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Laozi

Laozi (variously spelled; /ˌlaʊ.ˈtsʌ/, low-TSUH; Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ) was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching (Pinyin: Dào Dé Jīng), one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as later inventions and his opus a collaboration of various writers…

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Born
trad. 6th century BC, sometimes dated 4th century BC Quren Village, Chu (present-day Luyi, Henan)
Died
trad. 5th century BC
Era
Ancient philosophy
Notable ideas
Tao · Wu wei
Notable works
Dao De Jing
Region
Chinese philosophy

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Dào Dé Jīng

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Triples200
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017094
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related to Tang dynasty · 43
Laozi → According, Chinese, Due, Dà Shèngzǔ Gāo Shǎng, Dàdào Jīnquē Xuán Yuán, Emperor Gaozong, Emperor Xuanzong, Golden Palace, Great Sage Ancestor, Great Sovereign, Great Way, High, Huángdì, In, Innate Empress, Innately Supreme Emperor, Laozi's, Li, Li Er, Lis
related to Contemporary · 30
Laozi → Cato Institute's David Boaz, Clark, Confucian, Culture, Dorn, Dào Dé Jīng, Encyclopædia Britannica, Friedrich Hayek's, He, In, James, John, Laozi's, Le Guin, Many, More, Murray Rothbard, Nationalism, No, Peter Kropotkin
related to Traditional accounts · 25
Laozi → Archives, BC, BC Records, Censor-in-Chief, Chu, Confucius, Dan, Er, Grand Historian, He, Henan, His, In, Keeper, Lady Yishou, Laozi's, Luyi, Multiple, Quren, Qūrén
related to Name · 24
Laozi → Chinese, Confucius, Dan, English, It, Its, Kongzi, Lao Dan, Lao Tzu, Lao-Tze, Laotse, Laozi's, Li, Li Er, Long-Ear, Long-Eared One, Lǎo Dān, Lǎozǐ, Lǐ, Mengzi
related to Han dynasty · 15
Laozi → As Taoism, Belief, Celestial Masters, Dào Dé Jīng, Fuxi, Han, He, In, Old Master, Other, Religious Taoism, Tao, Taoist, The, Way
related to Identity · 14
Laozi → Analysis, As, BC, By, Chinese, Dào Dé Jīng, Guodian Chu Slips, Master, Mawangdui, Taoist, The, These, Western, While
related to Dào Dé Jīng · 12
Laozi → As, Chinese, It, Language, Many, People, Tao, Tao Te Ching, Taoism, The, The Dào Dé Jīng, Unlike
related to Siddhar · 12
Laozi → Bhogar, China, Chinese, Cinatecakkuyavar, Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, His, In, India, Palani, Siddhar, Siddhars, Tamil Nadu
related to External links · 8
Laozi → Internet ArchiveWorks, LaoziInternet Encyclopedia, LibriVox, Philosophy, Project GutenbergWorks, Standard EbooksWorks, Stanford Encyclopedia, Works
related to Influence · 8
Laozi → Chinese, Confucian, In, Laozi's, Political, Potential, Taoism, Zhuangzi

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dào dé jīng chinese bc taoism tao one century name confucius li many taoist book laozi's text dynasty wei zhuangzi

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LaoziBorntrad. 6th century BC, sometimes dated 4th century BC Quren Village, Chu (present-day Luyi, Henan)1.00infobox
LaoziDiedtrad. 5th century BC1.00infobox
LaoziEraAncient philosophy1.00infobox
LaoziNotable ideasTao1.00infobox
LaoziNotable ideasWu wei1.00infobox
LaoziNotable worksDao De Jing1.00infobox
LaoziRegionChinese philosophy1.00infobox
LaoziSchoolTaoism1.00infobox
John Pinstance ofanarchists0.80text
Laozirelated to ContemporaryMany0.60section
Laozirelated to ContemporaryThe0.60section
Laozirelated to ContemporaryMurray Rothbard0.60section

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