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== Jen ==
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[[History 8 China Vocabulary]]
  
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Jen is one of the six of Confucius's ethical and moral teachings. It is the value of benevolence, humaneness towards others, and kindness. Jen is seen as the highest of Confucian virtues. The first principle of Confucianism is to act according to jen because it is the ultimate guide for humans.
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According to dictionary.com, jen is a compassionate love for humanity or for the world as a whole. This originated from the Chinese. Jen as the most valued goal to which the citizens could aspire. In the opinion of Confucius, even the most important people were not born righteous, they needed to be taught goodness. If the rulers ruled with unmerited harshness and severity, then it was believed that the people would lose their faith in the law, they lose respect for themselves, and they have no sense of shame. Therefore, it was imperative that the rulers needed to be taught goodness. Consequently, jen was adopted as Confucius', Mencius', and Mao Tzu's main teachings.
  
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Confucius himself had never sen jen fully expressed, but it is said that all other virtues follow from it.
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=== Jen Characteristics (Confucian) ===
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-http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jen?s=t
  
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1. Jen is dearer than life itself. Men who follow jen sacrifice their lives to preserve it, and in turn it makes life worth living (an example of opposites balancing!)
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-CF Manual 181
  
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2. Jen is the feeling of humanity towards others and self-esteem for yourself.
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3. Jen is the foundation of all human relationships.
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4. Jen can be obtained because there is the belief in the natural perfectibility of man, so men who follow jen reject the idea of satisfying likes and avoiding dislikes.
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=== Jen Characteristics (Mencius) ===
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1. Jen
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http://www.carpediem-ink.com/Images/jen-1.gif
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=== Sources: ===
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1.http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/main.html
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2.http://www2.sjs.org/Beniretto/China/confuciusnote.html
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3.http://www2.sjs.org/beniretto/China/mencius.html
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 7 May 2013

History 8 China Vocabulary

According to dictionary.com, jen is a compassionate love for humanity or for the world as a whole. This originated from the Chinese. Jen as the most valued goal to which the citizens could aspire. In the opinion of Confucius, even the most important people were not born righteous, they needed to be taught goodness. If the rulers ruled with unmerited harshness and severity, then it was believed that the people would lose their faith in the law, they lose respect for themselves, and they have no sense of shame. Therefore, it was imperative that the rulers needed to be taught goodness. Consequently, jen was adopted as Confucius', Mencius', and Mao Tzu's main teachings.

Bibliography:

-http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jen?s=t

-CF Manual 181

Camille Dawson

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