Does The Analects of Confucius belong to Confucian classics?

The Analects of Confucius belongs to Confucian classics.

The Analects of Confucius is one of the ancient Confucian classics in China, compiled by Confucius and his disciples. It contains 20 articles, including the words, deeds and theories of Confucius and his disciples, and is an important part of China's traditional culture. As a Confucian classic, it mainly talks about moral ethics, political governance and educational thoughts.

It is not difficult to see from the remarks of Confucius and his disciples that the moral relationship between people is emphasized and a concept of "benevolence" is advocated. There are many well-known aphorisms in The Analects of Confucius, such as "learning is better than speaking" and so on. Although The Analects of Confucius was born in ancient China thousands of years ago, many expositions are still applicable today.

For example, "learning without thinking is useless, thinking without learning is dangerous" tells everyone that learning methods and attitudes are very important. Only by continuous thinking and learning can we maintain progress and growth. "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" advocates the moral concept of respecting others and cherishing life, which is also applicable in modern society.

Introduction to Confucius:

Confucius (55 BC1to 479 BC), whose real name was Zhong Ni, was regarded as the "most holy teacher" and was a great thinker, educator, politician and cultural celebrity in ancient China. Born in Qufu, Shandong Province, his family was poor, but he received a good education. After experiencing twists and turns, young people began to travel around the world after middle age, preaching their Confucianism, and returned to their hometown to continue writing and teaching in their later years.

Confucius founded the Confucian school with "benevolence" as the core, advocated "goodness in nature" and advocated a harmonious, standardized and just social order. Confucius' ethics emphasizes moral freedom and self-consciousness, that is, everyone should pursue goodness spontaneously and follow moral norms instead of being forced to implement them.

Confucius' thoughts and theories had a great influence on the formation and development of China's traditional culture, and had a far-reaching influence on the history, society and culture of China in later generations. The inheritance of Confucianism has become an important part of China culture. Nowadays, Confucius is honored as "the father of the soul of Chinese civilization", and many people will visit the Confucius Temple in Qufu to feel the profoundness of traditional culture.