Tao Te Ching A New Translation with Commentary

by Chen, Ellen

• ISBN13: 9781557782380
• ISBN10: 1557782385
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-03
• Publisher: Atlas Books

Summary

This incisive, illuminating translation of the Tao Te Ching treats these sacred writings as religious philosophy having as their central message the value of peace. Refreshing and challenging, this is a landmark work for all those investigating Eastern religion and philosophy.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The Tao Te Ching: An Introduction	3	(46)
Date and Authorship of the Tao Te Ching	4	(18)
Name, Birthplace, and Occupation of Lao Tzu	6	(1)
Lao Tzu's Meeting with Confucius	6	(4)
How the Tao Te Ching Came to Be Written	10	(2)
Other Identities of Lao Tzu and an Account of His Descendants	12	(3)
The Rivalry Between Confucianism and Taoism and Lao Tzu's Central Teaching	15	(3)
Conclusion	18	(4)
The Tao Te Ching as a Religious Treatise	22	(21)
The Function and Role of Early Religions	24	(3)
Religions of the Axial Period	27	(4)
Humans Become Gods on Earth	31	(3)
Two Pseudo-Religions of the Twentieth Century	34	(2)
Religion For or Against Life	36	(4)
The Vision of Peace in the Tao Te Ching	40	(3)
Use and Translation of the Text	43	(6)
The Title	43	(1)
The Oldest Tao Te Ching Texts	44	(1)
Division into Parts and Chapters	45	(1)
Various Arrangements of the Text	46	(1)
The Need for a New Translation	47	(1)
On the Transliteration of the Chinese	47	(2)
The Tao Te Ching: A New Translation and Commentary	49	(184)
Chapters 1 through 81	51	(182)
Bibliography	233	(14)
Chinese Glossary	247	(14)
Index	261