What influence did Confucius and Mencius have on the surrounding countries

Confucianism founded by Confucius and the traditional Chinese culture it represents not only had a huge impact on the long history of China, but also profoundly influenced and affected neighboring countries. Before Japan's Meiji Restoration, China had always been the most powerful power in Asia, with great influence on neighboring countries, especially the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and Southeast AsiaFor example, the Analects has had a profound impact on Japan, Korea, and even some European countries.

According to statistics, there are nearly 90 kinds of research treatises on the Analects of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan. Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931), the "founder" of modern Japanese capitalism, has been teaching the Analects to employees in person for more than 40 years.

In the second half of the 16th century, European missionaries first transmitted the Analects to the West, and famous European figures such as the German philosopher Leibniz, the French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire, and Quenet, whom Marx called the "ancestor of modern political economy", admired Confucius's thought and personality. Until now, there are still many Western thinkers who have tried to seek enlightenment in Confucius to solve ethical and moral problems. Therefore, as an important spiritual heritage of the Chinese nation, the Analects has had a great impact on the history of ancient and modern China and foreign countries.

1. Mencius inherited Confucius's idea of "benevolence" as the core, Confucius had the teaching of "killing oneself to become benevolent", and Mencius also used the vivid metaphor of fish and bear's paws to illustrate the principle of "sacrificing one's life for righteousness".

2. Mencius developed Confucius's idea of "benevolence loves others", founded the theory of "goodness", put forward the heart of "benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom", and established the root of why people are human beings. Confucius mellowed the benevolence of chaos, and thus the cross opened, and Mencius's teaching of "living in benevolence and righteousness" was of great merit.

3. The perfection of the study of the mind: Mencius pointed out the "conscience and conscience" in the depths of the human soul by the ontology of Confucius, and established the theory of conscience. This is the ideological origin of Lu Wang's mind in later generations.

4. Mencius inherited and developed the original concept of "benevolence" in Confucius's thought, which is the mainstream thought of Confucianism, so later generations also referred to "Confucianism" as "Confucius and Mencius thought".

1. The position of the son is different: Confucius's son is on the left, and Mencius's son is on the top.

2. The funny point is: Confucius took his son with him, and Mencius rested his son on top of his head.

3. The two have different academic ideas, Confucius advocates "benevolence", while Mencius's main idea is "righteousness".

4. In terms of achievement, Confucius is revered as the "supreme saint", and Mencius is the "sub-sage".

5. Judging from their views on "benevolence", Confucius is the founder of the edifice, and Mencius is the founder and perfecter of the edifice.