Keeping the One.

The Way of the Gods.

People of the Earth.

Following the Way.

Laozi came from a poor family and wanted to create a standard of morals.

Laozi was not intending to start a new religion.

Laozi was given a vision in which he was told to write down the thoughts of God.

Laozi was a member of the royal family who left to start his own religion.

because they want independence from god

because they want to gain the chance to be human

because they are orphaned souls who want to be remembered

because they were given that job by the Jade Emperor

by living a life off to themselves without distractions

by working within the government to make things better

by having many children and teaching them The Way

by working hard and giving their riches to the temple

He was a follower of Confucius.

He was a member of the former royal family.

He was older, in his nineties.

He was from the northern part of China.

The Chinese government encouraged people to pronounce it Tao.

The regional accent of the followers has changed over time.

Followers of Taoism have a superstition about using the word Dao.

The Wade-Giles system was older and more widely known.

They were both written by Laozi.

They are both thought to include other authors.

They were both penned in Peking.

They are both from the fourth century BCE.

observance of tradition

the path to Enlightenment

filial piety

the way of the gods

harai

shinshen

norito

sando

They are not religious at all.

They may practice some Shinto customs.

They are Shintoists.

They are Buddhists.