Neo-Confucianism

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What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

The Fastest Animals on Earth

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

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Topics

Kogaku Shushigaku Ōyōmeigaku Shintō Silhak Confucianism ren xiao tianming li

Key People

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

shogun of Japan

Yamazaki Ansai

Japanese philosopher

Nakae Tōju

Japanese scholar

Hayashi Razan

Japanese scholar

Kaibara Ekken

Japanese philosopher

Kumazawa Banzan

Japanese philosopher

Quiz

Statue of Confucius in Beijing, China

Confucianism