A short classical Chinese text traditionally attributed to Laozi and foundational to Taoism, composed of brief, often paradoxical verses on the Tao, or Way, and on wu wei, effortless action aligned with it. Belongs here: any passage drawn from this text. Does not belong here: passages from other Taoist writings such as the Zhuangzi, which the atlas tracks as its own passage source separately.
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The Tao Te Ching or Dào Dé Jīng, also known simply as the Laozi, is an ancient Chinese classic text traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, regarded as the foundational Taoist text.
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