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  • Published: 22 May 2007
  • ISBN: 9780451530400
  • Imprint: Signet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $21.00

Tao Te Ching

The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)



The essential, classic text of Taoism.

Tao Té Ching is ancient China’s great contribution to the literature of philosophy, religion, and mysticism.

Tao Té Ching contains the time-honored teachings of Taoism and brings a message of living simply, finding contentment with a minimum of comfort, and prizing culture above all else.

This is the lauded translation of the eighty-one poems constituting an Eastern classic, the mystical and moral teachings of which have profoundly influenced the sacred scriptures of many religions—and the lives and happiness of countless men and women through the centuries.

Translated and with an Introduction by R. B. Blakney
and an Afterword by Richard John Lynn

  • Published: 22 May 2007
  • ISBN: 9780451530400
  • Imprint: Signet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $21.00

About the author

Lao Tzu

Not much is known about the legendary LAO TZU, to whom authorship of the TAO TEH CHING is popularly attributed. Some scholars believe the author was an elder contemporary of Confucius.

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