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Lao Tzu

Author of Tao Te Ching

Includes the names: Lauzi, Laozi., 老子, Lao-ce, Lao-c', Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, Lao Tse, Lao Tzi, Lau-Tze ... (see complete list), Lao Tze, Lao Tzu, Lao Tsu, Lao Tze, Lao Tzu, Lao Tzŭ, Lao-Tsé, Lao Tsé, Lao-tseu, Lau-tse,, Lao-Tzŭ, Lao Tsz', Lao Tseu, Лао-Цзы, Лао-цзы, Lao tse Laozi, Lao Tzu Laozi, Лао-Цзы,, Lao a/k/a Laotse Tzu, Laozi. Dao de jing. French. 1980, Lao Tzu; Translator Victor H. Mair, Stephen Mitchell translation Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu ( Translated by James Legge ), Lao Tzu and Stephen Mitchell (transl)., Lao-tzu (translated by Stephen Mitchell, Lao. Tzu. Translation by Stephen Mitchell, trans. by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English Lao Tsu, Annotated Lao; Translated Tzu, and with an Afterw, Lao-Tzu; Translator John C.H. Wu; Editor Paul K.T., Lao; Translated By Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English Ts, LAOTSE; Edited and with an Introduction by Lin Yutang

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Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, is considered to be the founder of Taoism. His birth and death dates are uncertain. According to legend, Lao Tzu was keeper of the archives at the imperial court. When he was eighty years old he set out for the western border of China, saddened and disillusioned that men were unwilling to follow the path to natural goodness. At the border, he was asked by a border guard to record his teachings before he left. These teachings were compiled into the Tao Te Ching (The Way and Its Power). (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Tao Te Ching… (more)
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Laozi; Lǎozǐ; Lao tzu; Lao Tse, Laotze, Lao Zi, and other variations. Chinese: 老子

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Works by Lao Tzu
Tao Te Ching 17,335 copies, 208 reviews
Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching : A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way (Author) 947 copies, 15 reviews
The Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Thought 396 copies, 3 reviews
Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition 321 copies, 4 reviews
The Complete Works of Lao Tzu: Tao Teh Ching & Hua Hu Ching 168 copies, 4 reviews
Wen-Tzu (Shambhala Dragon Editions) 148 copies, 1 review
Lao-tzu's Taoteching: with Selected Commentaries of the Past 2000 Years 115 copies, 3 reviews
The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching (some editions) 114 copies, 19 reviews
Tao Te Ching: The New Translation (Sacred Arts) 100 copies, 2 reviews
Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) 69 copies
The Sacred books of China: The texts of Taoism (Contributor) 59 copies, 1 review
Philosophes taoïstes, tome 1 : Lao-Tseu, Tchouang-Tseu, Lie-Tseu 38 copies, 1 review
Treatise on Response & Retribution (Open Court Paperbacks) 29 copies
The Wisdom of China; the sayings of Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang… 28 copies
Tao Te Ching on The Art of Harmony 24 copies, 1 review
A Chinese reading of the Daodejing : Wang Bi's commentary on the Laozi… 22 copies
The Sayings of Lao Tzu 20 copies
The way of life Lao Tzu 20 copies
The Tao Te Ching on the Art of Harmony: The New Illustrated Edition of the… 20 copies
The Path of Virtue: The Illustrated Tao Te Ching 19 copies, 3 reviews
