Tao
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The Tao or Dao is the source and fundamental principle of the universe, primarily as conceived in East Asian philosophy and religions. The concept is represented by the Chinese character 道, which has
A Taoist monk practicing calligraphy with water on stone. Water calligraphy, like sand mandalas, evokes the ephemeral nature of physical reality.
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
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…太一元君), Uncreated Original Empress (先天元后), Supreme Original Lord (無上元君), etc. According to the ancient classics, She is the teacher of Yellow Emperor, Lao Tzu and Ninth Heaven Mysterious Goddess (九天玄女). According to Taoist Scriptures, Ultra Supreme Elder Lord (太上老君) is also an embodiment of Tao, and the…
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