Confucianism was formed about 500 B.C.E.,by Confucius, in China. About 5,000,000 people follow this religion. Confucianism has various gods and ancestors and have many different practices. For example:
~Honesty, politeness, humaneness, perform correct role in society, and loyalty to family
~Confucius’ teachings focused on the mortal world of rulers rather than life after death.
~After Confucius died, his teachings spread by Mencius, his later disciple. Mencius wrote a book full of Confucius' teachings, they called the book Mencius.
~Centuries later, scholars began to reexamine ancient documents of Confucian teachings. Notable scholars revived original teachings of Confucius and combined them with other philosophies of the time. Also known as Neo-Confucianism.