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Lao Tzu* (6th century BC?) and the - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Title: Lao Tzu* (6th century BC?) and the
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Lao Tzu(6th century BC?)and the
- Tao Te Ching
- (Dow Duh Jing)
Also known as Laotse, Laozi, Li Erh, Li Tan,
Lao Tan.
Way Power Book
(Text, pp.
33-59)
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According to tradition,Lao Tzu (The Old Boy)
- was born in 604 BC in the Chu Province,
- had a long career as the royal historian-librarian
-archivist in the Chou capital of Lo-yang, - (after becoming disillusioned as a result of
the increasing decline of the Chou dynasty) left
China for Tibet or India late in the 6th (or
perhaps early in the 5th) century BC. - Before leaving, however, he recorded his
philosophical insights in a short book, the Tao
Te Ching (also known as the Lao Tzu), which is
one of the foundational classics of
Philosophical Taoism.
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A second major primary source of Philosophical
Taoism is
- The Book of Chuang Tzu,
- by
- Chuang Tzu
- (also known as Chuang Cho