Tao te ching : the essential translation of the ancient Chinese book of the Tao / Lao Tzu; translated with an introduction by D. C. Lau.

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Publication details:
London : Penguin Books, 2000.
Record id:
201074
Added title:
Dao de jing.
Author:
Laozi, author.
Lau, D. C. (Dim Cheuk), translator. 
Series:
Penguin classics.
Subject:
Philosophy, Chinese.
Taoist philosophy.
Taoism.
Taoism -- Sacred books.
Contents:
Introduction
Lao Tzu
Book one
Book two
List of passages for comparison
Appendices
1. The problem of authorship
2. The nature of the work
Chronological table.
Summary:
Traditionally attributed to Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius (551 - 479 BC), it is now thought that the work was compiled in about the fourth century BC. An anthology of wise sayings, it offers a model by which the individual can live rather than explaining the human place in the universe. The moral code it encourages is based on modesty and self-restraint, and the rewards reaped for such a life are harmony and flow of life. - Publisher's website.
Note:
Includes glossary.
Text in English, translated from Chinese. Notes have Mandarin characters.
ISBN:
9780140441314
Phys. description:
xliv, 131 pages ; 20 cm