The Way of Lao Tzu (Tao-tê Ching)Chinese civilization and the Chinese character would have been utterly different if the book Lao Tzu had never been written. In fact, even Confucianism, the dominant system in Chinese history and thought, would not have been the same, for like Buddhism, it has not escaped Taoist influence. No one can hope to understand Chinese philosophy, religion, government, art, medicine, and even cooking without a real appreciation of the profound philosophy taught in this little book. |
Contents
Lao Tzu the Man | 35 |
Lao Tzu the Book | 61 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS | 241 |
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Analects ancient Book of Changes Book of Mencius Buddhist century B.C. Ch'en Chu Ch'eng Ch'u Ta-kao che-hsüeh shih ta-kang Chiang Hsi-ch'ang chiao Chiao Hung Chinese Philosophy Chinese Thought Chou Chu Hsi Chuang Tzu Chung-kuo che-hsüeh shih Classic commentary commentators Confucianism Confucius doctrine Duyvendak Dynasty Erkes Fei Tzu Fung Giles tr Han Fei Tzu Heng Historian History of Chinese Ho-shang Kung text Hsiang Hsiang-erh hsüan Hsün Tzu Hu Shih Huai-nan Tzu Ibid idea interpretation Kuo Hsiang Lao Tzu Lao Tzu chiao-ku Lao Tzu tao-te Liang Lin Yutang means Mo Tzu nature Neo-Confucian Neo-Confucianists non-being NOTES principle quoted ruler sage says scholars sentence shang Shanghai SPPY Spring and Autumn SPTK Ssu-ma Ch'ien taking no action Taoist philosophy Taoist religion things tion translation Tzu tao-te ching Tzu's vacuity virtue Waley Wang Pi text Warring States period words Yü Yüeh Yüan