
Nama keluarga Lao Zi ialah Li dan nama asalnya ialah Er. Lao Zi ialah gelaran kehormat. Secara meluas diakui bahawa Lao Zi ialah salah seorang ahli falsafah yang paling dihormati dalam sejarah China. Terdapat banyak legenda tentang kelahiran, kerjaya, pengajaran dan idea falsafahnya.
Menurut satu legenda popular, Lao Zi dikandung apabila ibunya melihat bintang jatuh ke pangkuannya dan dia tinggal di dalam rahim selama 80 tahun. Ketika dilahirkan, dia sudah menjadi seorang lelaki dewasa dengan janggut kelabu dan cuping telinga yang panjang, simbol nasib baik dan panjang umur.
Dia pernah menyimpan arkib istana diraja untuk Dinasti Zhou (sekitar abad ke-11-256 SM). Tetapi dia kemudiannya meletak jawatan dan pergi ke barat untuk menyebarkan idea dan falsafahnya.
Pada suatu hari semasa menunggang lembu, dia menghampiri Laluan Hangu dan dihentikan oleh Yinxi, seorang pengawal yang menjaga laluan itu. Sebagai pengikut setia falsafah Lao Zi, pegawai itu segera mengenali guru besar itu. Tetapi, untuk meminta Lao Zi mengajarnya sesuatu tentang falsafahnya, pegawai itu meminta lelaki tua itu menunjukkan permit rasmi untuk meninggalkan negara. Lao Zi tidak mempunyai dokumen, jadi dia bersetuju untuk menulis esei 5,000 patah perkataan tentang falsafahnya sebagai pertukaran untuk perjalanan ke Barat. Esei itu ternyata Daodejing (juga “Tao Te Ching”), atau “Buku Kebajikan” yang terkenal.
Hari ini, para sarjana di seluruh dunia masih berdebat sama ada buku itu sebenarnya ditulis oleh Lao Zi atau disusun oleh pelajar dan pengikutnya.
Walau bagaimanapun, mereka semua bersetuju bahawa buku itu mencerminkan pemikiran Lao Zi. Dalam buku itu, Lao Zi menggunakan konsep Dao (Tao) untuk menjelaskan semua perubahan di alam semesta. Dao, yang juga telah diterjemahkan sebagai “Jalan” atau “Integriti Agung,” dianggap sebagai sumber misteri atau ideal bagi semua kewujudan.
“Tao Te Ching” Lao Tzu merupakan karya klasik falsafah Cina. Cara terbaik untuk memahami karya ini secara mendalam adalah dengan datang ke China dan menghadiri kursus Bahasa Cina sepenuh masa. Sebagai negara terbaik untuk mempelajari Bahasa Cina, China bukan sahaja menawarkan kursus bahasa yang berkualiti tinggi tetapi juga membolehkan anda merasai sendiri aktiviti budaya tradisional seperti Perayaan Cina.
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