Description
Product ID: | 9781529083477 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | CN |
Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
Title: | Tao Te Ching |
Authors: | Author: Lao Tzu, David Hinton |
Page Count: | 160 |
Subjects: | Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Classical texts, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Social and political philosophy, Zen Buddhism, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Zen Buddhism, China, BCE to c 500 CE |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A vibrant modern translation of the Tao Te Ching. <p>Lao Tzu's <i>Tao Te Ching</i> is the source of Zen Buddhism, and is probably the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history.<br><br>Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated and introduced by David Hinton. Fluent in ancient Chinese and an acclaimed poet, he skilfully reveals how remarkably current and even innovative this text is after 2500 years.<br><br>According to legend, Lao Tzu left China at the age of eighty, saddened that men would not follow the path to natural goodness. At the border with Tibet, a guard asked him to record his teachings and the<i> Tao Te Ching</i> is what he wrote down before leaving. Lao Tzu's spirituality describes the Cosmos as a harmonious and generative organism, and it shows how the human is an integral part of that cosmos.</p> |
Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-07-07 |