{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-introduction-by-sarah-allan-hardcover","title":"Tao Te Ching: Introduction by Sarah Allan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLao Tzu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eD. C. Lau\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eSarah Allan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten during the golden age of Chinese philosophy, and composed partly in prose and partly in verse, the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e is surely the most terse and economical of the world's great religious texts. In a series of short, profound chapters it elucidates the idea of the Tao, or the Way-an idea that in its ethical, practical, and spiritual dimensions has become essential to the life of China's enormously powerful civilization. In the process of this elucidation, Lao-tzu both clarifies and deepens those central religious mysteries around which our life on earth revolves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslation of the Ma Wang Tui Manuscripts by D. C. Lau \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tao Te Ching is surely the most terse and economical of the world's great religious texts. In a series of short, profound chapters, it elucidates the idea of the Tao, or the Way--an idea that in its ethical, practical and spiritual dimensions has become essential to the life of China's enormously powerful civilization. In the process of this elucidation, its author Laotzu both clarifies and deepens those central religious mysteries around which our life on earth revolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLao Tzu (also Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is known as the reputed author of \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e and the founder of philosophical Taoism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.35 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725746638911,"sku":"9780679433163","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b17cac8820297492e488582bd8981c76.webp?v=1765107791","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/tao-te-ching-introduction-by-sarah-allan-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}