Taoism founder Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TAOISM (noun)
1. philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
2. popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic
FOUNDER (verb)
1. fail utterly; collapse
2. break down, literally or metaphorically
FOUNDER (noun)
1. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
2. a person who founds or establishes some institution

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LAOTSE
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