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Does anyone have any recommendations or reading lists for Taoism?

>> No.20154625
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>>20154539
The big ones are the Tao Te Ching and the Zhuangzi. The Lieh-tzu is considered important as well but isn't as read afaik.

Check out Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation for the first. I think a lot of people read the Burton Watson translations as well. The Lieh-Tzu has a translation by Eva Wong, idk if there are any others.

For further reading, check out some of Thomas Cleary's translations of Taoist texts. You may also find the book Genuine Pretending by Hans-Georg Moeller & Paul J. D'Ambrosio interesting if you want to see what a decent modern interpretation of Taoism looks like. Have fun!

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>>20154539
Okay, here's my third version of a Daoism chart.

>> No.20155492

>>20155373
>It's important to read some Confucian and Buddhist material as well.
kek

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>>20154539
>>20154625
>>20155373

NGMI

>> No.20155997

>>20154539
The tao that can be recommended is no the real tao

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>>20154539
Has anyone read the Sacred Books of the East translation of the Taoist texts, i.e James Legge?

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>>20154539
Been following this chart.

>> No.20156191

Read Taoism The Enduring Tradition by Russell Kirkland
It's the best overview of Taoism

>> No.20157133

>>20155492
Confucianism and Buddhism exerted a lot of influence on the later developments of Daoism, if you actually investigate the Daoist tradition instead of sticking to the Daodejing and Zhuangzi this will become apparent. I'm not saying you have to agree with them, but you should at least read a little to get an idea of what was going on in China.

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>>20154625
>>20155373
>>20156145
>>20156191
Thank you fellow anons, I will check all of these out.

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>>20155492
>>20157133
Dao strong, remove buddhism!