लाओ-त्सू

Also known as Ancient Boy, Ancient Master, Old Boy, Old Lord, Old Master, Sage Ancestor, Venerable Master

Laozi (, ; ), formerly Latinized as Laocius, 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, literally meaning 'Old Master', likely intended to portray an archaic anonymity that could converse with Confucianism. Traditional accounts addend him as , born in the 6th-centuryBC state of Chu during China's Spring and Autumn period (). Serving as the r

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Laozi is a legendary Chinese philosopher traditionally credited with writing the Tao Te Ching, a foundational text of Taoism that explores the nature of the way things work in the universe and how to live in harmony with them. While popular tradition places him in the 6th century BC, modern scholars believe his biographical details were invented later and that the text was likely written by multiple authors using his name—"Old Master"—to give their ideas an air of ancient wisdom.

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