Laozi is revered as the ancestor of Taoism in Taoism, and his book Laozi was renamed Moral Truth, which is a major religious classic.
In the Sanqing Hall of many Taoist temples, there are three gods: Jade Qing, Qinglingbao and Taiqing Morality. Among them, the statue of the old gentleman in Taishang lives on the right side of the original god, holding a cattail leaf fan and living in the fairyland of Taiqing in Rhoda paradise, which is one of the "highest gods in Taoism".
Taoism believes that Laozi is the incarnation of the old gentleman. Because of its Taoist classic "Tao Te Ching" handed down from ancient times, it is called the Taishang Laojun as the Taiqing moral god, and is also regarded as the ancestor of Taoism by Taoism. ?
Too old gentleman, the Lord of the Tao, the ancestor of all religions, is unprecedented, starting from the infinite source, and finally endless, and the poor are endless.
"Tao" has no beginning and no end, intangible and nameless, boundless, and self-taught. "Tao" is nothing and nature, and it is difficult for God to clear his name. They insisted that the honorific words were too high.
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Laozi was born in Guxian County of Chu (formerly known as Chen) in 57 1 year BC (the first year, the second year of Lu Xianggong and the fifth year of Song Dynasty). According to Records of Historical Records and Biographies of Laozi, Laozi's name is Li Er, and he is a native of Qurenli, Li Xiang, Chu (an old county, which is generally considered by historians to be Luyi County, Henan Province). ?
About 485 BC (thirty-five years, ten years), I saw the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, so I left my hometown and prepared to travel around Hanguguan.
Yin, the great official guarding Hangu Pass, appreciated Lao Zi and was very happy to hear that he had come to Hangu Pass. However, when he knew that Laozi was going to travel abroad and felt sorry, he tried to keep Laozi.
Therefore, Yin said to Lao Zi, "If you want to go through the customs, go through the customs, but keep your money." Hearing this, Lao Tzu stayed in Hangu for a few days. A few days later, he gave Yin a book of about 5,000 words, and then rode away on a big blue cow. It is said that this work was later passed down as Tao Te Ching. ?
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Laozi