Laozi

//ˈlaʊdzə// name

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  1. 1
    An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god. Chinese
  2. 2
    Synonym of Tao Te Ching.

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laojuntao te ching

Example

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"Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 老子 (“the Old One, the Venerable One”).

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