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    Dao De Jing: The Classic Victorian-Era Translation
    Dao De Jing: The Classic Victorian-Era Translation
    Dao De Jing: The Classic Victorian-Era Translation
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    Dao De Jing: The Classic Victorian-Era Translation

    Written by Lao Tzu and James Legge

    Narrated by Chirag Patel

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    About this audiobook

    James Legge was one of the first great popularisers of Eastern ideas and religion in the West. In this foundational work, he provides a translation of the Dao De Jing/ Tao Te Ching that stands up well today, over a hundred years later.

    Book versions illustrated with historical images of Lao Tzu's various legends from Chinese mythology.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLamplight
    Release dateMay 7, 2020
    ISBN9781662219719
    Dao De Jing: The Classic Victorian-Era Translation
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    Lao Tzu

    Lao Tzu is the reputed founder of Taoism, but there is little evidence that he actually existed. He is said to have been a contemporary of Confucius and to have served as curator of the dynastic archives until retiring to the mythical K’un-lun mountains.

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      You will need to listen on 1.2 speed otherwise it is painfully slow.