Tao Te Ching: Translation and Introduction, A New Version for All Seekers 12 copies
The Whole Heart of Tao (The Whole Heart series) 11 copies
The Dao De Jing: A Qigong Interpretation 10 copies
Tao Te Ching. Una guida all'interpretazione del libro fondamentale del… 10 copies
Dos grandes maestros del taoismo 9 copies, 1 review
Dao De Jing: The United Version 9 copies, 2 reviews
Dao de Jing (graphic novel) 8 copies
The way and its power; a study of the Tao tê ching and its place in… 8 copies
Tao te ching : kirja taon toteutumisesta 7 copies
Laotzus Tao and Wu-Wei 7 copies
The Original Tao Te Ching 6 copies, 1 review
De wijsheid van Lao-Tse : een keuze uit de Tao Te Tsjing 5 copies
Tao Te King -Un voyage illustré 5 copies, 1 review
TAO TE CHING - SHTEGU DHE VIRTYTI I TIJ 5 copies
Sky is the Limit: The Art of of Upgrading Your Life (50 Classic Self-Help… 4 copies, 1 review
Of Nourishment and Grace Stillness and Compassion. An Iterpretation of Tao… 4 copies
The simple way 4 copies
Dao de Jing. Escritura do Caminho e Escritura da Virtude com os… 4 copies
Les Deux arbres de la Voie: Le Livre de Lao-Tseu / Les Entretiens de… 4 copies, 1 review
Tao Para Todos (Spanish Edition) 3 copies
Het boekje met de Tau-te tjing 3 copies
La regola celeste 3 copies
La naturalezza 3 copies
L'arte della guerra e della strategia 3 copies
Taoism: The ULTIMATE Collected Works of 23 Essential Books and Texts (With… 3 copies
Tao Te Ching: A new interpretive translation 3 copies
El tao de la gracia 3 copies
Maestros orientales 3 copies
The Way of the Ways 3 copies
Selections from the Upanishads and the Tao Te King 3 copies
Essential writings of Taoism : the Tao te ching and the Chuang tzu 3 copies
Der Urtext 3 copies
老子鬳齋口義 3 copies, 1 review
A Philosophical Translation Dao De Jing "Making This Life Significant"… 3 copies
Zen, kernteksten 2 copies
Księga dao í de z komentarzami Wang Bi 2 copies
Tai Shang’s Treatise on Action and Response: Commentary by Xīng Dé:… 2 copies
Tao Te Ching: o livro do caminho e da sabedoria 2 copies
Dao De Jing (Manesse Bibliothek, Band 18) 2 copies
The tao : the sacred way 2 copies
Lau-tze's vele wegen 2 copies
Lao Tzu and Anthroposophy : a translation of the Tao te ching with… 2 copies
Tao and war 2 copies
Taoteking : Księga Sensu i Życia 2 copies
Tao te king de lao-tse. taoismo e inmortalidad, el. 2 copies, 2 reviews
The Art of War and Tao Te Ching: Ancient Chinese Wisdom Classics (Author) 2 copies
The Ten Admonitory Sermons From Mother to Her Children 2 copies
Tao te ťing : kniha o tao a cestě ke cnosti 2 copies
Il libro della saggezza 2 copies
The Tao of Power 2 copies
Texts of Taoism 2 copies
Ogretiler 2 copies
Wu Wei 2 copies
Le Tao Te king du bel âge 2 copies, 1 review
Livre de la voie et de la vertu: Tao Te King 2 copies, 1 review
Lao- Tse. 2 copies
Wege der Weisheit: Laotse - Tao te king 2 copies
El libro de Tao : el manga 2 copies
Tao Te Ching: The Book of the Way- With Annotation 2 copies
Tao Te Ching (the Way) by Lao-Tzu: Special Collector's Edition with… 2 copies
The Tao Te Ching - Full Leather Easton Press Edition 2 copies
Tao Te King - O Caminho da Virtude 2 copies
道德经(大师经典文库)(汉英对照) (Chinese Edition) 2 copies
Jenseits des Nennbaren. 2 copies
Tao The Ching - Erdem Rehberi 2 copies
Den rechten Weg finden Die chinesische Weisheit des Tao für unsere Zeit 2 copies
La regola celeste - Il libro del Tao 2 copies
Lao Tzu Tao Yolu Ögretisi 2 copies
O Livro do Caminho Perfeito - Tao Té Ching 2 copies, 1 review
Tao Te King. Nachdichtung von Bodo Kirchner 2 copies
