Question

This deity forbids peeing while standing up, but promises that three rings of spirits will protect anyone who chants this divinity’s one hundred and eighty precepts. This deity introduces the Scripture of Limitless Salvation and several other texts (-5[1])that depict this deity as the Celestial Worthy’s disciple from the Numinous Treasure tradition. Unlike Vishnu, this deity initiates the conversion of the barbarians in stories of his “transformation” as the Gautama Buddha. This ruler of (*) Taiqing Heaven appeared to Zhang Ling to tell him to found the Celestial Masters. This deified person is the “Grand” member of a trio he forms with the Jade and Supreme Pure Ones, (10[1])and sometimes names the Five Thousand Character Classic (-5[1])attributed to his best-known human manifestation, which tells of the Virtue of the Way. For 10 points, identify this deified (10[1])person who legendarily (10[1])penned the Dao De (10[1])Jing. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Laozi [or Lao Tzu; or Lord Lao or Laojun; or Lao Dan; or Li Er; or Li Boyang; or the Grand Pure One or Daode Tianzun or Daode Zhizun or Daojiao Zhizu before “Grand” is read; or Taishang Laojun or Taiqing before mention] (The first sentence draws from the 180 Precepts Spoken by Lord Lao [Laojun shuo yibai bashi jie].)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John MarvinThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Notre Dame37-5
Annabelle YangWashUhawk two of10610
Liam StarnesThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five DaysClown Squad114-5
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantazioMusic to Help You Stop Smoking13410
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?13710
Mitchell IndekClown SenpaisNortheast by Northwestern14110
Yashwanth BajjiClown SquadThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days14310
Will SandersNotre DameThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)14310

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%118.33
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%0%33%134.00
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%33%139.33
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y367%0%33%96.50