by Lao Tse · Orbis · tapa dura · ISBN 9788475304618
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«Tao Te Ching» is the classic Taoist text attributed to Lao Tse, published by Orbis in hardback (143 pages, in Spanish).
A major work of Chinese thought, it brings together 81 sections of brief maxims on the Tao, the principle that gives meaning to the universe. Starting from the premise that the nameable Tao is not the eternal Tao, it proposes a path of serenity and spontaneous action. Its influence has marked the philosophy, religion and art of the Far East.
Published in 1985, it is number 12 in the Historia del Pensamiento collection; the edition was prepared by Carmelo Elorduy.
For readers approaching Taoism for the first time and looking for a Spanish edition of a classic text of Eastern philosophy.
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.
