ANALECTS
The collected sayings of Confucius, one of the Four Books of Confucianism
BOOK OF MENCIUS
Collected teachings of Menicus, one of the Four Books of Confucianism
TAO
For Confucianism, the moral order that permeates the universe, the way that should be followed. Sometimes lowercased to refer generally to an individual tao or "way.
CHUN-TZU
Chinese for "gentleman"; The mature person, an ideal human being with perfect moral character.
JEN
Chinese for "goodness, love, benevolence"; Supreme human virtue, doing one's best to treat others as one would wish to be treated.
LI
Chinese for "rite, propriety"; Proper behavior in any given social circumstance, as if performing a sacred ritual.
WEN
The cultural arts, skills of behavior valued by Confucius as being of moral benefit and as befitting the mature person.
TE
Chinese for "virtue"; Virtue as shown through the power of example, an attribute of the mature person.
FIVE CONSTANT RELATIONSHIPS
A doctrine summarizing the proper ethical principle for each basic human relationship such as duty between rule and subject.