Laozi

  Daoists like us, have some principles like naturalness, vitality, peace, emptiness or the relativism of human ways of life. Daoism can provide these kinds of principles for us. Because of this, we believe the founder of Daoism, Laozi who was known as the first philosopher of Chinese Daoism. Laozi is a central figure in Daoism and according to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. The name "Laozi" consists of meanings,too. For instance, 'Lao' means old in China and 'Zi' means a master. Why we call him as 'Laozi'? There is a reason, of course. Some legends say that he was born with white hair, having spent eight years in his mother's womb, which is given an explanation for his name. It can be read as "the old master" and "the old child". Little is known about Laozi's life but he has become an important culture hero for Chinese people. Laoizi is a major figure in Chinese philosophy and he always remains as important.

                                                                                                                              Fatma Selin Sever