Filial piety

Filial piety, gratitude, and merits are the three fundamental values between parents and children that are highly important, and they must be carried out and pass onto the next generation. Filial piety is defined as the obligation and duties that one must pay back to their parents as a sign that show the gratitude for the life and the nurturing they…

interesting about Yoochun’s mother’s response was to tell her son that before Yoochun, she had aborted two female fetuses in order to give birth to a male. By revealing what she thought was her most filial act towards her family, she was demanding filial piety from her son. This is comparable to when filial piety is being tested in Brandt’s book as well in the chapter about Fathers and Sons, when Yi Pyŏngbu wanted to leave his family for Seoul, but eventually came back after leaving (Brandt,…

As pointed out in the Classic of Filial Piety, a Chinese work written by Xiao Jing, “Our bodies-to every hair and bit of skin-are received by us from our parents, and we must not presume to injure or wound them” (Doc 2). This conversation between Confucius and his disciple implants virtuous values that followers would teach to their children, “this is the beginning of filial piety” (Doc 2). Written to teach society, the Classic of Filial Piety educates all classes on how to follow Confucianism…

"Handout #2: Selected Statutes from the Qing Legal Codes." “Your Honor, I am Innocent”: Law and Society in Late Imperial China. http://www.exeas.org/resources/pdf/your-honor-handout2.pdf (accessed October 12, 2010). —. "Handout #3: Mourning Relationships in the Ming and Qing Dynasties." “Your Honor, I am Innocent”: Law and Society in Late Imperial China. http://www.exeas.org/resources/pdf/your-honor-handout3.pdf (accessed October 12, 2010). —. "Handout #4: Comments Made by the Autumn Assizes…

reveal the dissent or extraordinary circumstances for women at the time. In once instance, a woman “took up a mirror and a knife and cut off her nose” in an effort to refuse a roal suitor after her first husband died, and her extreme example of filial piety earned her the “the title of Exalted Conduct.” This was an instance of the author showing what would be exemplary, but not the norm in society at that time. Women most likely remarried after the death of their husbands, either at their…

In the Analects, Confucius responds to a story the Duke of She told him in regards to an ‘upright’ man reporting his father’s crime of stealing a sheep. Confucius responds saying, “the upright men in [his] community are different from [that].” Confucius insists that a truly ‘upright’ man will conceal the crimes of his father, just as the father should conceal the crimes of his son. The father and son should cover up the misconduct of the other in order to keep harmony within the family. If the…

of the five constant values that resonate best with me is Li. The contents of Li include chastity, propriety, filial…

In some chapters, I found the implication of a few contents are similar to our Chinese ancient literatures. For example, in the story, “The Young Carpenter”, here is a cunning sentence: “… to do by others as they would have others to do to them” which can be found counterparts in the Chinese language straightforward. “What you do not wish yourself, do not do onto others.” Words from the Analects of Confucius which are conversant to us all can be seen in the Bible, too. Jesus left Nazareth to…

Taiwan’s values. China has strong relations with Taiwan but I never thought it was to the degree which their values are much the same. Also being part Chinese, I’m able understand and connect to many of the values such as the confusion ideal of filial piety which talks about having respect for one’s parents, the opposing forces of yin-yang, and fengshui which a way of looking at things as they flow naturally. In contrast, I can connect to Hawaiian values as since I was grounded in some of them.…

ideals of Filial Piety, how a gentleman should conduct himself and how a country should be governed. Throughout this paper I will explain the values that…