Laozi

Laozi, born Li Er (fl. 6th century BCE - 5th century BCE), was a Chinese philosopher best known for being the founder of Taoism. In Chinese folk religion, he became a god in the celestial bureaucracy as Laojun.
==Relevant biography==
===Empedocles===
Around 430 BCE, the philosopher Empedocles wrote a letter to Socrates, stating that he was one of five great men to roam the earth alongside Laozi, the Twenty-Fourth, the Enlightened Prince, and the Great Kong.Empedocles (tale)
==External link==
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi
==Meta==
===Appearances===
*Empedocles
==References==
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