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Top: Society: Religion_and_Spirituality: Taoism: Sages
| All sites dealing primarily with well known "masters" of Taoism should be submitted to the Sages sub-category. If that Sage already has a sub-category please submit your page there. |
The well known masters of Taoism are generally known as "sages" and sites about them may be found here.
Chuang Tzu has been variously called a naturalist, pantheist, anarchist, and rebel. More simply put, he is a Taoist. Although Chuang Tzu likely never heard the term "Taoist" in the usage we know it today, his writtings have been characterized as such almost since their inception.Regarded by many philosophers as a mystic, Chuang Tzu is the best known of the Taoist writers whose existence can be verified. His works are the subject of numerous translations.
Lao Tzu (or "old master" as his name means) usually attributed with having "reawakened" knowledge of the Tao in "modern" times. Lao Tzu (604?-531? BCE) is a mysterious figure said to have been a librarian in the south of ancient China.
One of the early Taoist sages, the book that bears his name is likely an anthology written centuries after his death. Like Lao Tzu before him, even his existence is doubtful.Lieh Tzu may have lived in the fifth century BCE. The Chinese title of the book attributed to Lieh Tzu is Ch'ung-hsu Chih-te Chen-Ching or The Pure Classic of the Perfect Virtue of Simplicity and Vacuity.
One of the early Taoist sages, the book that bears his name is likely an anthology written centuries after his death. Like Lao Tzu before him, even his existence is doubtful.Lieh Tzu may have lived in the fifth century BCE. The Chinese title of the book attributed to Lieh Tzu is Ch'ung-hsu Chih-te Chen-Ching or The Pure Classic of the Perfect Virtue of Simplicity and Vacuity.
The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove were a group of seven Taoist scholars and artists who lived in China during the 3rd century C.E. This sub-category is for site pertaining to them.
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