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Hi, you seem to be asking a lot of questions about Confucianism, perhaps you are writing a paper for school? if so, the best thing to do is your own primary research so that your answers reflect your own ideas. here is a good site with which to begin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism
As you will see on the site, Confucianism can mean one of four different concepts:
1) The study and understanding of the works and thoughts of Master Kang Fu Tzi, the philosopher commonly called Confucius in English. These are best studied in his book called, "The Analects."
2) The organization of government and society on "Confucian" principles ( hierarchical/patriarchal social structure, public ritual as a base for public rule, strong "public" ethic and family structure, meritocracy as a basis for public service.) This is adopted as the official state philosophy (not religion) of China under the Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Wu_Di ) and later versions of this "state' philosophy spread to Korea, Vietnam, and early imperial Japan.
3) The state cult of Confucius or Neo-Confucianism as organized under the Sung dynasty(960-1272.) The scholar Chu Hsi (1130-1200 CE) "edits' the Confucian Classics, and ritual worship is established at the temple of Confucius in Qufu.
This is the "Confucian" religion and social orthodoxy of early modern China (1345-1920) that is the focus of so much debate in the 20Th century (the May the 4Th movement.)
4) the general "social" structure of east Asian societies with a stress on work, family, seniority and "personal" relationships (gangs) as opposed to public "fairness." An example of this when the former P.M. of Malaysia, Mr. Mahathir referred to Confucianism as an example of "Asian" values.
So to put this together and answer your questions:
1) who in history helped Confucianism to become world known:
The students of Confucius (like Mencius) who continued his work and saved his books during the presecutions fo the Qin dynasty; The Han Emperor Wu who made Confucianism the state philosophy; the Neo-Confucian scholars of the Sung Dynasty who adapted and formalized Confucian thought, the Western scholars of "the Enlightenment" who introduced Confucianism to European readers.
2) During the Qin Dynasty, all books of thought, including Confucius, were censored and burnt. Scholars were forbidden to teach. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_burn_the_classics_and_to_bury_the_scholars
3) Confucianism in its fourth aspect, as a general social system (not as a specific type of government or a school of thought) has spread through out the East Asian cultural sphere from China to Korea and Japan, down from Vietnam to Chinese trading communities in Singapore and S.E. Asia.
I hope this helps.
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How did Confucianism spread and to which countries?
