a fictional character

Taoism.
It is one of the typical Chinese philosophy which "Lao Tzu（老子）" is a founder.

Taoism and Confucianism.
These two would be typical Chinese philosophy.

According to a legend，Lao Tzu is said to have been senior of Confucius.
But he unlike Confucius, his career is not clear at all.

"Lao Tzu is a fictional character."

Such a theory is also a general.


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By the way，person who is called the founder of Taoism is exist in addition to the Lao Tzu.

His name is "the Yellow Emperor (黄帝)".

Kings and nobles of ancient China.
The Yellow Emperor is said to be the ancestor of them all.

Yes，he is a legendary completely.

Folk beliefs in a variety of ancient China.
Prototype of Taoism is a collection of it.
It is also said to be so.　


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There is a book called "Lao Tzu".
It is book which is said to be Lao Tzu wrote.

However，as mentioned above, real Lao Tzu is not clear.
　
"The peace by virtue(or courtesy).
Confucianism aims to it.　
　
But human is powerless against laws of the universe.　
Yes，there is a limit to human intellect after all.

Cheeky ambition of such human.　
It is disturbing the world after all.

Be surrender to the law of the universe.
Pious attitude toward law of the universe.　
That's the only way to world peace."　

Such thought was present widely at that time together with Confucianism.

Book which did culmination of it.
It's Lao Tzu.

It seems that is said to be so.

Lao Tzu published as a book after of era of Mencius.
It seems that is also said to be so.

Note:Mencius (372BC‐289BC)
Confucius (551BC‐479BC)