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<p>The essential Taoist book and one of a triad that make up the most influential religious and philosophical writings of Chinese tradition, the <i>Tao-te Ching</i> 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.</p> <p>Richard John Lynn, whose recent translation of the <i>I Ching</i> was hailed by the <i>Times Literary Supplement</i> as "the best <i>I Ching</i> that has so far appeared," presents here another fine translation. Like his <i>I Ching,</i> 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 <i>Tao-te Ching.</i></p> <p>Lynn's introduction explores the centrality of Wang's commentaries in Chinese thought, the position of the <i>Tao-te Ching</i> in East Asian tradition, Wang's short but brilliant life, and the era in which he lived. The text consists of eighty-one short,

Author

Laozi.; Bi Wang; Richard John Lynn

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231105804

Subjects

Religion, History, Philosophy