by Lao Tse · Edaf · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476406540
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«Tao Te King» is the classic of Taoist thought by Lao Tse, published by Edaf in paperback (112 pages, in Spanish).
A capital text of Eastern thought, attributed to Lao Tse, gathering 81 sections of maxims on the Tao. It opens with the paradox that the Tao that can be named is not the eternal Tao, and unfolds a teaching of wisdom that transcends religion, philosophy and ethics to bring the reader closer to deeper knowledge.
The edition belongs to the Arca de Sabiduría collection and includes the version by John C. H. Wu.
Recommended for readers of Eastern philosophy, Taoism and spirituality, including those approaching these texts for the first time.
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.
