Talambuhay ni Confucius

Answer 1

According to tradition, Confucius was born in 551 BC, in the Spring and Autumn Period, at the beginning of theHundred Schools of Thought philosophical movement. Confucius was born in or near the city of Qufu, in the Chinese State of Lu (now part of Shandong Province). Early accounts say that he was born into a poor but noble family that had fallen on hard times.

The Records of the Grand Historian(史記), compiled some four centuries later, indicate that the marriage of Confucius's parents did not conform to Li (禮) and therefore was a yehe (野合), or "illicit union", for when they got married, his father was a very old man and past proper age for marriage but his mother was only in her late teens. His father died when Confucius was three years old, and he was brought up in poverty by his mother. His social ascendancy linked him to the growing class of shì (士), a class whose status lay between that of the old nobility and the common people, that comprised men who sought social positions on the basis of talents and skills, rather than heredity.

As a child, Confucius was said to have enjoyed putting ritual vases on the sacrifice table. He married a young girl named Qi Quan (äº"官) at 19 and she gave birth to their first child Kong Li (å­"鯉) when he was 20. Confucius is reported to have worked as a shepherd, cowherd, clerk and book-keeper. His mother died when Confucius was 23, and he entered three years of mourning.

Confucius is said to have risen to the position of Justice Minister (大司寇) in Lu at the age of 53. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, the neighboring state of Qi (齊) was worried that Lu was becoming too powerful. Qi decided to sabotage Lu's reforms by sending 100 good horses and 80 beautiful dancing girls to the Duke of Lu. The Duke indulged himself in pleasure and did not attend to official duties for three days. Confucius was deeply disappointed and resolved to leave Lu and seek better opportunities, yet to leave at once would expose the misbehavior of the Duke and therefore bring public humiliation to the ruler Confucius was serving, so Confucius waited for the Duke to make a lesser mistake. Soon after, the Duke neglected to send to Confucius a portion of the sacrificial meat that was his due according to custom, and Confucius seized this pretext to leave both his post and the state of Lu.

According to tradition, after Confucius's resignation, he began a long journey (or set of journeys) around the small kingdoms of northeast and central China, including the states of Wei (è¡ž), Song (宋), Chen (陳) and Cai (è"¡). At the courts of these states, he expounded his political beliefs but did not see them implemented.

According to the Zuo Commentary to the Spring and Autumn Annals, when he was 68 Confucius returned home. The Analects pictures him spending his last years teaching disciples and transmitting the old wisdom via a set of texts called the Five Classics.

Answer 2

Si Confucius (551-479 B.C.) ay isang kilalang pilosopo at guro sa sinaunang Tsina. Kilala siya sa mga mabuting aral at prinsipyong kanyang itinuro katulad ng paggalang sa nakatatanda, pagsunod sa tradisyon, at pagtataguyod ng harmonya sa lipunan. Isa siya sa mga naging puno ng konsepto ng konfusyonismo.

Answer 3

talambuhay ni mencius