![]() ![]() Music and dance are considered to afford access to supreme beauty and to wisdom.ģ) Writing - Like dance, writing reproduces the dynamic and the movement of the world. The rites are the backbone of society and are indispensable to the proper functioning of the world.Ģ) Music - The Rites are always associated with music, as the principle regulating the relations between men, and between men and the universe. Confucius taught 3000 pupils of which 72 mastered the six arts as follows:ġ) The Rites - The adherence to the ancestors and the ceremonies mark the passing of the seasons and the different stages of a man’s life. Confucius’ student, Zeng Zi wrote the introduction and exposition of The Great Learning. Confucius, who incorporated ideas from Ji Dan, the Duke of Zhou and others, compiled and edited the Book Rites, Book of Documents, Classics of Poetry, the I Ching, and the Spring and Autumn Annals. ![]()
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