What are the main ideas of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism?

Confucianism refers to the thought of Confucian school, which was founded by Confucius, a thinker at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Confucianism founded by Confucius has formed a complete ideological system on the basis of summarizing, generalizing and inheriting the traditional culture of respecting relatives in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Sima Qian said in Historical Records of Confucius' Family: "Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period because of historical records, and went up to Yin Gong, and eventually lost 12 Gong in 14 years. According to Lu, pro-Zhou, so Yin, three generations of luck. " Confucius, the founder of the Confucian school, said: "You can't keep your word" (The Analects of Confucius) is the essence of his own thought.

Confucian philosophy pays attention to people's cultivation and establishes a harmonious relationship with the people around them. Treat your elders with respect and courtesy. Friends are sincere and trustworthy, "keep your word to your friends". Be honest and love the people. Being a man is self-aware and conscientious. "A gentleman is born from the basis of business." . Rulers should be benevolent and love the people. "Governing the country by virtue is like Beichen living in its place and the stars are * * *." . Treat people with love, "I am young and people are young." I am old, and people are old. ".Be loyal to your boss. "You treat people politely, and I serve you faithfully. "... honor parents and relatives. "Parents, don't travel. ","today's filial piety can be improved. As for dogs and horses, both can be kept; Disrespect, why not? ".Respect knowledge," Listen in the morning and die at night. "He is good at absorbing the strengths of others." Meet Si Qi, meet Si Qi. "Advocate people to achieve the moral realm of gentleness, kindness, courtesy, frugality and compromise.

Taoism is one of the important schools in the Warring States period, also known as "Taoists". Based on Laozi's "Tao" theory at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, this school uses "Tao" to explain the essence, origin, composition and change of all things in the universe. It is believed that heaven does nothing and everything is transformed naturally. It denies that gods and ghosts dominate everything, advocates that Taoism is natural, let nature take its course, and advocates that quietism and women should be soft. The political ideal is "a small country with few people" and "governing by doing nothing". After Laozi, Taoism was divided into different factions. There are four famous schools: Zhuangzi School, Yang Zhu School, Song Yin School and Huang Lao School.

Buddhist thought can be summarized by a very simple concept-"consciousness". This "consciousness" is "self-consciousness". The whole essence of Buddhism is consciousness. What is consciousness? Why should it be realized? Consciousness is the road to liberation, and people will eventually realize this liberation through self-awareness. At this time, the word "liberation" became the core concept of the whole Buddhism.