Tao Te Ching · Character
Wu Chʽêng
Yuan dynasty scholar who wrote a commentary on the Tao Te Ching.
minor
Also known as Wu
First appearance: tao te ching
Wu Chʽêng shows up with force in Preface by James Legge. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Yuan dynasty scholar whose commentary on the Tao Te Ching was highly useful to Legge.
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In Preface by James Legge: Yuan dynasty scholar whose commentary on the Tao Te Ching was highly useful to Legge. Later, in The Texts of the Tao Te Ching and Chuang-Tzŭ Shu, as Regards Their Authenticity and…
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- Scholars and Translators
- Chinese Philosophers and Deities
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This chapter marks the dramatic climax because it presents the psychological peak of self-awareness, where the…
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- Preface by James Legge
- The Texts of the Tao Te Ching and Chuang-Tzŭ Shu, as Regards Their Authenticity and Genuineness, and the Arrangement of Them
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