{"title":"Taoism Books","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"taoism-the-fundamental-books-tao-te-ching-lieh-tz-365-chuang-tz-365-paperback","title":"Taoism: The Fundamental Books: Tao Te Ching, Lieh Tz\u0026#365;, Chuang Tz\u0026#365; - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaozi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLiezi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZhuangzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings the three main books of the Taoist tradition: Tao Te Ching, Lieh Tzŭ, and Chuang Tzŭ, translated by the great sinologists James Legge, Lionel Giles, and Herbert A. Giles. The introduction will contextualize the works for you, explaining from the influence of Taoism in the West to the main concepts of the Taoist tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTao Te Ching: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbably the most important book in Chinese philosophy alongside Confucian Analects, Tao Te Ching, popularly translated as Book of the Way and Virtue, written around the 6th century BC by Lao Tzŭ, is the fundamental book of of Taoism. Although it has only 81 brief chapters, it ranges from personal relationships to politics. This is the the most translated book in the world after the Bible. 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