Laozi

Ideas

Traditionally credited as the founder of Taoism and author of the Tao Te Ching. His historicity is debated among scholars, but the Taoist tradition attribute…

• traditionally 6th century BCE

  Traditionally credited as the founder of Taoism and author of the Tao Te Ching

  Traditionally credited as the founder of Taoism and author of the Tao Te Ching. His historicity is debated among scholars, but the Taoist tradition attributed to him shaped Chinese philosophy, religion, and statecraft for over two millennia.