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What is Te?
The word "Te" is without any doubt one of the most mysterious in Taoism. It appears in the title of Lao-tzu's book:
Tao-te ching. Legge translates this title as: The Classic about Tao and its Characteristics. A lot of things were said about Te. Te would be equivalent with Virtue or Power, in relation with Tao, that is Tao's capacity of creation and bearing all things in Universe (the 10.000 things). In Shambala dictionary of Taoism Te represents Tao's energy or the qualities or nature received by every thing from Tao. Many
other explanations, more or less confused, were given to Te. According to Legge's translation of Te, it points to the qualities or characteristics of Tao. In our => Related topics:
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