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The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-Te Ching of Laozi As Interpreted by Wang Biby Lao-Tzu , Pi Wang, Richard John LynnISBN 0231105800 (0-231-10580-0)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-Te Ching of Laozi As Interpreted by Wang Bi'Book summary:The essential Taoist book and one of a triad that make up the most influential religious and philosophical writings of Chinese tradition, the Tao-te Ching is the subject of hundreds of new interpretive studies each year. As Taoism emerges as one of the East Asian philosophies most interesting to Westerners, an accessible new edition of this great work -- written for English-language readers, yet rendered with an eye toward Chinese understanding -- has been much needed by scholars and general readers. Richard John Lynn, whose recent translation of the I Ching was hailed by the Times Literary Supplement as "the best I Ching that has so far appeared," presents here another fine translation. Like his I Ching, this volume includes the interpretive commentary of the third-century scholar Wang Bi (226-249), who wrote the first and most sophisticated commentary on the Tao-te Ching. Lynn's introduction explores the centrality of Wang's commentaries in Chinese thought, the position of the Tao-te Ching in East Asian tradition, Wang's short but brilliant life, and the era in which he lived. The text consists of eighty-one short, aphoristic sections presenting a complete view of how the sage rules in accordance with the spontaneous ways of the natural world. Although the Tao-te Ching was originally designed to provide advice to the ruler, the Chinese regard its teachings as living and self-cultivation tools applicable to anyone. Wang Bi's commentaries, following each statement, flesh out the text so that it speaks to the modern Western reader as it has to Asians for more than seventeen centuries. [via]
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The Essential Tao: An Initiation into the Heart of Taoism Through the Authentic Tao Te Ching and the Iner Teachings of Chuang-Tzuby Thomas Cleary, Lao-Tzu , Chuang-Tz+UISBN 0062502166 (0-06-250216-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzuby Brian Walker, Lao-TzuISBN 0060692456 (0-06-069245-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu'Book summary:The perfect companion to Stephen Mitchell's version of the Tao Te Ching, this is the astonishing rendering of Lao Tzu's further writings. Each of the eighty-one teachings presented by Taoist scholar and poet Brian Walker are rich with wisdom, mystery, and startling enlightenment. [via]
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Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodianby Lao-Tzu , Robert G. HenricksISBN 0231118163 (0-231-11816-3)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodian'Book summary:In 1993, an astonishing discovery was made at a tomb in Guodian in Hubei province (east central China). Written on strips of bamboo that have miraculously survived intact since 300 B.C., the "Guodian Laozi," is by far the earliest version of the Tao Te Ching ever unearthed. Students of ancient Chinese civilization proclaimed the text a decisive breakthrough in the understanding of this famous text: it provides the most conclusive evidence to date that the text was the work of multiple authors and editors over hundreds of years, rather than the achievement of a single individual writing during the time of Confucius.
Robert Henricks now presents the first English translation of the "bamboo slip Laozi." Differing substantially from other versions we have of the text, the Guodian Laozi provides us with clues on how and when the text came into being. As Henricks's translation shows, many chapters are missing in this form of the text, and some chapters remain incomplete. All of this seems to suggest that the Tao Te Ching was not yet "complete" when these slips were copied.
In his translation, Henricks focuses attention on lines in each of the chapters that vary from readings in other editions. In addition, he shows how the sequence of chapters in this form of the text is totally unrelated to the sequence readers commonly see in the "standard" form of the text, i.e., in other translations.
Here are just a few of the noteworthy features of this new Tao Te Ching:
" A lucid introduction to the Guodian Laozi, offering background on the archaeological interpretation of the discovery
" Line-by-line comparisons of the Guodian Laozi against the Mawangdui and Wang Bi editions
" Extensive notes on each chapter describing the unique elements of the Guodian Laozi in comparison with other versions
" Transcriptions for each chapter, noting both the ancient and modern form of the characters in the chapter
" An appendix featuring the official biography of Laozi written by Sima Qian, the Grand Historian of China, as well as Henricks's commentary and notes on this biography
This groundbreaking work will lead to a reassessment of the history and significance of this well-known and critical work as well as a reevaluation of the role it played in the development of Taoism in early China.
