![]() ![]() A long time ago in English, "virtue" could mean "power" (as in the phrase "healing virtue of a drug"). People who followed the teachings of Confucius used it to mean "morality". Dé/Te 德 means "virtue" as in "personal character" or "inner strength".It has special meaning in Taoism, where it means the basic way of the universe (that can not really be explained). This word was also used in different ways by other Chinese philosophers (including Confucius, Mencius, Mozi, and Hanfeizi). Dào/Tao 道 means "way", "road", "path", or "route," but was given the extra meaning "path ahead", "way forward", "method", "principle", or simply "the Way". ![]() There are many ways to translate the book's title, because each Chinese word has a few meanings: It also influenced other philosophies in and around China. It is the main book for Taoism, which is both a philosophy and part of Chinese folk religion. It is very important in Chinese philosophy (way of thinking) and religion. It is an important text to Chinese culture. The title can mean "The Book of the Way and its Virtue." People believe the book was written around 600 BC. Laozi was a sage (a wise man) and he was a record-keeper. ![]() info)]) is the Chinese name of a book by a man named Laozi (or Lao Tzu, which literally means "old master").Tao Te Ching ( Chinese: 道德經 [ Listen ( help ![]()
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