who was the true founder of confucian religion
- Founder: Confucius (551-479 BC) - (See Chinese religion history). - Adherents: 5-6 million - (See Religion Statistics). - Terminology: Confucius, the common name of Confucianism's founder, is a Latinized form of the Chinese K'ung-fu-tzu, Master K'ung.. The terms Confucianism and Confucian are not meaningful terms in Chinese.