Home›Confucian Sites›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups sacred sites by the specific religion or culture that consecrated them. Wikipedia defines a sacred space as "a designated area, often marked by physical boundaries or symbols, that is considered holy or consecrated by a particular religion or culture." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every site belonging to one tradition together.FactsLearn MoreTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested. Whether the temple cult of Confucius is religion or a civil and educational rite has been argued inside the tradition and in the scholarship for centuries, and the answer given decides what counts as a Confucian sacred site at all. The atlas records the places and does not settle the question. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTemples and precincts of the veneration of Confucius and the tradition's sages, at which state-sponsored rites to the teacher were performed by officials rather than by a priesthood. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreConfucian sacred sites This small group gathers a Confucian sacred site, a temple or precinct dedicated to the veneration of Confucius and the sages of the tradition, where rites honouring the great teacher were performed. The browser will find the site the atlas classes here. The entry describes its role in the Confucian tradition and its history.TraditionFilter Results1 entryBasis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (1)Era of Decline End YearAll1976 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll1966 (1)Establishment StatusAllEstablished (1)FounderAllConfucius (Kongzi, 551-479 BCE) (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2015-01-01 (1)2018-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll479 BCE (1)Origin Period Start YearAll551 BCE (1)Place of OriginAllThe state of Lu, in eastern China (1)Practice StatusAllLiving, and practised in varied local forms (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (1)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (1)Show ResultsConfucianismTradition3 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Five "Confucian" Classicstier 1Michael Nylan, Yale University Press, 2001View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.