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Write: Clive [2011-05-20]
Lao-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu
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The primary religious figures in Taoism (d o ji o ) are Lao-Tzu (l o z ) and Chuang-Tzu (zhu ng z ), two scholars who dedicated their lives two balancing their inner spirits. Classical Taoist philosophy (d o ji zh xu ), formulated by Lao-Tzu (the Old Master, 5th century B.C.), the anonymous editor of the Daodejing (Classic of the Way and its Power d o d j ng ), and Chuang-Tzu (3rd century B.C.), was a reinterpretation and development of an ancient nameless tradition of nature worship and divination.

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