Laozi
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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
Tao Te Ching
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The Tao Te Ching or Dào Dé Jīng, or Laozi in Chinese and scholarship, is an ancient Chinese classic text, becoming a foundational work of Taoism. Central to both philosophical and religious Taoism, it
Ink on silk manuscript of the Tao Te Ching – from Mawangdui (2nd century BCE)
Laozi riding a water buffalo