Taoism Initiation Page See also: => Tao-te ching => Online Taoism Resources (translations, comments, dictionaries) => Learn more about Lao-tzu and Tao-te ching by following our email course - click here... Though we my found Taoist elements and believes in the centuries before the Warring States period (5th century BC - 3rd century BC), it may be assumed that the true founder of Taoism was Lao-tzu. Starting with him, or more precisely with his Tao-te ching, we may speak about a Taoist movement.
Most of the specialists interested in Taoism today state that Lao-tzu didn't even exist or he represents a group of persons or simply named the corresponding book (The Tao-te ching was also called The Lao-tzu). Still Tao-te ching remains the Bible of Taoism and its author (could he/she be a Taoist sage or group of persons) the founder of Taoism. Usually we study Taoism in relation with Lao-tzu and his life philosophy as recorded by the Chinese antiquity historian Ssu-ma Ch'ien (145-85 BC). ^ Top |
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