Kongzi: 1 definition
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Kongzi means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsKongzi (Confucius) refers to one of the 鈥�Four Great Men鈥� (in Chinese traditions).鈥擜ccordingly [while describing the history of sciences and philosophical systems in the land of great China], [regarding confucian divination]: [...] Chinese scholars of later times call Fu Xi, Wen Wang, Zhou Gong, and Kongzi the Four Great Men [e.g., Kongzi (Confucius)]. Those whom the Tibetans call the four receivers are probably those four. However, owing to orthographic errors or mispronunciation, they write Gong Zi for Kongzi, Ji Gong for Zhou Gong, Ji Nong for Shen Nong, and Wang Tai for Wen Wang.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Full-text: Confucius, skyes mchog bzhi, Fu xi, Wen wang, Zhou gong, Four great men, Four textbooks, Laojun.
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