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Tao Te Ching

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Tao Te Ching

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Also known as Daodejing, Laozi, Lao-tzu, Classic of the Way and Its Power, The Way and Its Power, Classic of the Way and Virtue, Classic of the Way and Natural Virtue, Classic of the Way of Power

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The Tao Te Ching, also titled 道德經, is a work attributed to 老子. Its earliest date is 300 BCE, while its first publication occurred in 1842. The text is classified under Dewey Decimal number 299.51482. It has 648 editions and is associated with subjects including Chinese Philosophy, Chinese language materials, Peace, Tao, Taoism, Ouvrages avant 1800, Taoïsme, and Religion.

The work contains approximately 40,000 characters. It is referenced by 630 other encyclopedia articles. A digital version is available through the 中國哲學書電子化計劃.

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Author
老子
First published
1842
Editions
648
Subjects
Chinese Philosophy, Chinese language materials, Peace, Tao, Taoism, Ouvrages avant 1800, Taoïsme, Religion

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Alternative Chinese name Chinese老子 Literal meaning"The Old Master"

Second alternative Chinese name Traditional Chinese道德真經 Simplified Chinese道德真经 Literal meaning"Sutra of the Way and Its Power"

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