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-Lao Zi:
-I am best known of being the Author of the Daodejing
-I am the founder of Daoism and I am also known as a deity in Daoist philosophy. I am also know as "One of the three pure ones".
-Many noble and common people claim to be of my lineage
-The earliest records of me are found in the "shiji" by historian Si maqian
-I was an official in the imperial royal court of Zhou, I was also a contemporary of Confucius
-In the Mid 20th century my book was considered doubtful and unproven because it had gone through the hands of many.
-It is said that before I was born, I stayed in my mothers womb for 62 years, then finally I was born after my mother leaned against a plum tree
-At the age of 160 I went out west to live as a hermit but was recognized at the Western gate by a guard who asked me to write down my wisdom, in which then became the Daodejing.
-The guard was named Yin xi, he then became my follower and then devoted his life to my teachings
-Since the Han dynasty Daoism had developed a more religious tone, I was then later viewed and considered a God.
-Some notable teachings of mine are: Wu Wei, which means=non-action and or non-forcing. These concepts are used to explain "Ziran" (Nature) or harmony of the Dao.
-Chris Chacon [[Special:Contributions/161.28.159.121|161.28.159.121]] 22:42, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

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