Confucius Believes

   
      This is Confucius, China's most influential scholar and the founder of Confucianism which helped and inspired China during the Han, Tang and Song dynasties. He lived in a time period where many states were fighting wars in China. This period was called the Spring and Autumn period of Zhou dynasty. He did not like the society and the government at that time and he wanted to bring order. Confucius was influenced by 5 books that reflected basic Chinese values that helped him develop his beliefs. He believed that social order, harmony and good government could be restored in China if society were organized around relationships and respect.

The Enlightened One

The Buddha

This is the Buddha, first human being to reach enlightenment. Budha is reffered as Siddharta Guatama which is the founder of Buddhism. When he was a kid, Siddharta's mother saw a dream that a child will be born which destined to become the greatest ruler or an enlightenment being. The destined child was prince Siddharta. His father, the king wanted him to be the greatest ruler, so he didn't want his child to go out and see the world,the pain and the suffering.One day when Siddharta was walking around the palace he saw an old man, a sick man and a dying man. Eventually he realized the suffering in the world and wondered why. He left the palace to seek answers to his questions and after 40 years of meditation, pain, fasting he got his answers and reached enlightenment. He showed the way for others and after he was dead he got worshiped by his followers which are the Buddhists.

The God Of Protection

The picture above is one of the most important Hindu god, Vishnu. He is the one who protects and incarnates, meaning that comes to the world with different appearances. He gets worshiped by a lot of  Hindus and maintain a lot of  temples. In the picture he is holding four objects and they all represent Vishnu's responsibilities. First object is a conch and it's sound symbolize the sound of creation. The second one is chakra or discuss and stands for the mind. Third one is a lotus flower, it shows his glory and liberation. Lastly, the fourth one is a mace which represents mental and physical strength.