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Tao Te Ching

By Lao Tzu

By Lao Tzu

By Lao Tzu
Translated by Darrell D. Lau

By Lao Tzu
Translated by Darrell D. Lau

Part of Penguin Great Ideas

Paperback $11.00

Oct 26, 2010 | 96 Pages

Paperback $12.00

May 30, 1964 | 176 Pages

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    About Tao Te Ching

    Traditionally attributed to Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius (551 – 479 BC), it is now thought that the work was compiled in about the fourth century BC. An anthology of wise sayings, it offers a model by which the individual can live rather than explaining the human place in the universe. The moral code it encourages is based on modesty and self-restraint, and the rewards reaped for such a life are harmony and flow of life.

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    About Lao Tzu

    Lao Tzu, whose name means “Old Master,” was a contemporary of Confucius in the sixth century B.C.E. and the founder of the philosophical tradition of Taoism.

    About Lao Tzu

    Lao Tzu, whose name means “Old Master,” was a contemporary of Confucius in the sixth century B.C.E. and the founder of the philosophical tradition of Taoism.

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Collections | Philosophy | Religion

    Paperback | $11.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Oct 26, 2010 | 96 Pages | 4-3/8 x 7-1/8 | ISBN 9780141399300

    Category: Nonfiction Classics | Literary Collections | Philosophy | Religion

    Paperback | $12.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    May 30, 1964 | 176 Pages | ISBN 9780140441314

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    Praise

    “It would be hard to find a fresh approach to a text that ranks only behind the Bible as the most widely translated book in the world, but Star achieves that goal. . . . As fascinating to the casual scholar as it is for the serious student.” –NAPRA ReView “Jonathan Star’s Tao Te Ching achieves the essential: It clarifies the meaning of the text without in the slightest reducing its mystery.” -Jacob Needleman

    Table Of Contents

    Lao Tzu
    ” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”5″ border=”0″Introduction

    LAO TZU
    Book One
    Book Two
    List of Passages for Comparison
    Appendices:
    1. The Problem of Authorship
    2. The Nature of the Work
    Chronological Table
    Glossary
    Notes

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