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Tao te Ching by Jonathan Star

Tao te Ching

The Definitive Edition

By Jonathan Star

By Jonathan Star

Best Seller

Category: Philosophy | Religion

Paperback $16.95

Aug 25, 2003 | 368 Pages

Tao te Ching by Jonathan Star
Paperback
Aug 25, 2003 | 368 Pages

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    Aug 25, 2003 | 368 Pages

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About Tao te Ching

This unique edition of the Tao Te Ching features:

  • the first comprehensive verbatim translation of the entire text of the Tao Te Ching;
  • literal character definitions that allow the reader to create his or her own interpretation;
  • a concordance section that enables the reader to track the different ways a single character is used throughout the work;
  • grammatical and interpretive notes on individual terms and verses; * a unique commentary on the first verse, which represents a complete spiritual teaching in itself; and
  • a literary translation of the Tao Te Ching that can be read on its own or compared with the verbatim translation.

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Product Details

Category: Philosophy | Religion

Paperback | $16.95
Published by TarcherPerigee
Aug 25, 2003 | 368 Pages | 7-1/8 x 8-1/2 | ISBN 9781585422692

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Table Of Contents

Tao Te ChingIntroduction
Tao Te Ching – Translation
Verbatim Translation
Notes on the Verbatim Translation
Commentary on Verse 1
Definitions, Concordance, and Wade-Pinyin Conversion
List of Radicals
Appendix: Some of the Earliest English Translations of Verse One
Sources

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