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The Chinese Historical Attitude to the Imperial Examination System
Confucius was very clear that personal gain either for wealth or fame was not part of self-cultivation in his teaching although he also acknowledged the material need for human survival. Confucius's own teaching emphasized personal self-perfection towards Jain through daily self-examination and practice some of his students had ambition to serve the courts of many small kingdoms. In Chinese culture there is more comfort in the glorification of wealth whereas in the West there's a little bit of I mean some people feel quite uncomfortable with the idea of having a lot of money like there's something sinful about it.