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| − | From what we know Lao-Tzu was a Chinese philosopher. He also is the writer of Tao Te Ching, and is considered the creater of Chinese Taoism, a Chinese philosophy that promotes living a simple life. Lao-Tzu is very controversial because we don't know much or about or whether our information is true. His story keeps changing. Some say his name was Lei-Erh or Lei-Tan, who lived in Ch'üjen village in Southern Chinese state, Ch'u. He was in charge of the records of the the Chinese imperial capital, Loyang. He was also associated with the philosopher, Confucious. Others say he, Lao Lai Tzu, is the creator of Taosim, from Ch'u, and is the writer of the taoist book, Tao Te Ching. | + | From what we know Lao-Tzu was a Chinese philosopher born in 145–86 B.C.E.. He also is the writer of Tao Te Ching, and is considered the creater of Chinese Taoism, a Chinese philosophy that promotes living a simple life. This is actually just one view of Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu is very controversial because we don't know much or about or whether our information is true. His story keeps changing. Some say his name was Lei-Erh or Lei-Tan, who lived in Ch'üjen village in Southern Chinese state, Ch'u. He was in charge of the records of the the Chinese imperial capital, Loyang. He was also associated with the philosopher, Confucious. Others say he, Lao Lai Tzu, is the creator of Taosim, from Ch'u, and is the writer of the taoist book, Tao Te Ching. He was also the same age as Confucious. A third account says he was born 129 years after the death of Confucious. Also some believe he never existed. There is no real way to prove any of these theories right, but according to a popular historian,Ssu-ma Ch'ien,who's account is the most accepted by people says, "Lao Tzu had been serving in the Chou capital for a long time. He became unhappy with the dishonest political situation and decided to go into retirement. As he was passing through the Hanku Pass west of Loyang, the gate-keeper stopped him and asked him to write down a book of his teachings. Lao Tzu then composed a book of five thousand sayings in two sections that described the theory of the tao and te. This book was then known as the Tao te ching." Lao Tzu is frequently associated with the other famous early Chinese thinker, Confucius. There are numerous stories about debates that supposedly took place between these two great philosophers in which Lao Tzu was always the winner. These stories are undoubtedly anti-Confucian publicity made by members of the Taoist school, perhaps as early as the fourth century B.C.E., and although this is probably biased information it is accepted by many(not just Taoists), along with the research done by Ssu-ma Ch'ien. |
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Lao-Tzu
From what we know Lao-Tzu was a Chinese philosopher born in 145–86 B.C.E.. He also is the writer of Tao Te Ching, and is considered the creater of Chinese Taoism, a Chinese philosophy that promotes living a simple life. This is actually just one view of Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu is very controversial because we don't know much or about or whether our information is true. His story keeps changing. Some say his name was Lei-Erh or Lei-Tan, who lived in Ch'üjen village in Southern Chinese state, Ch'u. He was in charge of the records of the the Chinese imperial capital, Loyang. He was also associated with the philosopher, Confucious. Others say he, Lao Lai Tzu, is the creator of Taosim, from Ch'u, and is the writer of the taoist book, Tao Te Ching. He was also the same age as Confucious. A third account says he was born 129 years after the death of Confucious. Also some believe he never existed. There is no real way to prove any of these theories right, but according to a popular historian,Ssu-ma Ch'ien,who's account is the most accepted by people says, "Lao Tzu had been serving in the Chou capital for a long time. He became unhappy with the dishonest political situation and decided to go into retirement. As he was passing through the Hanku Pass west of Loyang, the gate-keeper stopped him and asked him to write down a book of his teachings. Lao Tzu then composed a book of five thousand sayings in two sections that described the theory of the tao and te. This book was then known as the Tao te ching." Lao Tzu is frequently associated with the other famous early Chinese thinker, Confucius. There are numerous stories about debates that supposedly took place between these two great philosophers in which Lao Tzu was always the winner. These stories are undoubtedly anti-Confucian publicity made by members of the Taoist school, perhaps as early as the fourth century B.C.E., and although this is probably biased information it is accepted by many(not just Taoists), along with the research done by Ssu-ma Ch'ien.
