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9781557782380

Tao Te Ching A New Translation with Commentary

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  • ISBN13:

    9781557782380

  • ISBN10:

    1557782385

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-04-03
  • Publisher: Atlas Books

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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

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