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The Myth Status Of Lao-tzu

Posted on:2006-06-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H M ZhouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360155963197Subject:Ancient Chinese literature
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Tapism has the recordation of "three progenitor", Huangdi is the primogenitor, Lao-tzu is the ancestor of Taoism, and Taolin.zhang is the hierarch of Taoism regional. These "three Person", are the most important person in the history of ancient China. Just like Huangdi, who is regards as the perfects Sovran in the China's long history, owing the infinite Wisdom, and recognized as the only one ancestor of all Chinese in the world. And Lao-tzu, the person of for-Qing dynasty .is an explorer of Taoism. His philosophy and book have affect the world so much till now. Daolin.zhang, is the key person who have is very important to the Chinese Taoism religion's formally founding.The theory of Lao-tzu has been the most emphasis thing for the investigators for 2000 years. From this, we can know his significance in the all of the Chinese ancient culture. As we know, there are over thousands of the comments version of in the world. As well the life story and writing age are all the focusing by the so many experts. The great investigate progress had been made after the suspect tides happened last century. And due to the two archeologies discover at 70s' and 90s' last century. Ma.wangdui and Guodian, have improved the study the Lao-tzu to the higher level.The Lao-tzu's life and the age is the unsettled case in the Chinese history. There are a lot of respecting books of Lao-tzu we can find. He is a really existence person have been the common recognition by the Chinese and most of the experts. Could beseemed as a real history. But the process of Lao-tzu to be immortal is very complex and legend. It is can be a most significant god maker in Chinese history.About this process, sometimes involved in the Daoism regional history. Active Daoism school at the Han dynasty firstly. The beginning of Daoism at the Emperor Han's sacrifice. The formally be the God is after the Daolin.zhang founded the Daoism school. But it didn't investigate any more detail except those. And sometimes treat the fairy story of Laotsu as the pure inditing. We know that the age of Laotsu is the time which collecting the fairy story and organizing ,And more, as traditional view point to the "Taoism regional" and "Taoism school", people always thought about the Weird and Demon when we talk about the Daoism. Because so many misunderstanding to the Taoism, Historical experts focusing the Laotsu's theory and his life stories. In this paper, I want to make a discuss about the development of Laotsu become the god till Tang dynasty. And analysis combine with the some Chinese genesis myth and Buddhism story.
Keywords/Search Tags:Laotsu, Myth Status, Myth Story
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