Confucianism is only a religion in the sense that it is “something one believes in and follows devotedly” (Dictionary.com, n.d.). As Nigosian points out, people that studied and mastered the Confucian canonical text became eligible for appointment in the imperial government because they were considered to the learned elite. They did not run churches (2008). The teachings of Confucius, whose real name was Chiu Kung, centered mainly on a properly run government. Eventually his students were easily…
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