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These two volumes contain the complete James Legge translation of the sacred writings of the great mystical religion that for millennia has counterbalanced the official Confucianism of the Chinese state. Together with the Confucian canon, these writings have been avidly studied by generations of Chinese scholars and literary men and their place in the formation of Chinese civilization is central.First published as volume xxxix and xl of Max Muller's Sacred Books of the East series, these volumes contain the complete texts of the Tao Te Ching attributed to Lao Tzu; the writings of Chuang Tzu; and several shorter works; the T'ai Shang or Tractate of Actions and Their Retributions, the Ch'ing Chang Ching or Classic of Purity, the Yin Fu Ching of Classic of the Harmony of the Seen and Unseen, the Yu Shu Ching or Classic of the Pivot of jade, and the Hsia Yung Ching or Classic of the Directory for a Day. Many of these lesser documents are to be found in translation only in this collection.Professor Legge, who held the chair in Chinese language and literature at Oxford for 20 years, introduces the collection with a discussion of differences among Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, the authorship of the Tao Te Ching, the real meaning of Tao in Chinese thought, and other backgrounds.Orientalists and students of religion have long recognised this collection as indispensable. But laymen will find that the Tao Te Ching is not only profound but provocative and stimulating and that the parables and tales in the work of Chuang Tzu are delightful reading.

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Author:   F. Max-Muller ,  J. Legge
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.355kg
ISBN:  

9780486209913

ISBN 10:   0486209911
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   28 March 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Language:   English

Table of Contents

"THE WRITINGS OF KWANG-?ZE. PART II. XXVIII. xi. ""Kih Lo, or Perfect Enjoyment"" XIX. xii. ""Ta Shang, or the Full Understanding of Life"" XX. xiii. ""Shan Mu, or the Tree on the Mountain"" XXI. xiv. Thien ?ze-fang XXII. xv. ""Kih Pei Yu, or Knowledge Rambling in the North"" PART III. XXIII. i. Kang-sang Khu XXIV. ii. Hsu Wu-kwei XXV. iii. ?eh-yang XXVI. iv. ""Wai Wu, or What comes from Without"" XXVII. v. ""Yu Yen, or Metaphorical Language"" XXVIII. vi. ""Zang Wang, or Kings who have wished to resign the Throne"" XXIX. vii. ""Tao Kih, or the Robber Kih"" XXX. viii. ""Yueh Kih, or Delight in the Sword-fight"" XXXI. ix. ""Yu-fu, or the Old Fisherman"" XXXII. x. Lieh Yu-khau XXXIII. xi. ""Thien Hsia, or Historical Phases of Taoist Teaching"" THE THAI-SHANG TRACTATE OF ACTIONS AND THEIR RETRIBUTIONS Translation of the Tractate I. ""Khing Kang King, or the Classic of Purity"" II. ""Yin Fu King, or Classic of the Harmony of the Seen and the Unseen"" III. ""Yu Shu King, or Classic of the Pivot of Jade"" IV. ""Zah Yung King, or Classic of the Directory for a Day"" V. Analyses by Lin Hsi-kung of several of the Books of Kwang-zze VI. ""List of Narratives, Apologues, and Stories in the Writings of Kwang-zze"" VII. The Stone Tablet in the Temple of Lao-zze. By Hsieh Tao-hang of the Sui dynasty VIII. Record for the Sacrificial Hall of Kwang-zze. By Su Shih ""INDEX TO VOLS. XXXIX, XL"" Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East"

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