Tao Te Ching (Mawangdui Silk Text)
LaoziSpring & Autumn Period
The oldest extant version of the Tao Te Ching, unearthed in 1973 from the Mawangdui Han tombs. The De Jing precedes the Dao Jing, with significant textual differences from later editions. Five thousand characters encompassing the Way of the universe, governance, and self-cultivation.
The highest virtue is not virtuous, therefore it has virtue. The lowest virtue never loses virtue, therefore it has no virtue.
Contents · 81 chapters
1De Jing, Chapter 一章→2De Jing, Chapter 二章→3De Jing, Chapter 三章→4De Jing, Chapter 四章→5De Jing, Chapter 五章→6De Jing, Chapter 六章→7De Jing, Chapter 七章→8De Jing, Chapter 八章→9De Jing, Chapter 九章→10De Jing, Chapter 十章→11De Jing, Chapter 十一章→12De Jing, Chapter 十二章→13De Jing, Chapter 十三章→14De Jing, Chapter 十四章→15De Jing, Chapter 十五章→16De Jing, Chapter 十六章→17De Jing, Chapter 十七章→18De Jing, Chapter 十八章→19De Jing, Chapter 十九章→20De Jing, Chapter 二十章→21De Jing, Chapter 二十一章→22De Jing, Chapter 二十二章→23De Jing, Chapter 二十三章→24De Jing, Chapter 二十四章→25De Jing, Chapter 二十五章→26De Jing, Chapter 二十六章→27De Jing, Chapter 二十七章→28De Jing, Chapter 二十八章→29De Jing, Chapter 二十九章→30De Jing, Chapter 三十章→31De Jing, Chapter 三十一章→32De Jing, Chapter 三十二章→33De Jing, Chapter 三十三章→34De Jing, Chapter 三十四章→35De Jing, Chapter 三十五章→36De Jing, Chapter 三十六章→37De Jing, Chapter 三十七章→38De Jing, Chapter 三十八章→39De Jing, Chapter 三十九章→40De Jing, Chapter 四十章→41De Jing, Chapter 四十一章→42De Jing, Chapter 四十二章→43De Jing, Chapter 四十三章→44De Jing, Chapter 四十四章→45Dao Jing, Chapter 一章→46Dao Jing, Chapter 二章→47Dao Jing, Chapter 三章→48Dao Jing, Chapter 四章→49Dao Jing, Chapter 五章→50Dao Jing, Chapter 六章→51Dao Jing, Chapter 七章→52Dao Jing, Chapter 八章→53Dao Jing, Chapter 九章→54Dao Jing, Chapter 十章→55Dao Jing, Chapter 十一章→56Dao Jing, Chapter 十二章→57Dao Jing, Chapter 十三章→58Dao Jing, Chapter 十四章→59Dao Jing, Chapter 十五章→60Dao Jing, Chapter 十六章→61Dao Jing, Chapter 十七章→62Dao Jing, Chapter 十八章→63Dao Jing, Chapter 十九章→64Dao Jing, Chapter 二十章→65Dao Jing, Chapter 二十一章→66Dao Jing, Chapter 二十二章→67Dao Jing, Chapter 二十三章→68Dao Jing, Chapter 二十四章→69Dao Jing, Chapter 二十五章→70Dao Jing, Chapter 二十六章→71Dao Jing, Chapter 二十七章→72Dao Jing, Chapter 二十八章→73Dao Jing, Chapter 二十九章→74Dao Jing, Chapter 三十章→75Dao Jing, Chapter 三十一章→76Dao Jing, Chapter 三十二章→77Dao Jing, Chapter 三十三章→78Dao Jing, Chapter 三十四章→79Dao Jing, Chapter 三十五章→80Dao Jing, Chapter 三十六章→81Dao Jing, Chapter 三十七章→