Wilkinson, Endymion (2015). Chinese History: A New Manual (4thed.). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Asia Center. ISBN 978-0-674-08846-7. Despite repeated dynastic change in China, the title of Duke Yansheng was bestowed upon successive generations of descendants until it was abolished by the Nationalist government in 1935. The last holder of the title, Kung Te-cheng of the 77th generation, was appointed Sacrificial Official to Confucius. Kung Te-cheng died in October 2008, and his son, Kung Wei-yi, the 78th lineal descendant, died in 1989. Kung Te-cheng's grandson, Kung Tsui-chang, the 79th lineal descendant, was born in 1975; his great-grandson, Kung Yu-jen, the 80th lineal descendant, was born in Taipei on January 1, 2006. Te-cheng's sister, Kong Demao, lives in mainland China and has written a book about her experiences growing up at the family estate in Qufu. Another sister, Kong Deqi, died as a young woman. [114] Many descendants of Confucius still live in Qufu today. Confucius's favorite disciple was Yan Hui, most probably one of the most impoverished of them all. [67] Sima Niu, in contrast to Yan Hui, was from a hereditary noble family hailing from the Song state. [67] Under Confucius's teachings, the disciples became well learned in the principles and methods of government. [69] He often engaged in discussion and debate with his students and gave high importance to their studies in history, poetry, and ritual. [69] Confucius advocated loyalty to principle rather than to individual acumen, in which reform was to be achieved by persuasion rather than violence. [69] Even though Confucius denounced them for their practices, the aristocracy was likely attracted to the idea of having trustworthy officials who were studied in morals as the circumstances of the time made it desirable. [69] In fact, the disciple Zilu even died defending his ruler in Wey. [69]

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Violatti, Cristian (August 31, 2013). "Confucianism". World History Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015 . Retrieved August 17, 2015.Get the most use out of your hair dryer by utilizing it to complete a variety of other tasks around the home. Hair dryers are capable of softening up candle wax to make it easier to clean up, drying out the water rings on your wooden coffee table, warming up your bed sheets on a cold winter night and softening butter for your favorite cookie recipe. Confucius together with Moses and Muhammad among the greatest legislators of the past, by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse (1827), Louvre Palace Jansen, Thomas; Klein, Thoralf; Meyer, Christian (2014). Globalization and the Making of Religious Modernity in China: Transnational Religions, Local Agents, and the Study of Religion, 1800–Present. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-27151-7. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25 . Retrieved 2016-04-21.

The 2200 w professional hair dryer is a practical tool for use when dry hair is already chronicles winner, with its negative ionic technology, 2200 w professional hair dryer is can keep your hair wanting healthy and dry. With so many features, the 2200 w is one of the best hair dryers on the market.Yao, Xinzhong (1997). Confucianism and Christianity: A Comparative Study of Jen and Agape. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-898723-76-9. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21 . Retrieved 2015-11-07. Among Tibetans, Confucius is often worshipped as a holy king and master of magic, divination and astrology. Tibetan Buddhists see him as learning divination from the Buddha Manjushri (and that knowledge subsequently reaching Tibet through Princess Wencheng), while Bon practitioners see him as being a reincarnation of Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche, the legendary founder of Bon. [58] In Confucius's time, the state of Lu was headed by a ruling ducal house. [23] Under the duke were three aristocratic families, whose heads bore the title of viscount and held hereditary positions in the Lu bureaucracy. [24] The Ji family held the position "Minister over the Masses", who was also the "Prime Minister"; the Meng family held the position "Minister of Works"; and the Shu family held the position "Minister of War". [24] In the winter of 505 BCE, Yang Hu—a retainer of the Ji family—rose up in rebellion and seized power from the Ji family. [24] However, by the summer of 501 BCE, the three hereditary families had succeeded in expelling Yang Hu from Lu. [24] By then, Confucius had built up a considerable reputation through his teachings, while the families came to see the value of proper conduct and righteousness, so they could achieve loyalty to a legitimate government. [25] Thus, that year (501 BCE), Confucius came to be appointed to the minor position of governor of a town. [25] Eventually, he rose to the position of Minister of Crime. [25] Due to a naming taboo regarding the birth name of the fourth king of Goryeo Gwangjong, born "Wang So" ( Korean: 왕소; Hanja: 王昭).