The Master answered, ‘Never fail to comply.’ Fan Ch’ih was driving. The Master told him about the interview, saying, ‘Meng-sun asked me about being filial. I answered, “Never fail to comply.”‘ Fan Ch’ih asked, ‘What does that mean?’ The Master said, ‘When your parents are alive, comply with the rites in serving them; when they die, comply with the rites in burying them; comply with the rites in sacrificing to them.’ Analects II, 5 Which principle of Confucianism does this support?
Which principle of Confucianism does this support?
A VirtueVirtue
B Ancestor VenerationAncestor Veneration
C Social OrderSocial Order
D Mandate of Heaven