太上老君

从前，有一座寺庙，里面供奉着两座泥像，左边是道祖太上老君像，右边是佛祖释迎牟尼像。

In the past , there were two clay idols2 in a temple . On the left was the idol1 of Tai Shang Lao Jun , the founder3 of Taoism , and on the right the idol of Sakyamuni , the founder of Buddhism4 .

尽管如另一条评论所指出，SOA绝非太上老君的仙丹，也绝不该被当作一样

Although as another comment points out , SOA is not a global panacea and should not be treated as one

所以，铁匠、铜匠、银匠与冶铸业均尊老子&太上老君为祖师。

Therefore , blacksmith , coppersmith , silversmith and metallurgy industry are respected Lao Tzu-Lao for the founder .

孙猴在八卦炉中，烧了七七四十九天，太上老君以为孙猴已化成灰烬，下命令开炉。

After the fire Burning forty-nine days , the Lord Lao Zi thought the Great Sage must be ashes so he opened the furnace .

于是全村的人都蜂涌到寺庙里，向佛祖如来、太上老君、城隍土地爷叩头求雨。

Whole villages marched in concert to the temples and knelt down before Buddhas , Taoist images and local gods and prayed for rain .

左边是道祖太上老君像，右边是佛祖释迎牟尼像。

On the left was the idol of Tai Shang Lao Jun , the founder of Taoism , and on the right the idol of Sakyamuni , the founder of Buddhism .