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Tao Te Ching · Character

Chiao Hung

Ming dynasty scholar who compiled commentaries on the Tao Te Ching.

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First appearance: tao te ching

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Quoted for his commentary, including a passage from Kumārajīva and a note on the use of 而.
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  • Other

Character groups

  • Scholars and Translators
  • Protagonist
  • Chinese Philosophers and Deities
  • Comparative Religious Figures

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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