Proper noun
(Chinese history) 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.
(inexact, with 'the') Synonym of Tao Te Ching.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgGenerations of scholars have debated the historicity of Laozi and the dating of the Tao Te Ching. Source: Internet
Laozi in the Tao Te Ching explains that the Tao is not a 'name' for a 'thing' but the underlying natural order of the Universe whose ultimate essence is difficult to circumscribe due to it being non conceptual yet evident' in one's being of aliveness. Source: Internet
Fisher (1997). p. 167. The philosophical terms Tao and De are indeed shared by both Taoism and Confucianism, Markham & Ruparell (2001). p. 254. and Laozi is traditionally held to have been a teacher of Confucius. Source: Internet
For example, Wang Bi, one of the most influential philosophical commentators on Laozi (and Yijing ), was a Confucian. Source: Internet
In his bid for power, Li Yuan had attracted a following by claiming descent from the Daoist sage Laozi ( fl. Source: Internet
"It is ridiculous to describe that Laozi had started the Dao religion. Source: Internet