Yinxi,
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as Yin-hsi (), was a
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figure of
Zhou China
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. He was said to have been a guard at the western gate of the Zhou
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Chengzhou
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(present-day
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) or, alternatively, at the western pass out of the
Luo–
Yi valley. His own wisdom caused him to halt
Laozi
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on his way through the gate and, supposedly, he successfully importuned the sage to compose the ''
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'' before permitting him to pass.
He later wrote a book called ''Guan Yi'' which is of profound knowledge and revered by future scholars. He was also considered an ancient sage later on.
His own book, the ''Perfect Classic of the Beginning of the Scripture of the Supreme Way'' () was lost in the
Han period, and later versions were considered to be forgeries.
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