What is a "master"?

A "master" refers to a person who has achieved great success.

The original meaning of "Confucius" is Mencius' honorific title to Confucius, and the concept of sage is in the middle of Confucian terms. Nowadays, people who have important influence in various fields are mentioned.

The saying of "master" comes from Mengzi Wanzhang: "Confucius is a master and a master, and his golden voice is also jade." Mencius praised Confucius for having both ability and political integrity and being well-read, just like playing music, ringing bells, and using chimes to listen to the radio, which was used to praise the greatness of Confucius' Collection of Thoughts of Ancient Sages and Sages.

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The reason why Confucius was called a "master";

Confucius initiated the wind of private schools and advocated benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. There are 3,000 disciples, including 72 sages. He led some disciples to travel around the world for thirteen years, and revised the six classics of Poetry, Book, Rite, Yue, Yijing and Chunqiu in his later years. After the death of Confucius, his disciples and re-disciples recorded the words and deeds, quotations and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples and compiled The Analects. This book is regarded as a Confucian classic.

Confucius was one of the most learned scholars in the society at that time. When he was alive, he was honored as "the sage of heaven" and "the muduo of heaven", and even as the sage of Confucius, the most holy teacher, the master of Wang Xuan and the teacher of all ages by later rulers.

His thoughts have a far-reaching influence on China and the world, and he is listed as the first of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World". With the expansion of Confucius' influence, "Confucius Sacrifice Ceremony" once became a "big sacrifice" at the same level as China's ancestor worship.

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