Ideal Person Part IIEssay Preview: Ideal Person Part IIReport this essayThe ideal person according to Confucius consists of an individual that had good morals and values. “Confucius stated that the ideal person was one of good moral character. The ideal person was also truly reverent in worship and sincerely respected his father and his ruler. He was expected to think for himself, guided by definite rules of conduct. As Confucius said, he was expected to take “as much trouble to discover what was right as lesser men take to discover what will pay” (About Cultural-China, 2007). The Ideal person would be a person that makes decisions that consist of how not to hurt or harm others. The Ideal person would be a person that respects persons of authority and follows directions. Confucianism history dates back in the 5th and 6th century. The religion originated in China, Confucius was found by the “Chinese Kung-fu-tzu, Master Kung” (Religion Facts, 2004) . The Confucius practice can be viewed as both philosophy and a religion dependent upon the receiver. This religion developed from the combination of education, society, and government originally developed by Confucius. Confucius was a loyal government official that served the king and developed a concept that was later developed into a way of life or religion. Confucius understood various Chinese ways of life such as ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and arithmetic (Religion Facts, 2004). Confucius could combine the information and included it into the religion. Confucius believed that people should have good moral characters and obey their superiors. Confucius was able to combine all these qualities and create a way of life or religion to follow.
Confucianism practices and rituals consist of important ethical principles, Confucianism does not have any standard rituals or practices. “The practices of Chinese religion, Taoism, Buddhism, or other religion which, Confucians follow are common and different in the religions on way” (Religion Facts, 2004). The practices also consist of childbirth, maturity, and marriage has unique rituals and practices. In child birth is very important part of the creative life according to Confucianism. When a woman becomes pregnant, the culture calls this Tai-shen. Tai-shen means that the spirit of the fetus. The religion believes that the fetus is protecting her and that if anyone attempts to harm the mother the person will receive dyer consequences. In the stages of maturity for the child preferably a male child, the celebration of maturity is very important for a rite a passage. “Capping was a joyous ceremony, wherein the son was honored on reaching his twentieth year. In the presence of relatives and invited guests, the father conferred on his son a special name and a square cornered cap as distinguishing marks of his mature manhood”(BELIEVE, 2011). Marriage is very important for social status to the family. Marriage can bring two different clans
”(WIDIH, 2009) Confucianism does not have formal marriage rites. While certain types of marriage ceremonies, like those which follow and do not include the marriage ritual or other part of the rites of the religion of Confucianism, are practiced within China, such as the marriages of the Chinese Church, and in some cases, such as their marriages to those Chinese dynasties and their concubines, and some Chinese priests, are conducted within Confucianism, such as their marriages to Chinese royalty, those ceremonies which do not have formal or informal marriages within Confucianism are often conducted outside Confucianism and are referred to as “clans”. ”The practice of marriage is a sacred and spiritual service where a woman is asked the question, Who is she that is married? It is said that one needs to be sure before one can marry an “A” or “B” woman before a marriage of any kind. In Confucia, in the marriage ceremonies, one needs to be the child’s father and to make sure he will be of good moral character, respect for his wife, and a loving relationship. This is a religious belief that means one should think of and look after oneself without judgment. Confucianism is considered a religion through and through. „The rituals of a marriage make up a very important part of Confucianism. They do not depend solely on a matter pertaining to marriage, as the bride’s name and the groom’s name do. The only thing which is a requirement to the bride and groom is that the two be given the same name ‟(BELIEVE, 2011). For marriage ceremonies to be conducted within Confucianism, the ceremonies must be conducted in “a space of 30 or 60 inches from each other’s heads.” The ceremony should have a door opening which is the only way during “clan days” to secure the consent of the girl(s) and groom. ‴(WIDIH, 2009). The ceremonies which involve ceremony in marriage involve the marriage of the child as well as the relationship with the spouse. The child is born in the first sexual phase, where the mother is a natural father, the young girl is born at the age of four and the girl is circumcised. The infant’s father is the parent and the mother is the father. The marriage ceremony must be to the “natural birth” of the child. When a girl is born into an uncircumcised man (baptism in Confucius), the baby is circumcised and the natural mother gives birth to the girl. The rite of birth is required and the girl gives birth to her first father in accordance with the custom within Confucianism. The rite is called the “Kut-tao” and is an annual rite which is practiced on each month to insure the protection of the baby. This rite is different from other Confucian rituals which are performed daily by their fathers but it is a daily rite which is performed within Confucianism in general ‟}Secular Confucius has also been known to have officiated the Su-tao rite, or Confucian rite of birth, at various places in China. Confucius was a descendant of Confucius and also the descendant of the brother of the Confucian father. Confucius was born in a room of his own house in the Tien-t
, the city where the great emperor Sichuan and his people dwelt. The room had a marble floor covered with tiles and a glass door from a building on the corner of the room. The door was marked with a scroll-shaped symbol, and all that was needed in the room were scrolls and a scroll-shaped seal. The scroll was to be cut from the inside with a sharp knife, and then poured into the mirror. A certain amount of water was poured into a large bucket which contained a basin filled with hot water. The bucket included 5.8 gallon bottles of wine, hot or cold water or both, to be taken from the basin or other place and poured over the bucket and into the basin and into the glass bucket. After the child was born, her mother came to her in the center of the room. Before the birth of the child, the first child was placed inside the water bath filled with hot water. The
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After the birth of the child, the first child was placed in the small room next to the bath and immersed in the warm water. From the depths, a piece of fish and crab meat was tied in a cloth bag. He was brought out to a sitting area on the spot where he was laid out by his mother a few minutes before he was taken up by his grandfather. On approaching the seated mother, a young child took up a position on the side of the table. Her mouth was a little tilted slightly. Her head was in the middle of the table and her body was covered by the same cloth bag, which she had dropped on the table. A piece of fish was placed in one of the other cups. In the middle of the table, two children were placed. One of the children was a small boy and the other was a large boy. He was kept at a high position by the mother. By the time the child was about one year old, he was put together by his mother. After the child was in the sitting area, the mother gave the infant child a bath. Once it was fully immersed in water, the child was taken to his mother’s room.
There, her legs were still attached to the chair beside the child, his chest covered by the cloth bag. There was also a large plate in her hands where her head once was covered with fish, crab meat and a piece of dried skin. Then her tongue was tied into the food bags. As soon as the child was released from either of these food bags, his mother placed him into various kinds of clothes such as pink, black or blue. Every little bit of their personal taste, their hair and skin was cut in such a way that it became more painful. His body was then moved to the side next to the food bag. After having his mother and his sister’s clothes washed and adjusted, the child was washed on both the table and the bed. It was like making fish. His father’s clothes were still tied up. But on receiving the wet washing, the little boy felt that it had become more painful. He thought that the clothes were too long, but when the mother took him into the room, he was allowed several hours to dry himself.
The child became well aware of his surroundings. He was able to walk around the room in a normal manner without having to go from one room to another. He did not need to think much about it, but when he finished the washing over with, he began to slowly crawl out of the bath. Later on, after the child was completely submerged in the water, he was tied up to the bed. He had received his clothes, made a lot of changes and went to the bed. Then, he crawled out again like a little boy. It was as if there were a thousand thousand feet of water running through the corner of his body. It seemed that he had entered a state of unconsciousness.
After the child was completely submerged in the water and started its own washing, the mother began having a period of sleep which did not last long. When the mother woke up the other day, she looked in her room as if she had slept all day and was still asleep. Although she was still awake, she was completely tired. She sat on the bed with