The founder of Taoism is generally considered to be Laozi (or Lao Tse, Lao Tu, or other variants). A link can be found below.
The founder of Taoism is believed by many religious historians to be Lao-Tse (604-531 BCE), whose life overlapped that of Confucius (551-479 BCE).
Lao-tzu (whose real name was Li Er) is generally listed as the founder of Taoism and author of its primary text, the Tao Te Ching.
Lao Tzu, also known as Laozi (pronounced Lowd-zoo) :-)
It is generally acknowledged that Laotzu was the founder of Taoism. As a religious group, taoism was founded by Zhang Ling, also called Taoist Ling CHANG( ZHANG Dao Ling) in Han Dynasty.
Lao-Tzu is a Chinese philosopher that found Taoism.
Lao Tse, or also Laozi
Lao Tzu.
Popular Taoism considers Jade Emperor the spiritual head of the religion. The philosopher Laozi is considered the head of Taoism by Intellectual Taoists.
Lao Tzu is the founder of Taoism, & his book is the Tao Te Ching.
Taoism
Confucianism and Taoism
To connect with the Tao.
many of the beliefs of taoists came from the Chinese philosopher named lao tzu... he wrote many books which include their beliefs...
6th century BCE
Legalism, Confucianism, then Taoism.
Taoism started as a combination of psychology and philosophy, but eventually evolved into a religious faith. The Tao is the natural order of things.
Taoism was started by Lao Tze in the 6th century B.C. Taoism emphasize living in harmony with the Tao, or Way. The Way, is found in all living things and is the spiritual force in the universe.
According to legend, Laozi was a great philosopher wrote the book called Tao Te Ching. He was traditionally considered as the founder of Taoism.
Taoism (or Daoism) is believed to have begun in the Axial Age, during the fourth or fifth century BCE, when Lao Tzu. the places that it started were inAsiaand southeastAsiamosttoday, there are about 20 million people in the world who practice Taoism and they are found near china and taiwan