Question

Which statement most accurately describes the central message of the Analects?

A. We are made of the same substances that comprise the universe

B. Once should be wary of conscription into foreign armies

C. Develop empathy and extend it to everyone equally

D. One must cultivate themselves according to ritual

Answer 1

One must cultivate themselves according to ritual is the statement that most accurately describes the central message of the Analects.

Option: (D)

Explanation:

• The Analects in Confucianism are small statements that can be deemed to be as Chinese hymns which dispense messages regarding various virtues that an individual should follow in his life.
• These Analects play the role of the building blocks of the entire faith or the religion of Confucianism and the central idea of these Analects is that an individual should abide to the rituals in order to lead a virtuous life.

Answer 2

Option D

One must cultivate themselves according to ritual statement most accurately describes the central message of the Analects

Step-by-step explanation:

The Analects are a gathering of the instructions and ideas of Confucius; they additionally comprise parts of conversations amid the famous Chinese scholar and his believers. The title in English originated from the term "analect" which indicates a piece or essence of literature, or an accumulation of instructions.

The Analects are assumed to have been consolidated by the adherents of Confucius and not by the master himself. Some central ideas are echoed in numerous chapters, seldom in the likewise contents and seldom with inadequate modifications. The Analects is an acquisition of honest and noble principles.