"Tao Te Ching" | |
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Traditional Chinese: 道德經 | |
Simplified Chinese: 道德经 | |
Pinyin romanization: Dào Dé Jīng | |
Wade–Giles romanization: Tao Te Ching | |
Zhuyin transcription: ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄥ |
Tao Te Ching (Chinese: 道德經 [Listen (help·info)]) is the Chinese name of a book by a man named Laozi (or Lao Tzu, which literally means "old master"). Laozi was a sage (a wise man) and he was a record-keeper. The title can mean "The Book of the Way and its Virtue." People believe the book was written around 600 BC.
It is an important text to Chinese culture. It is very important in Chinese philosophy (way of thinking) and religion. It is the main book for Taoism, which is both a philosophy and part of Chinese folk religion. It also influenced other philosophies in and around China.
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