The Great Ones · East Asia
Laozi
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Laozi

c. 6th century BCE

Chinese sage traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism.

Laozi (c. 6th century BCE) endures among the great of East Asia. Chinese sage traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism.

Across the ancient age, this life and its works passed into the shared inheritance of humankind — kept here so the memory is never lost.

Honored among the Great Ones of every civilization. Africa is the cradle of humankind; in the deepest sense, these are everyone’s ancestors — and so this name is kept, from the cradle of humanity to all its children.

Submitted with honor.

Submitted by the Honored Ancestors Editorial Committee.