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Lao Tzu is the founder of religious Taoism and philosophical Taoism, but not the original Taoism. Fu Hsi is the original founder of Taoism. 604 bc
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The foundation in Shundi (an emperor) period (126 - 144 AD) of East Han Dynasty,
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Immortality Taoism develops; Taiping Jing is compiled.
c. 150 B. C. E. -
200 B.C. It is about this time that Religious Taoism develops and continues to grow during the Han Dynasty. The Luang-Lap movement includes the veneration of Lao-tzu and the Yellow Emperor.
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Taoism came to be associated with or conflated with the Xian Di Emperor. 206 B. C.
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Wang Bi introduces Taoist concepts into Confucian learning.
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Chuang-Tzu develops Taoism into Taoist philosophy.
c. 350 B. C. E. -
Kou Qianzhi brings back Taoism of Heavenly Masters to the people.
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400 B. C.
Laozi’s successor, Zhuangz had develop more Taoism principles. -
Founded in c. 550 B.C.E. The Yin and Yang states that in evil there is always good, in good there is always evil.Tao-Te Ching written by Lao Tze.
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The country orgin is China. It had about 20,000,000 followers. Tao means way, stating that it is the way of thought or life. c. 500 B. C. E.
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Taoism ethics is primarily linked with longevity. Since everyone is eager for longevity, As Taoism preaches, one must nicely obey the social ethics for the purpose of longevity, or to live longer.
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Taoism spreaded to China because Taoism is closely like Buddaism.
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Taoism began to decline due to their own reasons. The Opium War is one of the reason why Taoism started to decline. Many Taoists lost their focus on religious study.Taoism declined when the Ch'ing Dynasty ended in 1911.
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Daoism first started to spread in the lower-class society. It spreaded across China, Korea, Japan, and some countries in South Asia.
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Since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the influence of Taoism on the people had become stronger and stronger.
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China becomes a republic.
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Religions are tightly controlled by the Chinese government.
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Taoism did not spread to other countries because Buddaism overran Taoism.
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Ge Hong wrote the The Master Who Has Embraced Simplicity. c. 320
