Laozi was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as lat
Ming era portrait by Zhang Lu
Laozi, sat afore his cauldron; the top-right corner inscription reads "Impression of Taishang Laojun"
Confucius meets Laozi, Shi Gang (史杠), Yuan dynasty
Depiction of Laozi in E. T. C. Werner's Myths and Legends of China
Taoism or Daoism is a philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道. With a range of meanings and interpretations in Chinese philosophy, translations of
Laozi
…Lǎozǐ) was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching (Pinyin: Dào Dé Jīng), one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as later inventions and his opus a collaboration of various writers, with the name Laozi…
Purple Cloud Temple in the Wudang Mountains, part of the Sacred Mountains of Taoism
Han dynasty Chinese talisman, part of the Wucheng Bamboo-slips [zh]
Zhang Daoling, the first Celestial Master