The Analect and the Artha????strsa: Kongzi of Zhou China and Kauá1-ilya of Maurya India Compared:

摘要

Kongzi/Kongfuzi or Confucius of a??Chinaa?? and C??nakya/Viá1￡á1?ugupta or Kauá1-ilya of a??Indiaa?? were statesmen as well as teachers, though never professional classroom instructors. They both dedicated themselves to advising royalty and the ruling class in the art of administration as well as in the secrets of success and survival in a world that was at once uncharitable and unprincipled. Nevertheless, both base their counsels on moralitya??Kongzi on ren [benevolence] and de [virtue] and Kauá1-ilya on dharma [duty] and daá1?á??a [law]. Both seek to enhance the quality of human life in terms of material and moral riches, their only distinction being the Chinese Mastera??s teachings are primarily philosophical thus bearing the stamp of universality, whereas the Indian ??c??ryaa??s [preceptora??s] insights pertain to the interests of his particular state.