Dao De JingThe book is fundamental to both philosophical and religious Taoism and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Daoist words and concepts. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners have used the Daodejing as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside East Asia, and is amongst the most translated works in world literature. This book strongly influenced New Thought movements in west including James Allen. |
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Analects ancestors authority Boshu Laozi Chen Guying Chinese Chujian clan Confucian Confucius Confucius’s Dao De Jing Daoist Feizi filial piety follows Gao Heng governing graph Gu Li Guanzi Guodian Laozi Guodian manuscript Guodian text Han Feizi heaven and earth Heng Heshang gong commentary honor Huainanzi Huangdi sijing human humble interpretation Jiao Hong Jingfa junzi king kingdom kingdom of Qi Laozi tong Laozi yi line 9 lords Mawangdui text means Mencius metaphor military mind ming Mohists mother Mozi Mozi’s nature non-Guodian one’s passage phrase political reading realm received text refer ritual rule sage says scholars sense Shang shen social stanza 19 stanza 38 stanza 40 suggests Sunzi term theme third century b.c. thousand things tian tianxia tion translation virtue Wang Bi word wuwei Xunzi Yin Zhenhuan Zhang Songru Zhou Ying Zhuangzi ziran Zuozhuan