Lao Zi: Saint and Founder of Daoism

Laozi (about BC 571-470) is regarded as a saint in China and known as a great philosopher and founder of the Dao School.

Lao Zi, heralded by a purple aura, appeared on a water buffalo. To enable people to return to their true nature, Lao Zi disseminated the Dao during a chaotic period in the Zhou Dynasty. Zona Yeh/Epoch Times

Lao Zi (老子) is venerated as a saint and a great philosopher in China. He is regarded as the founder of the Dao School (道家, pronounced dào jiā), the philosophical tradition of Daoism.

Dao (道) means the “Way,” referring the “Way of Heaven,” or the right or proper path. It is also written as Tao.