jen}, which varies with relations to other people or things, maintains sympathy or kindness. Filial honor and temperance are good.
People should practice proper behavior {li, proper behavior}, depending on social status. People should treat subordinates as if they were superiors. Li is structures and patterns in nature according to Chu Hsi. Li is structures and patterns in mind, according to Wang Yang-ming. Li pairs with matter to make objects. Li acts to organize matter, desires, and thoughts correctly, according to Tai Chen.
Best ways {tao, Confucianism} to live exist.
People can live in the best way {te}.
People should do their duty and behave correctly using correct judgment {yi}, even if they do not know rules. Yi leads to courage and calm.
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