Jump to content

Confucius/ru: Difference between revisions

Created page with "Конфуций родился в 551 году до нашей эры, когда в стране царили смя­тение и хаос. Его отец, пожилой..."
(Created page with "Потомки часто неверно понимали Конфуция и считали его скучным бюрократом, но Конфуций обладал...")
(Created page with "Конфуций родился в 551 году до нашей эры, когда в стране царили смя­тение и хаос. Его отец, пожилой...")
Line 16: Line 16:
== Confucius’ life ==
== Confucius’ life ==


Confucius was born in 551 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., a time of great turmoil and chaos. His father, an elderly soldier, died when he was three. Although his family was poor, he managed to educate himself. When he was fifteen, he knew he wanted to be a scholar. He worked as a clerk at the memorial temple of the Duke of Chou, one of the greatest statesmen in Chinese history.
Конфуций родился в 551 году до нашей эры, когда в стране царили смя­тение и хаос. Его отец, пожилой воин из знатного княжеского рода, умер, когда сыну было три года. Несмотря на бедность семьи, Конфуций сумел получить образование. В возрасте пятнадцати лет он знал, что хочет быть ученым. Он работал писарем в мемориальном храме князя Чжоу, одного из величайших государственных деятелей в китайской истории.


Five hundred years earlier, the Duke of Chou, his father, King Wen, and his brother had overthrown the corrupt Shang dynasty and established the Chou dynasty. He brought a new understanding of God and divine government to the Chinese people. “I am only concerned with Heaven and the people,”<ref>The Duke of Chou, quoted in Herrlee G. Greel, ''The Origins of Statecraft in China'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970), 1:98.</ref> he had said.
Five hundred years earlier, the Duke of Chou, his father, King Wen, and his brother had overthrown the corrupt Shang dynasty and established the Chou dynasty. He brought a new understanding of God and divine government to the Chinese people. “I am only concerned with Heaven and the people,”<ref>The Duke of Chou, quoted in Herrlee G. Greel, ''The Origins of Statecraft in China'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970), 1:98.</ref> he had said.