P'an Ku / Pan Gu vs. Lao Tzu : A Chinese Creation Myth

Posted by Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin Tuesday, 7 July 2009 4 comments
The Chinese creation myth, as most others serves as the explanation of the birth of the world, and equivalent Heaven and Earth, as in many other cultures. There are several creation myths in China, however Pan Gu, previously traslated as P’an Ku (盘古) is most widely known as the Creator, whilst Lao Tzu puts forward a more philosophical approach to creation.The term creation myth here, refers to the imaginative expression in narrative form,...

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