The Tao Te Ching can be translated as The Classic of the Way and its Power, 12 The Book of the Tao and Its Virtue, 13 The Book of the Way and of Virtue, 14 15 The Tao and its Characteristics, 5 The Canon of Reason and Virtue, 6 The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way, 16 or A Treatise on the Principle.
DAO DE JING SERIES
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In this article, we look at it through a hermit’s eyes and try to see why it has fascinated anchorites and recluses for more than two thousand years.
Written by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, Decoding Dao uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the complexities of these seminal volumes. In English, the title is commonly rendered Tao Te Ching / tatit /, following WadeGiles romanisation, or Dao De Jing / dadd /, following pinyin. The Dao De Jing, one of the main books of Daoism, has always appealed to hermits.