Overview
The translated histories identify Lao Lai Zi as a philosopher and writer. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Lao Lai Zi | 老萊子 | Lao Laizi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:063:s0019
Roles
- Philosopher
- Writer
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 與孔子同時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 520 · End: BC 479Explicit · shiji:063:s0019
Places and affiliations
- Place: Chu / 楚Explicit · shiji:063:s0019
Works and attributed material
- Work: fifteen chapters on Daoist applications / 書十五篇，言道家之用 · Relation: authorExplicit · shiji:063:s0019
Events and relationships
- Relation: contemporary-of · Person Id: Confucius (孔子)Explicit · shiji:063:s0019
References in the histories
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