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It was never really a religion, to be fully honest. It basically, is ancestor worship. But Confucianism was really a philosophy of how to become part of the state bureaucracy. At one time, you had to study for years in China to enter the state bureaucracy and Confucianism was the central philosophy you had to study to pass the rigid examinations to gain employment. It is family-centrist in thinking and extends this idea into how government should be structured and operated.
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