Liber XXXI · Taoism & Chinese Religion
Liber XXXI · Taoism & Chinese Religion
Chapter VI
Laozi & the Tao Te Ching
8 min readLaozi and the Tao Te Ching: Origins, Teachings and TextsLaozi and the Tao Te Ching explained: the legend of Laozi, the Guodian and Mawangdui manuscripts, wuwei and the Tao, commentaries, and famous translations.8 min readThe Deified Laozi: Taishang Laojun, Lord Lao and His CultHow Laozi became a god: Taishang Laojun in the Han and Tang, his miraculous birth and transformations, the Huahu controversy, and Lord Lao in temple and myth.8 min readWu Wei: Effortless Action and Naturalness in TaoismWu wei explained: effortless action in the Tao Te Ching, ziran or naturalness, the Zhuangzi's craftsmen, Confucian and Legalist uses and the paradox.