The complete Tao te ching with the Four canons of the Yellow Emperor
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The complete Tao te ching with the Four canons of the Yellow Emperor
Inner Traditions, 2011
1st U.S. ed
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Le Lao-tseu suivi des Quatre Canons de l'empereur Jaune
道徳經
黄帝四經
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Originally published: Paris : Éditions Albin Michel, c2009
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
In 1973, in Mawangdui, China, a large number of silk manuscripts were discovered at an early Han burial place. Among these were two versions of the Tao Te Ching by Lao-tzu. Dated to around 200 bce, these manuscripts were much older than all existing versions and included, quite surprisingly yet deliberately, the Four Canons of the Yellow Emperor--a long-lost treatise never-before seen in modern times. Based on both the Mawangdui version of the Tao Te Ching and the recently discovered Guodian version, this book is the first to restore the Four Canons of the Yellow Emperor to its rightful place alongside the Book of the Way. Complementing the philosophy of the Tao Te Ching with its more practical advice, the Four Canons cover the art of ruling, metaphysics, military matters, and ways of meditation. Showing how this pairing of texts established the foundations of the Han Dynasty's power, Jean Levi offers extensive notes throughout the text, providing information essential for understanding as well as highlighting the many connections between these two classic works.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Way and the Law
Taoist Philosophy and the Tao Te Ching
The One and the Many: Content and Form of the Tao Te Ching
The Emptiness of the Sovereign and the Asceticism of the Yellow Emperor
Notes on the Translation from the Chinese
Tao Te Ching: The Book of the Way and of Virtue
The Book of Virtue
The Book of the Way
The Four Canons of the Yellow Emperor
Canon I: On the Law as Principle
The Law Way
The Good Order of a Country
The Regulatory Power of the Sovereign
The Six Alternatives: Aberrations vs. Normalities
The Four Rules: Being Calm, Regulated, Civil, and Martial Evaluations
Factors of Ruin
Summary of the Great Principles
Standards and Names
Canon II: The Great Canonic al Rules
Instituting the Mandate
Inspection
The Five Regulations
Child of Truth
Quelling Disturbances
Fighting between Clans
The Attitude of the Hen and the Rooster
The Face of War
Proven Laws
The Three Prohibitions
The Reason for Punitive Expeditions
Priority Methods
Rules of Conduct
The Way of Submission
Canon III: Aphorisms
Canon IV: The Original Way
Index
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