WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Daoism: A philosophy based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Laozi, who taught that people should be guided by a universal force called the Dao (Way).

Detailed explanation-2: -Philosophical Daoism traces its origins to Laozi, an extraordinary thinker who flourished during the sixth century B.C.E., according to Chinese sources.

Detailed explanation-3: -Daoism stresses that the best way for humans to find peace is by living simply, in harmony with nature. Laozi taught that to discover how nature works you must sit by a river, feel a breeze, or observe a drifting cloud. Notice that nothing in nature strives for fame, power, or knowledge, so neither should you.

Detailed explanation-4: -Laozi is the pinyin romanization for the Chinese characters which mean “Old Master.” Laozi is also known as Lao Dan (“Old Dan”) in early Chinese sources (see Romanization systems for Chinese terms).