Qufu and the Spirit of Confucious Pt. 2 (27/39)

Qufu and the Spirit of Confucious Pt. 2 (27/39)

In his teachings, Confucious set the highest value on the position of the family, which he viewed as the fundamental social bond, more important than all others.  Correspondingly, he positioned family loyality as more important than any other bond, even those to the Emperor and to Heaven. Through this, strong family traditions came into being that have notable influences on the way that the chinese live together to this day. This is plain to see in the Kong family, direct descendants of the great teacher in the 77^th generation. The many rituals and ceremonies that influence daily life, more than anywhere else in China, are derived from the teachings of the great Master.

Größten Wert legte Konfuzius in seiner Lehre auf die Stellung der Familie, die grundlegende soziale Bindung, der alle anderen untergeordnet sind. Entsprechend stellt er die Loyalität der eigenen Familie gegenüber vor jede weitere Bindung, sogar vor die Verpflichtungen gegenüber dem Kaiser und dem Himmel. Dadurch entstanden starke Familientraditionen, die heute noch das Zusammenleben in China entscheidend prägen. An der Familie Kong aus Qufu, den direkten Nachkommen des großen Lehrers in der 77. Generation, wird das besonders gut sichtbar.  Die vielen Rituale und Zeremonien, die das tägliche Leben noch stärker als anderswo in China prägen, leiten sich direkt von den Lehren des großen Meisters ab.

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