What is a cult?

1. Confucianism is a school founded by Confucius, a great thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period. Its core idea is "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty and filial piety". After the development of Mencius, Xunzi and others, Confucianism gradually developed and expanded. During the Qin Dynasty, after Qin Shihuang "burned books to bury Confucianism", Confucianism suffered heavy losses and entered a low tide. In the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu added theories such as "the feeling between heaven and man" and "the unification" to Confucianism, which made Confucianism adapt to the needs of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to maintain feudal autocratic rule and was finally adopted by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made Confucianism the orthodox thought of China by "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone".

Mohism is a school founded by Mozi, a great thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period. Its core ideas are "universal love", "mutual non-aggression", "Shang Xian", "Shang Tong", "ambition", "Ming ghost", "destiny" and "chastity". During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the influence of Mohism was not lost to Confucianism and Taoism, but there were no great thinkers like Xunzi and Dong Zhongshu after Mohism, which affected the development of Mohism. At the same time, Mohist advocates that members live an ascetic life of "dressing like prisoners, eating like beggars and living like caves", which makes ordinary people gradually lose interest in Mohist. In addition, Mohism has many rules, and its organizational framework is like a gang, which is not tolerated by the government, leading to the gradual disappearance of Mohism.

3. The origin of Taoism in China is very early, which can be traced back to the period of Emperor Taigu, but the appearance of Laozi, a great thinker and philosopher in the Spring and Autumn Period, made Taoism truly a systematic Sect. Taoism takes "Tao" as the core, and advocates that Taoism is natural, self-adaptive and changeable. Taoism often develops for thousands of years and finally evolves into Taoism. Until now, it still has a good influence. 96:

4, nine streams, the upper nine streams refer to emperors, sages, hermits, children's immortals, literati, warriors, agriculture, industry and commerce, or Buddha, heaven, emperor, official, cabinet old, prime minister, gold, residence, etc., and there are many different sayings. Generally speaking, the positions and personnel who can enter the ninth grade are mostly high-level officials, high-level religious figures, sages, hermits and other scholars. Their social status is generally high.

5. There are also many different opinions that the middle nine stream refers to the scholar, doctor, fortune teller, Taoist priest, scholar, chess player, monk, Taoist priest, nun, or scholar, doctor, Taoist priest, shadow play, piano player, fortune teller, monk, Taoist priest and chess player, but the positions and people who entered the middle nine stream.

6, the next nine streams refer to touts, servants, scales, matchmakers, pawns, thieves, thieves, prostitutes, or high platform, blowing, circus, pushing, pool, rubbing back, repairing, matching, prostitutes, etc. And there are many different sayings. Although the positions of touts and yamen in the yamen are not low in local power and status, in the view of the court, their status is very low, and even it is stipulated that their descendants cannot be officials.