LAOZI

Laozi

Laozi was a philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching . His association with the Tào Té Chīng has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of philosophical Taoism . He is also revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoist philosophy, which often refers to Laozi as Taishang Laojun, or "One of the Three Pure Ones".

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