Lao Zi
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Lao-Tse is not considered a prophet, even a secondary one or messenger[edit]
"Regarding Lao-Tse: The Baha'is do not consider him a prophet, or even a secondary prophet or messenger, unlike Buddha or Zoroaster, both of whom were divinely-appointed and fully independent Manifestations of God.
- (From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, November 10, 1939, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1694)
(Possible reference to an encouragement to study Taoism)[edit]
"The Bahá'í teacher of the Chinese people must first be imbued with their spirit, know their sacred literature, study their national customs and speak to them from their own standpoint, and their own terminologies."
- (Star of the West, Volume VIII-April 28, 1917, quoted in The Macau Bahá'í Community in the Early Years, p. i )
