Laozi (Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ; Wade–Giles: Laosi; also Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tzu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Lao Zi, Laocius, and other variations) was a mystic philosopher of ancient China, and is a central figure in Taoism (also spelled "Daoism"). Laozi literally means "old master", and is generally considered honorific. Laozi is revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoism. Taishang Laojun is title for Laozi in the Taoist religion, which refers to him as "One of the Three Pure Ones".
According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. Historians variously contend that Laozi is a synthesis of multiple historical figures, that he is a mythical figure, or that he actually lived in the 4th century BC, concurrent with the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period.
A central figure in Chinese culture, both nobility and common people claim Laozi in their lineage. Throughout history, Laozi's work has been embraced by various anti-authoritarian movements.
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Tao Te King
188 editions - first published in 1875 Read -
Tao te Ching
62 editions - first published in 1842 Checked out -
Tao Te Ching
12 editions - first published in 1989 Borrow -
The way and its power: a study of the Tao tê ching and its place in Chinese thought
9 editions - first published in 1934 Borrow -
Tao tê ching
8 editions - first published in 1923 -
Tao Te King
7 editions - first published in 1992 -
The way and its power
7 editions - first published in 1934 -
The Way of Life
6 editions - first published in 1955 -
Rōshi
5 editions - first published in 1910 Read -
Laozi ben yi
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Tao Teh Ching
4 editions - first published in 1990 -
The simple way of Lao Tsze: an analysis of the Tao Têh canon with comments by the editors of the Shrine of Wisdom.
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Tai shang Laozi dao de jing ji jie
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Laozi yi
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Tao tö king: le livre de la voie et de la vertu.
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Lao-tzǔ i
3 editions - first published in 1965 -
Laozi Dao de jing jie
3 editions - first published in 1961 -
Tao teh ching: [Translated by John C.H. Wu. Edited by Paul K.T. Sih].
3 editions - first published in 1936 -
The Daodejing of Laozi
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
La voie et sa vertu: Tao-tê-king
2 editions - first published in 1949 -
Tao Te Ching
2 editions - first published in 2001 -
Tao Te King
2 editions - first published in 1974 -
Lao-tzǔ chi chieh
2 editions - first published in 1965 -
Tao-te-king
2 editions - first published in 1996 -
Tao Te Ching Low Price CD
2 editions - first published in 2007 -
Tao, a new way of thinking: A translation of the Tao te ching, with an introduction and commentaries (Harper colophon books ; CN 356)
2 editions - first published in 1975 -
The way of Lao Tzu (Tao-te ching): Translated with introductory essays, comments, and notes by Wing-tsit Chan.
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Tai shang Laozi dao de jing
2 editions - first published in 1965 -
Hua hu jing: the unknown teachings of Lao Tzu
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Laozi jie
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Rshi yoku
2 editions - first published in 1913 Read -
Tao Teh King
2 editions - first published in 2005 Borrow -
Ji Yan Zun Laozi zhu
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
La Voie et sa vertu =: Tao-te-king (Points : Sagesses ; 16 ISSN 0339-4239)
1 edition - first published in 1979 -
The sayings of Lao Tzu
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Laozi ping zhu
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Roshi Resshi
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T'ung-ch'êng hsien shêng tien k'an Lao-tzǔ tu pên
1 edition - first published in 1910 -
The Tao Teh King: A Short Study in Comparative Religion
1 edition - first published in 1905 Read -
Roshi
1 edition - first published in 1968 -
Laozi jie lue
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Tao Te Ching (Taoist Masters Series)
1 edition - first published in 1992 -
Rōshi, Resshi: gendaigoyaku
1 edition - first published in 1923 -
Dao de zhen jing
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Tao Te King - Encuadernado
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
Laozi. Zhongzi. Liezi (Gu dian ming zhu pu ji wen ku)
1 edition - first published in 1989 -
Tao del Tercer Milenio
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
Wang zhu Laozi Dao de jing /Wang Bi zhu
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Dao de zhen jing yi jie
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Ji Li Rong Dao de jing zhu
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Laozi xiang er zhu
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Laozi yi ping dian
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
El Tao Para Todos
1 edition - first published in 2004 -
Lao-tzǔ Tao tê ching p'ing tien
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
[The philosophy of Lao Tze
1 edition - first published in 1926 -
The Tao of Lao Tzu: The way of nature or the universe and its virtues
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
Lao-tzǔ Tao tê ching lei tsuan
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
The Living Tao: Meditations on the Tao Te Ching to Empower Your Life
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Laozi jiao bu
1 edition - first published in 1900 -
The Tao teh king: Liber CLVII: a new translation
1 edition - first published in 1976 -
Dao de jing shi yi zhong
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Tao Te Ching - El Libro Sagrado
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Tao Te Ching (Wisdom of the East S.)
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Tao Te Ching
1 edition - first published in 1963 -
The light of China: The T©Đao teh king of L©Đao Tsze; 604-504 B.
1 edition - first published in 1903 Read -
Dao de jing ji zhu
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Das Tao des Lebens. Chinesische Weisheiten
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Tao to king
1 edition - first published in 1967 -
Tao tê ching ts'ê
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Yi Lao tong yan
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Tao Te Ching
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
Laozi yi lin
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Lü Yan Dao de jing shi yi
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Laozi Dao de jing zhu
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Dao de jing gu ben pian
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
The Book of the Way & Virtue
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
La gnosis taoista del Tao Te Ching
1 edition - first published in 1961 -
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Tao tê chên ching ssǔ tzǔ ku tao chi chieh
1 edition - first published in 1965 -
Laozi di zhi hui =: Wisdom of Laotse
1 edition - first published in 1994 -
Tao Te Ching (Skylight Illuminations)
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
The Tao of Christ: a Christian Reading of an Ancient Chinese Text.
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
Laozi Dao de jing Heshanggong zhang ju
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Tau-te-tsjing: het boek van weg en deugd. Uit het chineesch vertaald en toegelicht door J.J.L. Duyvendak.
1 edition - first published in 1942 -
Tao Te Ching
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
ILLUSTRATED TAO TE CHING: A NEW TRANSLATION WITH COMMENTARY
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Laozi yi shu zhu
1 edition - first published in 1963 -
The Way of the Ways
1 edition - first published in 1986 -
Tao Te King (Joyas Edaf)
1 edition - first published in 2002 -
The Tao the Ching
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Taoist teachings: translated from the book of Lieh-Tzu
1 edition - first published in 1947 -
Laozi Liezi jing hua
1 edition - first published in 1941 -
The Whole Heart of Tao: The Complete Teachings from the Oral Tradition of Lao Tzu (The Whole Heart series)
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
Lao-Tzu's Taoteching: With Selected Commentaries of the Past 2000 Years
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Laozi Dao de zhen jing: [2 juan]
1 edition - first published in 1600 -
Libro del Curso y de La Virtud (El Arbol del Paraiso)
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Chan xian jie lao
1 edition - first published in 1922 -
Tao Te King. Das Buch vom Lauf des Lebens
1 edition - first published in 2003 -
Tao Te Ching - Los Libros del Tao
1 edition - first published in 2006 -
The Tao Te Ching (Sacred Texts)
1 edition - first published in 2005
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- 老子
- Lao Tse
- Lao-Tzu
- Lao Zi
- Lao-Tsu
- Laotze
- Laocius
- Laotse
- Lao Tze
- Lao-tseu
- Lao Tseu
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