Lords stride about in glorious clothes, carry sharp swords, eat so much good food that they’re sick of it, and hoard wealth beyond measure. They’re bandits and robbers, having wandered far from Dao.

A short introduction to Laozi and Daoism. This is part of a series that examines Chinese belief systems: how people think and behave, philosophically and relgiously. In understanding Chinese belief ...

The foundational text of Daoism, known as the “Dao De Jing,” allegedly composed by the sixth-century B.C. Chinese sage Laozi, ...

Key Chinese practices this essay will cover are ancestral rites and divination, the teachings of the philosophers Confucius and Laozi, and Buddhism. Appreciating the complexity of this rich and ...

Hangu Pass was heavily defended by the State of Qin as the only reasonable route to invade the Qin Laozi was stopped by frontier guards when leaving Hangu Pass for the west Then Laozi wrote theDao ...