video, above, which provides a great introduction. To know more background, I think you’ll enjoy the 5:29 min. The oldest existing copy is from 206 or 195 BC. Click here or on the ebook’s cover to download your free Tao Te Ching ebookĪccording to tradition, the work originates around the fourth century BC. With regards spelling, I believe that any of the following are acceptable… dao, tao, de, teh, te, Lao Zi, Lao Tzu, Lao Tze, Dao De Jing, Tao Teh Ching, Tao Te King. Written more than 2,000 years ago, the Tao Te Ching is one of the classics of spiritual reading. The Tao Te Ching has served as a foundation for centuries of philosophy and wisdom. There are many more that I found which are more poetic and had a little more ‘soul’, if you like. Personally, I find it the least attractive of the available translations. Legge (Sacred Books of the East, Vol 39) James Legge was a Scottish sinologist, missionary, and scholar, best known as an early and prolific translator of Classical Chinese texts into English. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu as translated by J. This blog will also host any relevant topics that can be connected to the wisdom of Lao Tzu’s famous teachings and books. Quotations, sayings, audios, resources, writings and any discussion about the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.
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