Lao Zi

A form of Laozi — 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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Laozi.

    The Records of Henan Province notes that Taiqing Temple lies five kilometres east of Henan Province’s Luyi County (formerly known as Kuxian of the State of Chu), hometown of Lao Zi, the founder of the Taoist school of thought.

    1995, Manchao Cheng, “Ancestral Emperor—Lord Lao Zi”, in The Origin of Chinese Deities, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 130
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