{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-9781611800777","title":"Tao Te Ching","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic Taoist text freshly translated using the original Chinese script from Lao Tzu's time, and beautifully illustrated with seventeenth-century artwork. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned translator William Scott Wilson has rendered Lao Tzu's classic in the most authentic way possible, using both the ancient text and the even older Great Seal script used during Lao Tzu's time. The result is a new and nuanced translation, accompanied by gorgeous Chinese ink paintings and fascinating ancillary material. Wilson includes an introduction that tells the story of Lao Tzu, the \"old man\" and the \"keeper of the archives,\" and wonderful notes to illuminate the text. He also includes two short essays--one explains the relationship between Taoism and Zen, and the other explores the roots that link the spiritual aspects of the Tao with the practice of Chinese and Japanese martial arts. Wilson's version of this ancient classic is wonderfully fresh and readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling translations include \u003ci\u003eHagakure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Unfettered Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTaiko\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Ideals of the Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of\u003ci\u003e The Lone Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567050789138,"sku":"9781611800777","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_01473e1d-fef4-419a-844b-c37134d549b4.jpg?v=1748609200","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tao-te-ching-9781611800777","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}