by Laozi · Allen & Unwin · tapa dura · ISBN 9780042990033
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«Tao Te Ching» is the classic Chinese text of Taoism attributed to Laozi, published by Allen & Unwin in 1959 in hardback (96 pages, in English).
The Tao Te Ching addresses the foundations of Taoism: the Tao as principle, balance, and life in harmony with nature. The work is presented as a guide to aligning one's conduct with the order of the universe and following a path of spiritual enlightenment.
Fifth revised edition, with a new translation by Ch'u Ta-Kao.
For a general audience interested in philosophy, religion, and spirituality.
Laozi, was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as later inventions and his opus a collaboration of various writers, with the name Laozi, literally meaning 'Old Master', likely intended to portray an archaic anonymity that could converse with Confucianism. Traditional accounts addend him as Li Er, born in the 6th-century BC state of Chu during China's Spring and Autumn period. Serving as the royal archivist for the Zhou court at Wangcheng, he met and impressed Confucius on one occasion, composing the Dào Dé Jīng in a single session before retiring into the western wilderness.
