Who is the founder of Taoism, Zhang Daoling or Laozi?

Taoism was formally founded by Shi Tian's ancestor Zhang Daoling, and Laozi was the founder of Taoism.

Lao Zi, whose real name is Li Minger, whose name is Bo Yang (or Yang), was born in 57 1 year BC and died in 47 1 year BC. He and Li, the representative of modern China, are called "the top ten educationists who have influenced the history of China". According to historical records and other ancient books, Laozi was in the Spring and Autumn Period.

The founder and main representative of Taoist school, together with Zhuangzi, is called "Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi". In the Tang Dynasty, he was regarded as the ancestor of Li, and was once listed as a world cultural celebrity and one of the world 100 historical celebrities. Laozi once served as the history of Tibetan room in Zhou Dynasty, and was famous for his erudition. Confucius once asked him for Zhou Li. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the world was in chaos, and Lao Tzu wanted to abandon his official position and retire, so he rode a green cow to the west and was accepted at Hanguguan.

World influence

Laozi's works and thoughts have become the precious wealth of the world's historical and cultural heritage. The influence of Laozi's thoughts is unparalleled not only in Taoism, but also far-reaching outside Taoism. Its influence not only includes philosophy, religion, politics, economics, sociology, aesthetics, ethics, literature and art, psychology, education, logic and rhetoric, but also involves many fields such as medicine, health preservation, qigong, military affairs, management, architecture and gardening. According to the incomplete statistics of the Yuan Dynasty.

From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, there were more than 3,000 kinds of research and annotation works. As early as18th century, some western countries had many versions of Laozi. By the 1940s and 1950s, there were more than 60 translations of Tao Te Ching in Europe. German philosopher Hegel, Nietzsche, Russian great writer Tolstoy and other world-renowned scholars have made in-depth research on Tao Te Ching, and all of them have monographs or books.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Laozi