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Taoism Reader

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ISBN-10: 1590309502

ISBN-13: 9781590309506

Edition: 2011

Authors: Thomas Cleary

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Taoist teachings have arisen in many forms: abstract aphorisms, philosophical discussions, legends, fables—even jokes. All are represented here, culled from the most popular Taoist classics: theTao-te Ching,Chuang-tzu,Huai-nan-tzu, andWen-tzu, stories from the "Tales of Inner Meaning," and teachings of the Taoist patriarch Ancestor Lü.The spirit of the Tao manifests in myriad images, which are brought to life in this superb translation—from the ever-keen blade of a Taoist butcher to the mechanical miracles of inventor Ken Shiwa, from little boys baiting the great Confucius to mountain hermits disappearing in the mist, from the six robber organs that obscure the primordial to the ineffable…    
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Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 4.25" wide x 6.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English