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Lao Dan

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Lao Dan is a persona identified with Laozi. Dan means "Long-Ear" or "the Long-Eared One".

When

First attested
91 BCE
Attested period
-91 – 2020
Historical notes
Referenced in Sima Qian's Shiji (c. 91 BC).

Relationships

co occurs with
Boyang, Lady Yishou, Lao Laizi, Li Er
syncretized with
Laozi
teacher of
Yinxi

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Laozi

Source passages

“In a third, he was the court astrologer Lao Dan who lived during the 4th century BC reign of the Duke Xian of Qin who grew weary of the moral decay of life in Chengzhou and noted the kingdom's decline.”

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