The Tao of Christ: A Christian Version of the Tao Te Ching 2 copies
Cartea despre Tao si virtutile sale 1 copy
The texts of Taoism / Part 1, Tao te ching of Lao Tzu (and) and the… 1 copy
老子註譯及評介 1 copy
Tao Te Ching – O Livro do Caminho e da Virtude 1 copy
Complete works of Lao Tzu : Tao the ching & Hua hu ching 1 copy
老子译注 1 copy, 1 review
Tao Te Ching Livro da via e da virtude 1 copy
The Tao Teh King : a short study in comparative religion 1 copy
Die Bahn und der rechte Weg der Lao-Tse 1 copy
Tao Te Ching Taoism – World’s Best Ultimate Collection - 5 Expert… 1 copy
Дао дэ цзин Поэт. перелож 1 copy
道德经 1 copy
Tao and Wu wei 1 copy
Dao de Jing O livro da via e do poder 1 copy
Мудрость древнего Китая 1 copy
超值金版-道德经大全集 (Chinese Edition) 1 copy
Ideia do Tao Te King O texto fundador do taoismo traduzido por Agostinho… 1 copy
Lao-tse Tao te king : Text & Einführung 1 copy
O livro do Caminho Perfeito 1 copy
Lao tze's Tao the king : the Bible of Taoism 1 copy
Laotzu's Tao and Wu Wei / an interpretation / by Henri Borel ; translated… 1 copy
Truth and Nature (Dao De Jing) (Chinese Edition) 1 copy
Tao-te-king das Buch vom Weltgesetz und seinem Wirken 1 copy
Bilingual Dao De Jing: Bilingual in original Chinese and English… 1 copy
The light of China, the Tâo Teh King of Lâo Tsze, 604-504 B. C 1 copy
Tao Te Ching (Spanish) Edition (Spanish Edition) 1 copy
Tao Te King - Das Buch vom Sinn und Leben 1 copy
CARTAS DEL TAO 1 copy
Tee väe raamat 1 copy
Tao Te Ching YOL VE ERDEM SÖZ VE CAN KİTABI 1 copy
Poemas esenciales. Tao te ching : urdimbre verdadera del camino y su… 1 copy
Daudedsching (Tao-te-king) 1 copy
Yol ve Erdem 1 copy
Hua Hu Ching 81 Meditaciones Taoistas 1 copy
Tao Te Ching (道德經): English and Chinese Bilingual Edition 1 copy
The Kan Ying Pien. Book of rewards and punishments. The Chinese text with… 1 copy
Tao Te King de Lao Tse: Tao Te Ching (Libro Sagrado) 1 copy
Le Tao te King 1 copy
Simple Way of Lao Tsze 1 copy
Tao 2006 Calendar 1 copy
Droga 1 copy
TAO TE CHING - RRUGA DREJT VIRTYTIT 1 copy
TAO TE CHING: Livro da via e da virtude 1 copy
The canon of reason and virtue (Lao-Tze's Tao teh king) 1 copy
Tao Te Ching 1997 Calendar 1 copy
Tao te king, La voie de la bonté et du pouvoir 1 copy
Lao Tseu ou La Sagesse Taoïste - 125 Citations: ( version enrichie… 1 copy, 1 review
Tao Te Ching: Laozi on the Art of Harmony 1 copy
Tao-te-ťing : kniha o Tao a ctnosti 1 copy
Tai Shang’s Treatise on Action and Response: Commentary by Xīng… 1 copy
EL LLIBRE DEL DAO I LA VIRTUT, DAODEJING 1 copy
Way And Its Power, The : A Study Of The Tao T©Đe Ching And Its Place In… 1 copy
Ταο τε κινγκ 1 copy
Az út és az erény könyve : függelék: A kuotieni lelet 1 copy
Die Bahn und der rechte Weg des Lao- Tse. 1 copy
Leben und Wirken des Wegbereiters in China: 1 copy
Healing Poetry 1 copy, 1 review
The Tao Te Ching Collected: Classical Translations of Laozi’s… 1 copy
Tao-Te King - texto e comentários de Richard Wilhelm 1 copy
Tao Te Ching – The Book of the Way and Virtue – Lao Tzu:… 1 copy
Tao Te Ching Illustrated 1 copy
De mooiste wijze teksten uit de Tao 1 copy
Tao Te King, Audio-CD 1 copy
Tao Te King: Eine Auswahl 1 copy
Tao Te Ching, E1 1 copy
Tae Te King 1 copy
Boka om vegen og dygda : Laozis Daodejing 1 copy
Texte zum Nachdenken, Lao-tse, Jenseits des Nennbaren 1 copy
Morgengabe alter chinesischer Weisheit 1 copy
Libro del Sendero y de al Línea Recta 1 copy
Lão Tử Đạo Đức Kinh 1 copy
Wen-Tzu - A Compreensão dos Mistérios 1 copy
Esoteric Tao Teh Ching 1 copy
Tao Te Ching: En Espanol: Cubierta azul, El libro clásico de la… 1 copy
