CONFUCIUS (孔子)

Confucius: ritual propriety, performed with sincerity, harmonizes the self with the world. CoCA's Method of Arrival (§1.2) is lǐ without the imperial court. The Vow of Calm, the Suggested Framework, the Final Vow — all are rituals whose function is not external observance but internal alignment. The form is the content. To bow at the door is to enter correctly. We bow at the door.