Tao Te Ching (DAO de Jing) - The Way to Goodness and Power

The Tao Te Ching, written around 300BC, describes the fundamental beliefs of Taoism, addressing how to live a simple, peaceful and harmonious life, how to rid oneself of desires and institutions that promote greed. This traditional Chinese-bound dual-language edition presents the original Chinese text with a new translation on the facing page.

About the author

James Trapp is the author of Chinese Characters and Chinese Proverbs, and he also translated a new edition of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. A Chinese language graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, he teaches and translates Mandarin and is a former education officer at the British Museum.

Product details

• Authors: Lao Tzu
• Assisted by: James Trapp (Translation)
• Publisher: Amber Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2024
• EAN: 9781838864804
• ISBN: 978-1-83886-480-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 196 mm x 263 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 786 g
• Series: Chinese Bound
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions