an and other parts of the world. He wrote his Analects as guides for living, and Confucianism would infuse the writings and thinking of other philosophers, rulers, and religious leaders through the ages. Confucianism differs from religious systems in that it is a philosophy of ethics and morals rather than a religious system in the usual sense, though Confucius derived his ethical and moral principles from earlier religious and philosophical writings and traditions. Perfection is achieved through following the Analects of Confucius, concerned primarily with the individual's relationship to his fellow man and to the ethical and moral problems that will ensue, and filial piety is a major tenet of Confucianism. The importance of filial piety was emphasized in the Taiping era in the official text called "A Primer in Verse." The Taipings opposed Confucianism, but in fact they adopted many elements of Confucianism,
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