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The above is the most accurate translation of the ancient classic available anywhere at any price. We are glad to make it a free download for everyone, thanks to special permission from the publisher of Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, which contains much more than just the translation, for those who wish to delve deeper.
The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads. Here are some tantalizing excerpts from the newest computer-assisted translation of Lao Tzu's famous
Tao Te Ching by Lao-tzu J. Legge, Translator (Sacred Books of the East, Vol 39) [1891] 1 The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. (Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the ...
The Daode jing is a short book of about 5,000 Chinese characters. It has 81 short chapters. It has two parts: Part One is the D ao jing (道經), which is chapters 1–37; Part Two is the De jing (德經), which is chapters 38–81. The earliest is the Guodian manuscript, c. 300 BCE. It is quite incomplete, but serves as a great supplemental source.
The Tao Te Ching is based on the number 3, with its 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 81 chapters. We now offer it in four translations. Comparing these four translations can be fascinating.
1 sie 2021 · The Tao Te Ching is a classic Chinese text written around the 6th century BC by Laozi, a Zhou-dynasty courtier. While its authorship is debated, the text remains a fundamental building block of Taoism and one of the most influential works of its time.
30 sie 2024 · Tao Te Ching, or Laozi, is a Chinese classic text. According to tradition, it was written around 6th century BC by the sage Laozi, a record-keeper at the Zhou dynasty court, by whose name the text is known in China.
