{"id":635,"date":"2026-07-01T05:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merder.org\/?page_id=635"},"modified":"2026-07-01T05:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:34:22","slug":"confucianism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merder.org\/?page_id=635","title":{"rendered":"Confucianism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrig-page\">\n<style>\n    .wrig-page { max-width: 1120px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-page h1 { margin-bottom: .35rem; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-note { border-left: 4px solid #52616b; padding: .7rem 1rem; background: #f6f7f8; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; margin: 1.25rem 0; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card { border: 1px solid #d9d9d9; border-radius: 6px; padding: 1rem; background: #fff; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card h2 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-top: 0; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border: 1px solid #ececec; background: #f7f7f7; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-caption { margin-bottom: .75rem; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-meta, .wrig-caution { font-size: .92rem; color: #333; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-caution { background: #fff8e6; border-left: 3px solid #b98200; padding: .55rem .7rem; }<br \/>\n  <\/style>\n<h1>Confucianism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places<\/h1>\n<p>This gallery presents Confucian images and objects selected for study and comparison. Use the images to consider teachers, texts, ritual, education, ethics, and social order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-note\">These images are selected for study and comparison. Look closely at the source, rights note, caption, and category for each image before drawing conclusions.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wrig-grid\">\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Life of Confucius<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/confucianism-life-of-confucius.jpg\" alt=\"Life of Confucius\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">Life of Confucius is a candidate image from The Metropolitan Museum of Art found with the curated search term &#8216;Confucius&#8217;. It is relevant to Confucianism because it fits the page category: Confucius image\/statue, Temple of Confucius, ritual tablet\/altar, classical text, scholar culture, or education context. It would help World Religions students connect a specific object, site, or practice with the tradition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caution\"><strong>Caution:<\/strong> Confucianism crosses categories of ethics, education, ritual, philosophy, and religion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Life of Confucius or Confucius portrait<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/60773\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Kept from current material because it is relevant, but repetition is capped for variety.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Portrait of Confucius<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/confucianism-portrait-of-confucius.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Confucius\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">Portrait of Confucius is a candidate image from The Metropolitan Museum of Art found with the curated search term &#8216;Confucius&#8217;. It is relevant to Confucianism because it fits the page category: Confucius image\/statue, Temple of Confucius, ritual tablet\/altar, classical text, scholar culture, or education context. It would help World Religions students connect a specific object, site, or practice with the tradition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caution\"><strong>Caution:<\/strong> Confucianism crosses categories of ethics, education, ritual, philosophy, and religion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Life of Confucius or Confucius portrait<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/916536\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Kept from current material because it is relevant, but repetition is capped for variety.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Yan Family Temple Stele<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/confucianism-yan-family-temple-stele-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Yan Family Temple Stele\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Yan Family Temple Stele. It connects to Confucianism through temple\/stele\/ritual memory, linking moral cultivation with ritual memory, education, and social order. Students can use it to discuss why Confucianism crosses categories of philosophy, ethics, ritual, and religion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caution\"><strong>Caution:<\/strong> Confucianism crosses categories of ethics, education, ritual, philosophy, and religion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Temple\/stele\/ritual memory<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/64029\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Resolved from targeted The Met Open Access object ID 64029.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Rubbing of Stele for Shi Chen<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/confucianism-rubbing-of-stele-for-shi-chen-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Rubbing of Stele for Shi Chen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Rubbing of Stele for Shi Chen. It connects to Confucianism through temple\/stele\/ritual memory, linking moral cultivation with ritual memory, education, and social order. Students can use it to discuss why Confucianism crosses categories of philosophy, ethics, ritual, and religion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caution\"><strong>Caution:<\/strong> Confucianism crosses categories of ethics, education, ritual, philosophy, and religion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Temple\/stele\/ritual memory<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/36445\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Resolved from targeted The Met Open Access object ID 36445.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"wrig-questions\">\n<h2>Questions for Looking Closely<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>What specific details in the image connect it to this tradition?<\/li>\n<li>What source information helps you interpret the image responsibly?<\/li>\n<li>How does this image complicate a simple or stereotyped understanding of the tradition?<\/li>\n<li>What comparison could you make with another image on this page?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/world-religions-images\/\">Back to World Religions Image Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\">Source note: Image records and rights statements are shown with each card. WordPress-hosted image files are used only after the source image or existing media URL has been verified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confucianism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places This gallery presents Confucian images and objects selected for study and comparison. Use the images to consider teachers, texts, ritual, education, ethics, and social order. These images are selected for study and comparison. 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