About the book
Contents
Preface
Introduction
I. WAS Taoism OLDER THAN LAO-gZE? :
Three Religions in China. Peculiarity of the Tao Teh King
II. THE Texts OF THE TAO TEH King AND KWANG-gZE SHU, AS REGARDS THEIR AUTHENTICITY AND GENUINENESS, AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF THEM :
1. The Tao Teh King. The evidence of Sze-ma Khien, the historian; of Lieh-gze, Han Fei-gze, and other Taoist writers; and of Pan Ku. The Catalogue of the Imperial Library of Han; and that of the Sui dynasty. The Commentaries of the old man of the Ho-side,' and of Wang Pi. Division into Parts and Chapters, and number of Characters in the Text.
2. The Writings of Kwang-gze. Importance to Taoism of those Writings. The division of the Books into three Parts. Their general Title and its meaning.
III. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE NAME TAO? AND THE CHIEF POINTS OF BELIEF IN TAOISM :
Meaning of the name. Usage of the term Thien. Peculiar usage of it by Kwang-gze. Mr. Giles's view that the name 'God' is the equivalent of Thien. Relation of the Tao to the name Ti. No idea of Creation-proper in Taoism. Man is composed of body and spirit. That the Cultivation of the Tao promotes longevity. Startling results of the Tao; and how It proceeds by contraries. The paradisiacal state. The decay of Taoism before the growth of knowledge. The moral and practical teachings of Lao-gze. Humility; his three Jewels; that good is to be returned for evil.
IV. ACCOUNTS OF LAO-gZE AND KWANG-gZE GIVEN BY SZE-MA KHIEN
V. ON THE TRACTATE OF ACTIONS AND THEIR RETRIBUTIONS :
Peculiar Style and Nature of the Treatise. Its date. Meaning of the Title. Was the old Taoism a Religion? The Kang family. Influence of Buddhism on Taoism.
A. THE TAO TEH KING :
Part I (Chapters i to xxxvii) :
1. Embodying the Tao
2. The Nourishment of the Person
3. Keeping the People at Rest
4. The Fountainless
5. The Use of Emptiness
6. The Completion of Material Forms
7. Sheathing the Light
8. The Placid and Contented Nature
9. Fullness and Complacency contrary to the Tao
10. Possibilities through the Tao
11. The Use of what has no Substantive Existence
12. The Repression of the Desires
13. Loathing Shame
14. The Manifestation of the Mystery
15. The Exhibition of the Qualities of the Tao
16. Returning to the Root
17. The Unadulterated Influence
18. The Decay of Manners
19. Returning to the Unadulterated Influence
20. Being Different from Ordinary Men
21. The Empty Heart, or the Tao in its Operation
22. The Increase granted to Humility
23. Absolute Vacancy
24. Painful Gracious-ness
25. Representations of the Mystery
26. The Quality of Gravity
27. Dexterity in Using the Tao
28. Returning to Simplicity
29. Taking no Action
30. A Caveat against War
31. Stilling War
32. The Tao with no Name
33. Discriminating between Attributes
34. The Task of Achievement
35. The Attribute of Benevolence
36. Minimizing the Light
37. The Exercise of Government
Part II (Chapters xxxviii to Ixxxi) :
38. About the Attributes of the Tao
39. The Origin of the Law
40. Dispensing with the Use (of Means)
41. Sameness and Difference
42. The Transformations of the Tao
43. The Universal Use (of the Action in Weakness of the Tao)
44. Cautions
45. Great or Overflowing Virtue
46. The Moderating of Desire or Ambition
47. Surveying what is Far-off
48. Forgetting Knowledge
49. The Quality of Indulgence
50. The Value set on Life
51. The Operation (of the Tao) in Nourishing Things
52. Returning to the Source
53. Increase of Evidence
54. The Cultivation (of the Tao), and the Observation (of its Effects)
55. The Mysterious Charm
56. The Mysterious Excellence
57. The Genuine Influence
58. Transformation according to Circumstances
59. Guarding the Tao
60. Occupying the Throne
61. The Attribute of Humility
62. Practising the Tao
63. Thinking in the Beginning
64. Guarding the Minute
65. Pure, unmixed Excellence
66. Putting One's Self-Last
67. Three Precious Things
68. Matching Heaven
69. The Use of the Mysterious (Tao)
70. The Difficulty of being (rightly) Known
71. The Disease of Knowing
72. Loving One's Self
73. Allowing Men to take their Course
74. Restraining Delusion
75. How Greediness Injures
76. A Warning against (Trusting in) Strength
77. The Way of Heaven
78. Things to be Believed
79. Adherence to Bond or Covenant
80. Standing Alone
81. The Manifestation of Simplicity
B. THE WRITINGS OF KWANG-SZE :
Introduction
Brief Notices of the Different Books
Part I
1. Hsiao-yao Yu, or Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease
2. Khi Wu Lun, or the Adjustment of Controversies
3. Yang Shang Kb, or Nourishing the Lord of Life
4. Zan Kien Shih, or Man in the World, Associated with other Men
5. Teh Khung Fu, or the Seal of Virtue Complete
6. Ta Sung Shih, or the Great and Most Honoured Master
7. Ying Ti Wang, or the Normal Course for Rulers and Kings
Part II
8. Phien Mau, or Webbed Toes
9. Ma Thi, or Horse's Hoofs
10. Khu Khieh, or Cutting Open Satchels
11. Sai Yu, or Letting Be, and Exercising Forbearance
12. Thien Ti, or Heaven and Earth
13. Thien Tao, or the Way of Heaven
14. Thien Yun, or the Revolution of Heaven
15. Kho I, or Ingrained Ideas
16. Shan Hsing, or Correcting the Nature
17. Khiu Shui, or the Floods of Autumn