Tao Te Ching

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DESCRIPTION : Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the source of Zen Buddhism, and is probably the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history.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.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 Tao Te Ching 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. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9781529083477 BY (AUTHOR) Tzu, Lao, TRANSLATED BY Hinton, David PUBLISHER : Pan Macmillan PUBLICATION DATE : July 07, 2022 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Macmillan Collector's Library LANGUAGE : English AGE : From 18 years PRODUCT FORM : Hardback DIMENSION : 156 mm x 99 mm WEIGHT : 140 g SERIES : Macmillan Collector's Library PRODUCT CATEGORY : Biography, Literature & Literary studies Philosophy & Religion Show more