TAO TE CHING - LAOZI

Here is a uniquely fresh translation of the venerable Tào Té Ching-able to be renewed by being rooted in the oldest available manuscripts. Rigorous in its approach and unflinching in its resolve to seek accuracy and uncover the original author's intent. This is definitely unlike the numerous "paraphrase" translations. The translations that conform to convention and are dependent upon passed down, polished, smoothed over, and edited text. This is something much different. A translation that is the result of over a thousand hours of working closely with the earliest known versions of the Tao Té Ching: The Guodian Bamboo Slips and the Mawangdui Silk Manuscripts (A and B), along with the Heshang Gong commentary used supplementally when deemed necessary. And a translator committed to using any and all means available to reach the heart of the manuscripts. Each chapter has been translated with care-character by character-and included visually inspecting manuscript images, etymological reconstruction, historical-linguistic analysis to identify possible textual drift, researching cultural contexts, and identifying scribal errors and edits. This translation does not attempt to modernize, harmonize with other versions, nor commodify the simple and "raw" original message of the Laozi text. If you have interest in or curiosity about: The Tào Té Ching itself, Tàoism in general, or even just philosophy, here is an opportunity to experience and explore roots of ancient meanings, with centuries of later shine and polish peeled away. Is this just a "different" version or one much closer to the original version? Only you can decide that. And you are invited to dive in and see for yourself! This version includes translator notes and brief commentary on various chapters. Read More...

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