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Shushigaku朱子学alternative words: Shishi gaku, Neo Confucianism, Chu Hsi school, Zhu Xi school keywords: china , philosophy , school related topics: Edo shogunate , Hayashi Razan explanation: Contrary to other Asian nations, Japanese had never been eager to adopt Confucianism and even sometimes persecuted it. After a take over of China by Manchu tribe in 17th century, many Chinese scholars fled to Japan and propagated Neo Confucianism which had been created during Song dynasty in 12th century. Its teaching, "the full respect of a social order" being perfectly fit to the needs of Edo shogunate, it became its official doctrine through the work of Hayashi Razan. | |