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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
The Chinese society of the time of Confucius was worn out by
continuous civil wars, wickness of the government, cruelties,
unsecurity, break up of family relations, and ethical corruption. To
reform this “natural society”, Confucius proposed a cultural
example for an ideal society which was once realized by the
mythical, ancient emperors “Yao”, “Shu” and “Yu” in about 3000
B.C., and again by king “Wan” and his son “Wu” at the beginning
of the Chu dynasty.
Confucius viewed society as a great family, founded on a
hierarchical structure of fivefold familial relations. Such a society,
with the celestial family – Heaven (father), earth (mother), ruler
(son) – as its archetype, prospers through the filial piety of the ruler,
and its benefits permeate to the lower ranks and even to the
ancestral souls in heaven. So, the society is the field of
manifestation of the will of Heaven (T’ien), embracing the mystery
of life, and therefore, it is considered sacred. In such an ideal
society,preforming the social duties and rituals cultivates humanity,
which in its turn brings about harmony of Heaven, earth and man,
and prevents the society from any calamities.
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