RELIGIONS
CONFUCIANISM
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As Taoism took root, Laozi was worshipped as a god. Belief in the revelation of the Tao from the divine Laozi resulted in the formation of the Way of the Celestial Masters, the first organized religious Taoist sect. In later mature Taoist tradition, Laozi came to be seen as a personification of the Tao.
Detailed explanation-2: -Laozi taught rulers to make fewer laws. He called the way of ruling wuwei (pronounced WOO-WAY), or “action through nonaction.” Rather than attempting to take control and guide the people, a ruler should take very little action and only support the people in achieving what they naturally desire.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Laozi is venerated as a philosopher by Confucians and as a saint or god in popular religion and was worshipped as an imperial ancestor during the Tang dynasty (618–907). (See also Daoism.)