Laozi
Peking University Laozi (Western Han bamboo slips)
Manuscript
Peking University Laozi (Western Han bamboo slips)
北京大學藏西漢竹書·老子
The third great ancient witness of the Daodejing, almost complete. Like the Mawangdui scrolls, it divides the book into two parts with the section on Virtue before that on the Way, but it already titles them “Laozi Classic, Part 1” and “Part 2” and counts their characters: a sign that under the Han the text held the rank of a classic.
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Authorship note
An anonymous manuscript copy of the text attributed to Laozi, donated to Peking University in 2009; palaeography places it in the second half of Emperor Wu's reign (141–87 BCE).
Editions and translations
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Chino clásico · 文言
Laozi
Beijing daxue cang Xi Han zhushu (貳): Laozi
The Conscious LibraryBeijing daxue cang Xi Han zhushu (貳): Laozi
Shanghai guji chubanshe, 2012
Edición crítica con fotografías, transcripción y notas del Instituto de Documentos Excavados de la Universidad de Pekín. ISBN no verificado en catálogo.
Other works by Laozi
- Daodejing (Tao Te Ching). The Book of the Way and its Virtue · 300
- The Guodian Laozi (bundles A, B and C) · 300
- The Mawangdui Laozi (silk copies A and B) · 195
- Wang Bi's Commentary on the Laozi · 240
- Heshang Gong's Commentary on the Laozi · 150
- Scripture of Western Ascension · 450
- Scripture of Laozi Converting the Barbarians · 300
- Treatise of the Most High on Action and Response · 1150
- Scripture of Constant Purity and Stillness · 900
- Scripture of Laozi's Transformations · 185
- Xiang'er Commentary on the Laozi · 200
Sources
- Beijing daxue chutu wenxian yanjiusuo (ed.). Beijing daxue cang Xi Han zhushu (貳): Laozi. Shanghai guji chubanshe, Shanghái, 2012.
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