Jul 13, 1998 · In this masterly and first-ever translation of the Taoist text from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.) known as Yuan Dao, we find a most welcome addition to the corpus in English of Taoist texts.

passages from "Yuan Dao." Not surprisingly, Ames’ introduction is replete with the sorts of illuminating perspectives and insights into the nature of Chinese philosophy that enrich his

Jun 4, 2021 · Yuandao 原道 "Essentials of the moral way", is an important writing of the Tang-period 唐 (618-907) scholar Han Yu 韓愈 (768-824) and commonly seen as the starting point for the revival of Confucianism after centuries of Buddhist and Daoist dominance.

Nov 17, 2011 · Chinese text and English translation on opposite pages

Written around 140 b.c., and presented to a young Chinese Emperor by a beloved uncle--a philosopher, scholar, and patron of the arts--Yuan Dao distills and explains in one remarkable work the...

Written around 140 b.c., and presented to a young Chinese Emperor by a beloved uncle--a philosopher, scholar, and patron of the arts--Yuan Dao distills and explains in one remarkable work the first several hundred years of Daoist thought.

Yuan Dao, complete here with English translation and critical Chinese text, is a remarkable distillation of earlier Daoist ideas found in the popular Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) and Shuangzi (Chuang-tzu) texts.

Yuan Dao, complete here with English translation and critical Chinese text, is a remarkable distillation of earlier Daoist ideas found in the popular Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) and Shuangzi (Chuang-tzu) texts.

The first chapter of the early Chinese Taoist text Huainanzi, Yuan Dao is similar to the Tao Te Ching in its elaboration of the natural Tao and the actions (or inaction) of the sage.

The subversive Chinese work offers criticism of a powerful emperor during the Han dynasty, providing a philosophic cornerstone of Daoism. Log in to write a review or comment on this book. Enjoy this site? Please help. Site design and content copyright 2006-2025.