IntroductionMany religions and beliefs teach people to behave well and love one another. However, the methods used and the way they are expressed can differ in many ways. For example, Confucian belief emphasizes filial piety, and the first duty advocated by Confucians, as the Classic of Filial Piety (孝經) says, is that filial sons and daughters take good care of their body and prevent their body and their skin from being damaged. and hair from wounds as given by our parents. In contrast, Buddhist monks shave their heads as a sign of commitment and freedom from troubles and worries. Can we say that Buddhists are not filial? In fact, Confucianism and Buddhism value filial piety. However, they convey filial piety through different concepts. This essay compares the reasons for establishing the concepts of filial piety, how to mourn the dead, the targets in service, the goals one strives to achieve, and how filial piety is valued in the Confucianism and Buddhism. Reasons for establishing the concepts of filial piety PietyConfucianism advocates society while Buddhism advocates individuality. To achieve a harmonized society, Confucianism places strong emphasis on the social rules that different people in society must obey. In Confucianism, each individual has his or her own role in the family and the country, where individuals are interdependent. From the traditional five cardinal relationships (五倫) in Mencius (孟子), saying that “Between father and son there is affection; between the ruler and the minister, there is justice; between husband and wife, there is a differentiation; between brothers and sisters, there is precedence; between friends, there is trust. "(T'ang Wang Kung Part I), we can see the precept that everyone gets along in a certain 'corre...... middle of paper ...... towards people other than members of his family. In Mencius it is mentioned: “Honor the aged as we do our own aged parents, and care for the children of others as we do our own children.” » (King Hui of Liang, part one) However, the importance of caring for one's own parents and children, above and beyond other elderly people and children, is implied in the original Chinese version of the speech. Thus, it can be concluded that Confucian filial piety is more limited to serving one's own family, while Buddhist "great filial piety" is intended to serve a more universal target, namely every living creature on Earth. Mourning the deadThe differences in the concepts of filial piety in Confucianism and Buddhism can also be seen in their manner of treating the bodies of their deceased ancestors, the mourning period, and their manner of offering to ancestors..