Confucius: 1 definition
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Confucius means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Confucius (Kongzi) refers to one of the “Four Great Men” (in Chinese traditions).—Accordingly [while describing the history of sciences and philosophical systems in the land of great China], [regarding confucian divination]: [...] Chinese scholars of later times call Fu Xi, Wen Wang, Zhou Gong, and Kongzi the Four Great Men [e.g., Kongzi (Confucius)]. Those whom the Tibetans call the four receivers are probably those four. However, owing to orthographic errors or mispronunciation, they write Gong Zi for Kongzi, Ji Gong for Zhou Gong, Ji Nong for Shen Nong, and Wang Tai for Wen Wang.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+1171): Kongzi, Lunyu, Ji kong, Sheng miao, Kong men, Kong fu zi, Wan shi shi biao, Yan sheng gong, Zi lu, Kong qiu, Kong jiao, Zi yue, Ceng can, Zhong ni, Wen miao, Shi, Kong zi jia yu, Bu yi le hu, Kong sheng ren, Lu guo ren.
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Search found 39 books and stories containing Confucius; (plurals include: Confuciuses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Religious Dimensions of Confucius’ Teachings on Ren and Li in the Analects < [Volume 15, Issue 6 (2024)]
Flexibility and Moral Cultivation in the Analects of Confucius < [Volume 16, Issue 4 (2025)]
Is Confucius a Philosopher or a Saint? Michele Ruggieri’s Views from... < [Volume 15, Issue 7 (2024)]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Chin-Shing Huang, Confucianism and Sacred Space. The Confucius Temple from Imperial China to Today < [Volume 196 (2021)]
François Bernier (trad.), Confucius ou la Science des Princes < [Volume 176 (2016)]
Jacques Sancery's Reflections on the Wisdom of Confucius < [Volume 160 (2012)]
The Role of Confucius Institutes and One Belt, One Road Initiatives on the... < [Volume 12, Issue 24 (2020)]
The Philosophical Thought of Confucius and Mencius, and the Concept of the... < [Volume 14, Issue 16 (2022)]
China’s Confucius Institute in Indonesia < [Volume 10, Issue 2 (2018)]
Religions of China and Japan < [March 1946]
Chinese Polity and Political Thought < [November-December, 1929]
Globalisation of Philosophy < [July – September, 1993]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
The Pedagogical Philosophy of a Village Schoolteacher in Nineteenth-Century... < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 6.2 (2023)]
Charles S. Prebish and On-cho Ng, eds. The Theory and Practice of Zen Buddhism < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 5.2 (2022)]
Context and Text: Historicizing Xuanzang and the Da Tang Xiyu Ji < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 3.1 (2020)]
Stories of suicide in Ancient China: An essay on Chinese morals < [Volume 35 (1973)]
Swatow loan words in siamese < [Volume 23 (1958)]
The Role of Juku in Pre-Modern China: Education for the Common People < [Volume 35 (1973)]