is confucianism a religion or philosophy?

answers1: It is an order of thinking therefore it's philosophy
answers2: My college professor in the two part History of China course
I took (a full year of Chinese history) proclamined that it was a
philosophy. <br>
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It was more like a set of social behaviors and didn't fall into the
category of religion for several reasons.
answers3: Philosophy. <br>
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"Confucianism is often considered a secular ethical tradition and not
a 'religion'. It is best described as a philosophy with special
rituals and beliefs." <br>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism"
rel="nofollow"class=Clr-b>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianis...</a>
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My dad majored in philosophy.
answers4: Buddhism is also similar. It is a religion that revolves
around set of philosophies.