Laozi

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Laozi riding a buffalo. Ming dynasty.

Laozi (C. 老子). An ancient Daoist philosopher who is credited with the authorship of the Daode jing (道德經).

The Charles Muller states:

The [Daode jing] was compiled in the late Zhou 周 period. Scholars have some doubts as to whether the book was actually authored by a single individual, but the way of thinking expressed in this work, advocating a natural, non-artificial, non-competitive, non-controlling, and sustainable approach to the handling of personal and public affairs contrasted sharply with the relatively rigid moralistic tone of contemporary Confucian thought, and in places subjects that kind of thinking to trenchant criticism. The Daode jing itself is often referred to as the Laozi. [source(s): Gakken; Charles Muller]

External links

• Laozi, Wikipedia