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The Daoist classic Zhuangzi, attributed to Master Zhuang Zhou (ca. 369-286 BCE), is among the most challenging texts in Chinese philosophy to translate. Brook Ziporyn’s brilliant translation not only captures its philosophical richness and openness but also conveys its poetic and humorous qualities, offering a reading experience akin to the original Chinese text.
I particularly resonate with Ziporyn’s emphasis on the “muchness and manyness” of the Zhuangzi, as it grasps the text’s rich complexity and diverse interpretations. This book also offers explanatory footnotes that provide essential information to aid real-time reading, as well as endnotes and a “Glossary of Essential Terms” that address philological matters and conceptual issues.
These features make this Daoist classic highly accessible to readers interested in early Chinese philosophy and literature.
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This book is the first complete English translation of Cheng Xuanying’s commentary on the foundational Daoist classic Daode jing. With thorough annotations and exegesis, Friederike Assandri has made this influential Tang Dynasty text of Daoist philosophy available to English readers.
The introduction to the translation offers in-depth discussions of the historical, political, and cultural contexts surrounding the text, alongside a biography of Cheng Xuangying and astute analyses of Buddhist influence on his philosophy. The book provides valuable insights into the Chongxuan (Twofold Mystery) teachings and illustrates how Buddhist concepts were integrated into the interpretation of the Daode Jing.
This work is an essential sourcebook for students and scholars interested in Daoist thought and the broader history of Chinese philosophy.
This book presents for the first time in English a complete translation of the Expository Commentary to the Daode jing, written by the Daoist monk Cheng Xuanying in the 7th century CE. This commentary is a quintessential text of Tang dynasty Daoist philosophy and of Chongxuanxue or Twofold Mystery teachings. Cheng Xuanying proposes a reading of the ancient Daode jing that aligns the text with Daoist practices and beliefs and integrates Buddhist concepts and techniques into the exegesis of the Daode jing.
Building on the philosophical tradition of Xuanxue authors like Wang Bi, Cheng read the Daode jing in light…