Laotzus Tao and Wu Wei / Translation by Dwight Goddard Wu Wei an… 1 copy
Tao Te Ching Taoism Ultimate Collection 1 copy
: Книга за пътя и неговата сила 1 copy
The Wisdom of Lao Zi 1 copy
TAO THE THREE TREASURES Volume three talks on fragments from TAO TE CHING… 1 copy
Waterway: a new translation of the Tao Te Ching and introducing the Wu Wei… 1 copy
The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Analects, Chuang Tzu, Mencius 1 copy
Tao Te Ching (for Novices): English & French 1 copy
Tao Te Ching (for Novices): French to English 1 copy
The Originals Tao Te Ching 1 copy
Ursula K. LeGuin Yorumuyla Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching 1 copy
Ταο Τε Τζιγκ 1 copy
Tao Te Ching, Shtegu dhe virtyti i tij 1 copy, 1 review
Tao te king - Das Buch vom Sinn und Leben (Anaconda Weisheit) 1 copy
Spreuken 1 copy
Dao de Jing 1 copy
The Tao Te Ching, or the Tao and its Characteristics 1 copy
Il libro del principio e della sua azione: (tao-te-ching) 1 copy
Tao Te Ching: Bilingual Edition, English and Chinese: 道德經 1 copy
Literatura na Świecie, 1987, 1 (186) 1 copy
Il libro della norma e della sua azione 1 copy
Tao Te Ching, an illustrated journey, translated by Stephen Mitchell 1 copy
The simple way 1 copy
TAO TE CHING CH'IEN CHU 1 copy
O Tao Da Graca 1 copy
Dao De Jing; Yol Ve Erdem Kitabi 1 copy
La Voie et sa vertu 1 copy
Cartea despre Dao si putere 1 copy
Weg und Weisung des alten Lehrers Tao-te-king des Lao-Tse 1 copy
老子全译 1 copy
Die magische Kraft der Vernunft : 81 Sprüche des Daodejing von Laozi :… 1 copy
Tao Teh Ching 1 copy
Daodejing : eine Wiedergabe seines Deutungsspektrums. Bd 1: Text und… 1 copy
Mystical Classics of the World, Tao Te Ching 1 copy
L'arte dell'armonia. Tao te ching 1 copy
Le Tao Te King des Parents 1 copy, 1 review
Le Daode jing : "Classique de la voie et de son efficience" 1 copy, 1 review
Philosophes taoïstes: Lao-Tseu, Tchouang-Tseu, Lie-Tseu 1 copy
Le tao te king du couple 1 copy, 1 review
Tao tö king. collection : idees n° 179 1 copy, 1 review
Tao To King - Clássicos do Oriente 1 copy
The Tao Teh King or The Tao and Its Characteristics 1 copy
Vivre en harmonie avec le Tao - Lumière sur le Tao te king 1 copy, 1 review
Il libro di Tao (1-2-2) 1 copy
The speculations on metaphysics, polity, and morality, of the old… 1 copy
Selected Poems from Tao Te Ching 1 copy
A Reconstructed Lao Tzu with English Translation 1 copy
Commentary on the Lao Tzu 1 copy
Tao Calendar 2003: Selections from Tao Te Ching & Chuang Tsu: Inner… 1 copy
Tao Te Ching - A New Translation 1 copy
Tao Te Ching 1998 Calendar 1 copy
Konkordanz zum Lao-Tzu 1 copy
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Lao Tzu
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Lǐ Ěr
Bóyáng
Lǐ Dān
Tàishàng Lǎojūn
Laozi
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6th century BCE or possibly 4th century BCE
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6th century BCE or possibly 4th century BCE
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male
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China
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China
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teacher
philosopher
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Táishāng Xuānyuán Huángdì
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Laozi; Lǎozǐ; Lao tzu; Lao Tse, Laotze, Lao Zi, and other variations. Chinese: 老子

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