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5 Names
- The Jesuits, while translating Chinese books into Western languages, translated 孔夫子 into Confucius. This Latinized form has since been commonly used in Western countries.
- In systematic Romanizations:
- Kǒng Fuzǐ (or Kǒng fu zǐ) in pinyin.
- K'ung fu-tze in Wade-Giles (or, less accurately, Kung fu-tze).
- Fuzǐ means teacher. Since it was disrespectful to call the teacher by name according to Chinese culture, he is known as just "Master Kong", or Confucius, even in modern days.
- The character 'fu' is optional, so he is commonly also known as Kong Zi.
- His actual name was 孔丘, Kǒng Qiu. Kǒng is a common family name in China. Qiu means "mound".
- His courtesy name was 仲尼, Zhòng Ní.
- In 1 AC (first year of the Yuanshi period of the Han Dynasty), he was given his first posthumous name: 褒成宣尼公, Lord Bāochéngxuan, which means "Laudably Declarable Lord Ni."
- His most popular posthumous names are
- 至聖先師, Zhìshèngxiānshi, meaning "The Former Teacher who Reached Sainthood" (comes from 1530, the ninth year of the Jianing period of the Ming Dynasty);
- 至聖, Zhìshèng, "the Greatest Sage";
- 先師, Xiānshi, "the First Teacher".
- He is also commonly known as 萬世師表, Wànshìshibiǎo, "the Model Teacher of a Myriad Ages" in Taiwan.
6 Temples
Soon after Confucius' death, Qufu, his hometown, became a place of devotion and remembrance. It is still a major destination for cultural tourism, and many Chinese people visit his grave and the surrounding temples. In China, there are many temples where one can find representations of Buddha, Lao Zi and Confucius together. There are also many temples dedicated to him which have been used for Confucianist ceremonies.
The following is a list of temples dedicated to Confucius:
7 See also
8 Further reading
- Herrlee Glessner Creel , Chinese Thought, from Confucius to Mao Zedong, BooksEnthsiast.com
9 External links
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