Confucius believed that the people were the sole importance of society, and one should treat each other with compassion and humanity. He stressed the importance of family and family relations. Although his teachings were simple common "rules" of life, Confucius's disciples' written text made him famous. Confucius believed that the key to a functioning government was education. One can achieve enlightenment by personal means and meditation. Once China was unified, Confucianism held the empire together for another few hundred years until the first rule of the Han dynasty. The work of the disciples significantly lengthened the endurance of Confucianism since many other early philosophers had not documented their ideas. Buddhism in China, as it emerged with the Tang dynasty, emphasized personal salvation. The Book of Songs was a prominent Confucian text as it contains folk songs and the way of Chinese life. Arts and literature presents many Confucian ideas and further expanded the area in which Confucianism can spread so vastly.
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