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Lao Tzu
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This beautiful hardback edition presents the Lao Tzu's classic work Tao Te Ching, with stenciled page edges, full-color illustrations and gold-embossing.
The Tao Te Ching came into existence some 2500…
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An enduring translation of a timeless work, now in a new edition.
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[A] modern-day rendition of the ancient Taoist classic. –
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Picture Story Book of Ancient Chinese Thinkers series is an introductory guide to understanding the philosophers of ancient China and traditional Chinese culture. This book selects the fascinating stories from…
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Tao Te Ching, attributed to Lao Tzu, is a cornerstone of Taoism, delving into its philosophical and religious tenets. The text, known for its poetic and paradoxical style, consists of…
Features eighty-one verses of the Tao Te Ching .
The Tao Te Ching, written around 300BC, describes the fundamental beliefs of Taoism, addressing how to live a simple, peaceful and harmonious life, how to rid oneself of desires and…
Newly illustrated throughout with classical Japanese art.
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Part of a series of insightful comments on life and nature, this edition is complemented by Chinese text on facing pages.
This handsome hardback edition presents the classic text, Tao Te Ching, beautifully illustrated in full color with traditional artwork.
The Tao Te Ching came into existence some 2,500 years ago…
This illustrated edition is a modern English rendering of the Tao te Ching by one of the best Chinese translators Lioner Giles, who was Keeper of the Department of Oriental…
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Revised and re-translated, Red Pine’s best-selling and authoritative translation of Taoteching is now–vitally–available once again.
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Originally, in 5000 Chinese characters, Lao Tzu managed to convey the truth of the mystery of the universe. Lao Tzu's teaching is not in any way a mysticism. It is…
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A vibrant modern translation of the Tao Te Ching.
This classic book of Chinese philosophy and wisdom explores issues of life, morality and the nature of man's quest for meaning in a world of trouble and turmoil. A huge…
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The Tao Te Ching is a spiritual, inspirational poem that guides through life, helping us to live within each moment and find the beauty that is all around each of…
The Tao Te Ching is a spiritual, inspirational work that guides us through life, helping us to live within each moment and find the beauty that is all around each…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Tao Te Ching, or ‘the way of integrity’, through its 81 verses, gives us a treatise on how to lead a life without compromising on goodness and integrity. The book…
Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) is the classic manual on the art of living. In 81 short, poetic chapters, the book looks at the basic…
Tao Te Ching (Chinese and English) by Lao Tzu
Il Tao Te Ching (o Daodejing, in pinyin) e un classico testo taoista cinese risalente almeno al IV secolo ac Secondo la tradizione ha le sue origini anche prima, intorno…
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…
Tao Te King es el libro mas importante del pensamiento taoista y la filosofia taoista. El libro, segun la leyenda, se escribio alrededor del ano 600 AEC y su autor…
Contains Chinese characters in calligraphy.
A 2,500 year-old antidote to our go-getting materialist culture, Master Lao Tzu’s classic work espouses a ‘Tao’ or ‘Way’ of effortless existence - a non-striving ‘going with the flow’. Poetic…
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Fundamental to…
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A classic of meditative insight and a timeless influence on Eastern philosophy and art, the Tao Te Ching is now available in a high-quality hardcover gift edition. Authoritative Legge translation.
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Previously published as The Way of Life, the ancient Taoist text written by philosopher Lao-Tzu in the sixth century B.C., has inspired millions of people from all different backgrounds. This…
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Born a slave, Douglass taught himself to read and write; an orator and skillful writer, he became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesman for the civil…
Yu An,Tzu Lao
THE LAO TZU ( DAO DE JING or TAO TE CHING) is the one Chinese moral book written by Lao Zi ( about B.C.571— B.C.471), who was the librarian of…
" If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place." From political advice and lessons on leading a balanced life to common practical wisdom and…
L'un des livres de philosophie chinoise les plus essentiels jamais ecrits
Le Tao Te Ching, traduit grossierement par la voie ou le chemin , est un guide pour vivre en…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Yuan Zhiming
Lao Tzu and The Bible: A Meeting Transcending Time and Space Yuan Zhiming Translated by Chen Shangyu Has God’s light ever shone on the vast land of China-“Land of God…
Alan Taplow
My introduction to the Tao Te Ching was the beautiful Gia-Fu Feng/Jane English translation. Had I left it at that and not read another translation, there would have been no…
