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from East Asia to Vietnam and then through Korea and Japan, where they became state philosophies. And in India, where they began to disappear from.

Answer"Confucius was a man of letters who worried about the troubled times in which he lived. He went from place to place trying to spread his political ideas and influence to the many kings contending for supremacy in China. In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (772-221 BCE), successive kings of the Zhou gradually became mere figureheads. ..Confucius tirelessly promoted the virtues of ancient illustrious sages ... He was expelled from states many times and eventually returned to his homeland to spend the last part of his life teaching. The Analects of Confucius, the closest primary source we have for his thoughts, relates his sayings and discussions with rulers and disciples in short passages.

Confucianism as passed down to the 19th and 20th centuries derives primarily from the school of the Neo-Confucians, led by Zhu Xi, who gave Confucianism renewed vigor in the Song and later dynasties. Neo-Confucianism combined Taoist and Buddhist ideas with existing Confucian ideas to create a more complete system of metaphysics.

...To sum it up, Confucius did his best to spread his ideas, traveling throughout China, trying to influence kings and the people. It was slowly adopted...

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