Confucius can also be worshiped in large public temples.
Traditionally, Confucian teachings were seen as upholding social harmony, ancestral tradition, reverence for teachers, and respect for the state.
We will study these teachings in more detail during this term. So worshiping Confucius was part of the general aim of maintaining the relationship between the human and supernatural worlds.
If people did not maintain this connection, then society might lose the blessings of the gods and ancestors and fall into chaos.