[mass noun]a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius 孔子学说;儒学;儒教
The basic concepts are ethical ones such as love for one's fellows and filial piety, and the ideal of the superior man; traditional ideas such as yin and yang have also been incorporated. The publication in AD 1190 of the four great Confucian texts revitalized Confucianism throughout China; a second series of texts, the ‘five classics’, includes the I Ching