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laozi
Laozi (name) means an honorific title given to Li Er, the legendary Taoist philosopher supposedly active in the 5th and 6th centuries BC, who has since been worshipped, in Chinese mythology, as a Taoist god.
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An honorific title given to Li Er, the legendary Taoist philosopher supposedly active in the 5th and 6th centuries BC, who has since been worshipped, in Chinese mythology, as a Taoist god.
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Another name for the Tao Te Ching.
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Etymology
Takes its form from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 老子 ("the Old One, the Venerable One").
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What is the meaning of laozi?
"laozi" (name) means an honorific title given to Li Er, the legendary Taoist philosopher supposedly active in the 5th and 6th centuries BC, who has since been worshipped, in Chinese mythology, as a Taoist god.
What are the different meanings of laozi?
"laozi" has 2 main meanings: 1. An honorific title given to Li Er, the legendary Taoist philosopher supposedly active in the 5th and 6th centuries BC, who has since been worshipped, in Chinese mythology, as a Taoist god; 2. Another name for the Tao Te Ching.
