Groups the spreadevent entries documenting Confucianism's spread from its origin in the state of Lu, through its adoption as state orthodoxy under successive Chinese dynasties, and its transmission into Korea, Japan and Vietnam as a governing and educational philosophy. Belongs here: any event marking Confucianism's institutional adoption or geographic transmission into a new state or court. Does not belong here: the teachings and disputations of individual Confucian scholars with no spread component; the spread events of any other tradition.
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Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy, religion, theory of government, or way of life.
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