{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-the-new-translation-from-tao-te-ching-the-definitive-edition-paperback","title":"Tao Te Ching: The New Translation from Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLao Tzu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hands of Jonathan Star, the eighty-one verses of the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e resound with the elegant, simple images and all-penetrating ideas that have made this ancient work a cornerstone of the world's wisdom literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe TAO-TE-CHING, the ancient Taoist text written by philospher Lao-Tzu in the sixth century B.C., has inspired millions of people from all different backgrounds. This beautiful edition contains Chinese characters alongside the English text and is illustrated with black and white drawings. Commentary from the translators helps to illuminate the ideas discussed in the text so that modern-day readers can fully appreciate the meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE TRANSLATORS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGia-fu Feng was born in Shanghai in 1919, was educated in China, and came to the United States in 1947 to study comparative religion. He held a BA from Peking University and an MA from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, and directed Stillpoint Foundation, a Taoist community in Colorado. Gia-fu Feng died in 1985. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane English, whose photographs from the integral part of the book, holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in experimental high energy particle physics. In 1985 she found her own publishing business, Earth Heart. Her books and calendars include \u003ci\u003eDifferent Doorway: Adventures of Caesarean Born, Mount Shasta: Where Heaven and Earth Meet \u003c\/i\u003e(with Jenny Cole) and the yearly \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching Calendar. \u003c\/i\u003eShe was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1942. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChuang Tsu\/ \u003ci\u003eInner Chapter \u003c\/i\u003e(1974), a companion volume to Lao Tsu\/ \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, is a direct outcome of the successful collaboration between Gia-fu Feng and Jane English on the Tao Te Ching.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.1 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45743622750380,"sku":"9781585426188","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0746\/1837\/2268\/files\/G5_gaVHSCY9781585426188.webp?v=1774016298","url":"https:\/\/the-hochmah-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/tao-te-ching-the-new-translation-from-tao-te-ching-the-definitive-edition-paperback","provider":"The Hochmah Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}