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Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching a New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Textsby Lao-Tzu , Robert G. HenricksISBN 0345347900 (0-345-34790-0)
Hardcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching a New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Texts'Book summary:Lao-tzu's "Te-Tao Ching" has been treasured for thousands of years for its poetic statement of life's most profound and elusive truths. This new translation, based on the 1973 discovery of two copies of the manuscript more than five centuries older than any others known, corrects many defects of the later versions. In his extensive commentary, Professor Henricks reevaluates traditional interpretations.
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Tao, a New Way of Thinking: A Translation of the Tao Te Ching, with an Introduction and Commentariesby Lao-Tzu , Zhongyuan ZhangISBN 0060903562 (0-06-090356-2)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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Tao Te Chingby Lao-Tzu , D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 014044131X (0-14-044131-X)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:The essential, classic text of Taoism.[via]
These 81 poems comprise an Eastern classic, the mystical and moral teachings of which have profoundly influenced the sacred scriptures of many religions.More editions of Tao Te Ching:
- Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0451530403 (0-451-53040-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - The Tao Te Ching: An Illustrated Journey: ISBN 0060193220 (0-06-019322-0)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0042990114 (0-04-299011-4)
Softcover, Unwin Paperbacks - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0146000854 (0-14-600085-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 039471833X (0-394-71833-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0042990076 (0-04-299007-6)
Hardcover, Unwin Paperbacks - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0394480848 (0-394-48084-8)
Hardcover, Bookthrift Co - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 014044131X (0-14-044131-X)
Softcover, Viking Pr
- Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0451530403 (0-451-53040-3)
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Tao Te Chingby Lao-Tzu , D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 0060955430 (0-06-095543-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: New English Version'Book summary:Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching llods at the basic predicatment of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches how wo work for the good with the efforless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao (the basic principle of the universe) and applies equally to good government and sexual love, to childrearing, business, and ecology.
The Tao Te Ching is the most widely traslated book in world literature, after the Bible. Yet the gemlike lucidity of the original has eluded most previous translations, and they have obscured some of its central ideas. Now the Tao Te ching has been rendered into English by the eminent scholar and traslator Stephen Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell's Dropping Ashes on the Buddha is a modern Zen classic, and his translations of Rilke and of the Book of Job have already been called definitive for our time.
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The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzuby Lao-Tzu , D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 0312147449 (0-312-14744-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu'Book summary:The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu is one of the most widely read and deeply cherished books in the world, a work many consider the wisest book ever written. In his introduction, translator Brian Browne Walker says, "It is less a book than a living, breathing angel."[via]
In his new translation, Walker stays close to the direct literal accuracy of the Chinese characters while producing a modern, exceptionally clear version that has the ring and voice of Lao Tzu, a man who may or may not have been a single individual. "I have come to think of Lao Tzu less as a man who once lived," Walker writes, "and more as a song that plays, eternal and abiding."More editions of The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu:
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The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu: A New Translationby Lao-Tzu , D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 0312131909 (0-312-13190-9)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu: A New Translation'Book summary:A new translation of the classic "Book of the Way" provides a manual on the art of living. [via]
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Tao Te Ching: The Book of Meaning and Lifeby Lao-Tzu , D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 0140190600 (0-14-019060-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The Book of Meaning and Life'Book summary:No other work of Chinese literature has attracted as much attention as Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching". It has been translated more often than any other book except the Bible and more commentaries have been written on it than any other Chinese classic. Both philosophical speculation and mystical reflection, the "Tao Te Ching" is about the harmony and flow of life and the necessity for affinity to it. [via]
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The Teachings of Lao-Tzu : The Tao-Te Chingby Lao-Tzu , D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 0312261098 (0-312-26109-8)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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The Way of Life : Tao Te Ching: the Classic Translationby Lao-Tzu , D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 0451527941 (0-451-52794-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Wisdom of Laotseby Lao-Tzu , Yutang Lin, Chuang-Tz+UISBN 0313211647 (0-313-21164-7)
Hardcover, Greenwood Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wisdom of Laotse'Book summary:A cycle of short poems, this is a work of world literature and has the significance of the Bible for more than a quarter of humanity. Written in two halves, the "Tao" ("way") and the "Te" ("virtue"), it is treasured for its poetic statements about life's most profound and elusive truths. [via]
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