![]() ![]() ![]() Like the Tao Te Ching, although it is attributed to a man named Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi), it is a collection of the wisdom of many different people. Although this was published after the Tao Te Ching, its compilation began earlier. Chuang-tzuĪnother important book is the Chuang-tzu. The earliest Western version of the Tao Te Ching was a Latin translation made by the Jesuits in the late 18th century. The book is probably a collection of the proverbs and sayings of many anonymous people over a long period of time. Although elementary textbooks usually say it was written by Lao Tzu (Laozi) this is untrue. ![]() Taoists regard the Tao Te Ching as the essential guide to living a full spiritual and ethical life. This short book of around 5,000 Chinese characters is divided into 81 brief chapters filled with short, enigmatic paragraphs of advice on life, and poetic descriptions of the nature of the universe. It's called the Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing or Daode Jing) - The Way and Its Power, and is also known as the Lao-tzu. The key book of Taoism was compiled around the 3rd century BCE. ![]()
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