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Sage Laozi. composed later than the earliest parts of Chuang's. Tao Te Jing, along with Chuangji, is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism. including legalism, Confucianism and Buddhism, which was largely interpreted by Taoist words and concepts when it was originally introduced to China. Many artists, including poets, artists, calligraphers and gardeners, used Tao Te Jing as a source of inspiration. Its influence has spread widely outside East Asia and is one of the most translated works in world literature. The name in English, the name usually turns out to be Tao Te Ching /ˌtaʊtiːˈtʃɪŋ/, after Wade-Giles romanization, or De Jing /ˌdaʊdɛˈdʒɪŋ/by following pinyin. The Chinese characters in the title (Chinese: 道德經; pinyin: D'od'j'ng; Wade-Giles: Tao⁴ TK2 Ching1) are: 道 (pinyin: de-o; Wade-Giles: dao⁴) literally means way, or one of its synonyms, but has been extended to the Path. This term, which has been used differently by other Chinese philosophers (including Confucius, Menzia, Mosi and Hanfeizi), has particular significance in the context of Taoism, where it implies a substantial, nameless process of the universe. 德 (pinyin: d'; Wade-Giles: t'2) means virtue, personal character, inner strength (virtuosity) or integrity. The semantics of this Chinese word resemble the English virtue that has evolved from the Italian virtual, the archaic sense of inner potency or divine power (as in healing the power of the drug) to the modern meaning of moral perfection or goodness. Compare the composite word 道德 (pinyin: yode; Wade-Giles: dao⁴-t-2), literally ethics, ethical principles, morality or morality. 經 (pinyin: yang; Wade-Giles: ching1) as it is used here means canon, great book, or classic. The first character can be considered to change the second or can be understood as standing next to it in the change of the third. Thus, Tao Te Jing can be translated as the Classics of The Virtue of the Path (s), the citation necessary book of Tao and its virtues, or the Book of Path and Virtue. It has also been translated as Tao and its characteristics, The Canon of Reason and Virtue, The Classic Book of Honesty and The Path, and The Treatise on Principle and Its Action. Thus, Tao Te Jing is also sometimes called laozi, especially in Chinese sources. The name Daodejing, with its classic status, was applied only from the reign of Emperor Jing Han (157-141 BC) and beyond. Other titles include the honorary Sutra (or Perfect Scripture) of the Way and its Power (Daode Chenjing) and the descriptive Classics of 5000 Characters (Wuqian Wen). The text by Tao Te Jing has a long and complex text history. Famous versions and commentaries date back two millennia, including ancient bamboo, silk and paper manuscripts discovered in the twentieth century. The internal structure of Tao Te Ching is short text around 5,000 Chinese characters in 81 short chapters or sections (章). There is some evidence that chapter departments were later added - for comment or as a means for mechanical memorization - and that the original text was more smoothly organized. It has two parts, Tao Jing (道經; Chapters 1-37) and Te Ching (德經; Chapters 38- 81), which may have been edited together in the text is perhaps reversing from the original Te Tao Ching. The writing style is concise, has several grammatical particles and encourages a variety of contradictory interpretations. Ideas are unique; the style is poetic. Rhetorical style combines two main strategies: short, declarative statements and deliberate contradictions. The first of these strategies creates catchy phrases, and the second forces the reader to reconcile the alleged contradictions. The Chinese characters in the original versions were probably written in the 篆書 seal script, while later versions
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