Tao Te Ching Texts Taoism

The Tao Te Ching (alt. spelling: Dao De Jing) originated in China over 2000 years ago, although the exact date it was written isn't known. It is said to have been written by a man named Lao Tzu (Laozi) - for further information about him, look in the Taoist section of this directory under Lao Tzu. Since there are so many different translations of the Tao Te Ching, it's a good idea to explore a variety of the versions available in English. For those who want a deeper understanding, it can be advantageous to do your own translation from Chinese.

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• - by Isis with a metaphysical slant.
  
• - Translation offered by a Wing Chun Kuen group in Denmark, it is based on the 1924 publication by The Shrine of Wisdom.
  
• - Using the Feng/English version, Masahito Koishikawa compares chapters of the Tao Te Ching with passages from the Bible.
  
• - English and German translations featuring Chinese text as GIFs. Each character is linked to a dictionary and includes Seal Script characters.
  
• - Introduction and translation by Rosenthal.
  
• - A simple poetic interpretation by Jim Clatfelter.
  
• - Translation by A. S. Kline.
  
• - Sorensen's humorous transliteration which encorporates computer-ese, based loosely on the English translation by Steven Mitchell.
  
• - Chinese text based on the Wang Bi version. English: Arthur Waley and D. C. Lau. French: Stanislas Julien. German: Richard Wilhelm.
  
• - Translation by David Lindauer.
  
• - A Brief Comparison of Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" with Peter Merel's translation by David York.
  
• - "Ancient Systems Thinking in China and Its Application in Chinese Life" by Yi Lin. An essay on scientific applications of the Tao Te Ching to the systematic wholeness of life.
  
• - Over a dozen different translations.
  
• - By Sanderson Beck, as included in the Wisdom Bible.
  
• - A work in progress by Darkchilde, including commentaries on various English translations.
  
• - Translated by John Louis Albert Trottier.
  
• - Rick Harbaugh's Chinese text of the Tao Te Ching, hyperlinked to definitions of Chinese characters and to an English translation.
  
• - Mark Chan comments on sections of the Tao Te Ching from a musician's perspective.
  
• - Over 30 translations, including some well-known authors and some new ones.
  
• - The first 10 chapters translated and adapted by Sonja Elen Kisa.
  
• - John J. Emerson explores the possibilities of authorship based on the theories of other philosophers of the time as well as historical events.
  
• - "The Book of the Library and Its Ways" is a humorous interpolation from the viewpoint of a librarian by Andy Barnett.
  
• - by Andre Gauthier with images by Penny Downes.
  
• - Chad Hansen's translation of the Tao Te Ching
  
• - Translational information and comparison, based on D. C. Lau's translation.
  
• - Translations with commentaries by Nina Correa. Site also includes the Seal Script characters used in the Guodian Laozi with English definitions, and a Taoist discussion forum. Link to: Learn to translate the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) from Chinese to E
  
• - An archive of texts translated by Bradford Hatcher.
  
• - Reflections on the Tao Te Ching, an essay by Mike Carson.
  
• - An article written for Quest Magazine in which Richard W. Brooks comments on particular sections of various translations.
  
• - Tongue-in-cheek interpretation by Kevin Solway & David Quinn. Fun for a laugh.
  
• - "Fundamentals of Taoism and Mind in General" explores the connection of the Tao Te Ching to neurological patterns in the brain, by C. J. Lofting.
  
• - Peter Merel's Interpolation of the Tao Te Ching
  
• - A Zen approach and commentary.
  
• - Commentaries on James Legge's version by sister - a Daoist Nun.
  
• - A work in progress: translations with commentaries by Derek Lin.
  
• - Translation and personal introduction by Aleister Crowley.
  
• - Personal opinions on the text and its author by Maury R. Merkin.
  
• - Transcription of Siji Tzu's oral rendition to his students.
  
• - A brief look at translation difficulties with the Dao De Jing.
  
• - Based on a translation by Ursula Le Guin, Anthony Judge presents one-line synopses for each chapter. Site also contains extensive commentaries.
  
• - James Legge's version.
  
• - By Alan Sheets and Barbara Tovey, who have grouped the chapters into nine personality types.
  
• - Interpolation by Tormod Kinnes, based on the English versions of Lin Yutang, Arthur Waley and Wing-tsit Chan.
  
• - Several on-line translations of the classic of the way.
  
• - Commentaries on the Dao De Jing by Tony Barnstone and Chou Ping, including translations of some chapters.
  
  

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