Laozi

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Laozi is an ancient Chinese philosopher and sage traditionally credited as the author of the Tao Te Ching and regarded as the founding figure of Taoism.

All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Laozi canonical 29
Lao Tzu 4
Lao Tse 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Taoist sage ⓘ
ancient Chinese philosopher ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ
writer ⓘ
associatedDynasty Zhou dynasty ⓘ
associatedWork Tao Te Ching ⓘ
centralThemeOfWork harmony with nature ⓘ
humility ⓘ
minimal government ⓘ
spontaneity ⓘ
the Dao ⓘ
linked to: Tao
civilization Ancient China ⓘ
comparedWith Confucius ⓘ
creditedAsAuthorOf Tao Te Ching ⓘ
culture Chinese ⓘ
fieldOfWork ethics ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ
foundingFigureOf Taoism ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatusIn Taoist canon ⓘ
linked to: Daozang
historicity disputed ⓘ
honorificTitle Old Master ⓘ
influenced Chinese culture ⓘ
Chinese philosophy ⓘ
Chinese religion ⓘ
East Asian philosophy ⓘ
Neo-Daoism ⓘ
linked to: Taoism

Taoism ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Chan Buddhism
languageOfName Chinese ⓘ
name Lao Dan ⓘ
Lao Tse ⓘ
linked to: Laozi

Lao Tze ⓘ
linked to: Laozi

Lao Tzu ⓘ
linked to: Laozi

Lao-Tze ⓘ
linked to: Laozi

Laozi ⓘ
Li Er ⓘ
occupation philosopher ⓘ
sage ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
philosophicalConcept Dao (Tao) ⓘ
linked to: Tao

naturalness ⓘ
non-action ⓘ
relativity of opposites ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ
softness overcoming hardness ⓘ
wu wei ⓘ
ziran ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Taoism ⓘ
placeOfActivity Ancient China ⓘ
regionOfInfluence China ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
religion Taoism ⓘ
roleInTradition deity in religious Taoism ⓘ
founder of philosophical Taoism ⓘ
subjectOf Laozi–Confucius encounter legends ⓘ
traditionalEra Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
veneratedAs divine sage ⓘ
immortal ⓘ
veneratedIn Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caodaism → recognizesFigure → Laozi ⓘ
Tao Te Ching → author → Laozi ⓘ
Zhuangzi → influencedBy → Laozi ⓘ
Liezi → influencedBy → Laozi ⓘ
Laozi → name → Laozi ⓘ
Laozi → name → Lao Tzu ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Laozi → name → Lao-Tze ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Laozi → name → Lao Tse ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Laozi → name → Lao Tze ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
sculptures by Mark di Suvero → notableWork → "Lao Tzu" ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
He Yan → influencedBy → Laozi ⓘ
Tao → associatedWith → Laozi ⓘ
wu wei → associatedWith → Laozi ⓘ
Te → centralToTeachingOf → Laozi ⓘ
Lao Dan → alternateNameOf → Laozi ⓘ
Lao Dan → alsoKnownAs → Lao-tzu ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Lao Dan → alsoKnownAs → Lao Tse ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Lao Dan → alsoKnownAs → Lao Tzu ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Li Er → alsoKnownAs → Laozi ⓘ
Li Er → alsoKnownAs → Lao Tzu ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Li Er → alsoKnownAs → Lao-Tze ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Li Er → alsoKnownAs → Lao Tse ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Li Er → alsoKnownAs → Lao-Tsu ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Old Master → refersTo → Laozi ⓘ
Old Master → honorificFor → Laozi ⓘ
Old Master → equivalentHonorific → Lao Tzu ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Old Master → equivalentHonorific → Lao-tse ⓘ
linked to: Laozi
Old Master → equivalentHonorific → Lao Tseu ⓘ
linked to: Laozi