le "they were ignored by Lao Tzu." However, too much should not be made of this difference, as we read in the same passage: "It is not that Lao Tzu did not look to the past but rather that to him the sage transcended time" (Chan 149).
Another difference is the inclusion by Chuang Tzu of features ignored if not dismissed by Lao Tzu. Specifically, we read that with respect to the question of immortality, Lao Tzu did not feel the necessity of naming or describing the nature of this immortality. In his writing lao Tzu says, "He who stays where he is endures./ To die but not to perish is to be eternally present" (Lao Tzu 66). He does not specify what he means by being "eternally present." As we read in this context, "It is to be noted that unlike Chuang Tzu, Lao Tzu showed no tendency to believe in earthly immortals (hsien, a fairy), although his exultation of everlasting life undoubtedly contributed to the development of this belief" (Chan 156).
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