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He dedicated his book The Tao of Tranquility to Master Wu. Lin taught walk-in classes on Tao philosophy from 1998 to 2018. [2] He continues teaching virtual classes, [3] free to the public, through video conferencing and YouTube channel. [4] Lin translated the Tao Te Ching and annotated it. His translation is published by Skylight Paths ...
The Tao Te Ching [note 1] (traditional Chinese: 道德經; simplified Chinese: 道德经) or Laozi is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, though the text's authorship and date of composition and compilation are debated. [7] The oldest excavated portion dates to the late 4th century BC ...
John Minford (born 22 June 1946) is a British sinologist [1] and literary translator. He is primarily known for his translation of Chinese classics such as 40 chapters of The Story of the Stone, The Art of War, the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching.
Frederic Henry Balfour (1846 – 27 May 1909) was a British expatriate editor, essayist, author, and sinologist, living in Shanghai during the Victorian era.He is most notable for his translation of the Tao Te Ching.
Laozi is regarded to be a manifestation of Daode Tianzun who authored the classic Tao Te Ching. He is traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism, intimately connected with "primordial" (or "original") Taoism. Popular ("religious") Taoism typically presents the Jade Emperor as the official head deity.
Mitchell's translations and adaptions include the Tao Te Ching, [3] which has sold over a million copies, Gilgamesh, [4] The Iliad, [1] [5] [6] [7] The Odyssey, [8] The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita, [9] The Book of Job, [10] The Second Book of the Tao, and The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. He twice won the Harold Morton ...
The Tao Te Ching is not organized in any clear fashion and is a collection of different sayings on various themes. [306] The leading themes of the Tao Te Ching revolve around the nature of Tao, how to attain it and De, the inner power of Tao, as well as the idea of wei wu-wei.
The Taishang Ganying Pian (太上感應篇), or Lao Tse's Treatise on the Response of the Tao, is a Taoist scripture from the 12th century that has been very influential in China. Li Ying-Chang, [ 1 ] a Confucian scholar who retired from civil administration to teach Taoism, authored this.