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Taoist Classics

Learn about:
=> Tao-te ching
=> Chuang-tzu (Nan-hua Chen-ching)
=> The Classic of Perfect Emptiness or Lieh-tzu
=> I-ching (Book of Changes)

See also: Our special email course approaching the life and philosophy of Lao-tzu - Lao-tzu and Tao-te ching Revealed.

The main sources from where we draw the teachings about the Taoist concepts and way of life are the books assigned to the ancient masters such as Lao-tzu, Chuang-tzu and Lieh-tzu.

The titles of these books are Tao-te ching (The Classic about the Tao and its Characteristics), Chuang-tzu and Lieh-tzu or The Classic of Perfect Emptiness.

Apart from these main sources that are studied on this site, we have included the I-ching (Book of Changes), the basic work of the antique Chinese culture.

The term "ching" attributed to these works proves their interest and value in China. "Ching" is translated by "classic", with the sense of "scripture", much like the Bible.

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