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This ancient book is also central in Chinese religion, not only for Taoism but Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words and concepts.
The text's true authorship and date of composition or compilation are still debated, although the oldest excavated text dates back to the late 4th century BC. The text is fundamental to both philosophical and religious Taoism and strongly ...
By faithfully following the structure of the original, Roberts provides non-Chinese readers an opportunity to experience the beauty of form of this canonical work.”—Philosophy East & West “Roberts’s renditions are often refreshing; ...
Dao De Jing in Chinese Original, English Translation and Pinyin annotations.
A key feature of this book is an innovative step-by-step translation that lets the reader not only read the English version, but to gain deeper insights from the original Chinese text even if they don't speak or read Chinese.
In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of the Dao de jing and translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry.
Includes the complete Dao de jing in English and its original Chinese text, as well as the translator's commentary and analysis of each chapter.
The Language Appendix, unique to this edition, offers eight translations of the opening passage by well-known and influential scholars and explains, line-by-line, how each might have reached his particular interpretation.
The Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) or Laozi (Lao Tzu), is the most fundamental scripture of Daoism and a classic of world literature.