Features
Table of Contents and
Full Color Photos
Introduction 9
The
Thematic Context and Worldview of the Dàodéjīng 10
Dàodéjīng Outline: Thematic Context Outline―253 Terms 14
Worldview 20
Chapter
1/45 (1:1)―The Dào that Has No
Name 22
Full
Color Photo 1:
Cave where Nǚwā, the Mother of the
Ten Thousand Things,” lived near
Tiānshuǐ 23
Chapter
2/46 (1:2)―The Hidden Perfection of Yin and Yang 24
Full
Color Photo 2:
Golden Statue of the “Sage” Lǎozi at the Hángǔ Pass 25
Chapter
3/47 (1:3)―Acting with Non-Action 26
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Color Photo 3:
Carving of an Immortal Child on Máoshān where Inner
Alchemy Partly Originated 27
Chapter
4/48 (1:4)―The Pattern/Template of the Lord 28
Full
Color Photo 4:
Fúxī as “Ruler” and “Ancestor of the Ten
Thousand Things” in Tiānshuǐ 29
Chapter 5/49 (1:5)―Straw Dogs 30
Full
Color Photo 5:
Swastika Balancing the Four Directions in the Temple of Confucius 31
Chapter 6/50 (1:6)―The Spirit of the Valley 32
Full
Color Photo 6:
Gate of the Mysterious Female at
the the Residential Compound of Lǎozi in Lùyì 33
Chapter 7/51 (1:7)―Leaving Yourself Behind 34
Full
Color Photo 7:
View of Golden Statue of Lǎozi from the Peak of Máoshān 35
Chapter
8/52 (1:8)―The Highest Good is like Water 36
Full
Color Photo 8:
View from Mount Qīngchéng Shān 37
Chapter 9/53 (1:9)―Filling a Hall with Gold
and Jade 38
Full
Color Photo 9:
A Golden Hall in the National Heritage Park of Luòyáng 39
Chapter
10/54 (2:1)―Mysterious Virtue 40
Full
Color Photo 10:
“Heaven’s Gate” Extending Mysterious Virtue to the Four Directions on
Wǔdàngshān 41
Chapter 11/55 (2:2)―The Thirty Spokes of a
Single Wheel 42
Full
Color Photo 11:
“Spokes” and “Wheel” on a “Cart” from the Old City of Dūnhuáng 43
Chapter 12/56 (2:3)―The Belly of the Sage 44
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Color Photo 12:
Musicians and the “Five Tones” from the Zhōugōng Temple Museum in Luòyáng 45
Chapter
13/57 (2:4)―Valuing Great Suffering 46
Full
Color Photo 13:
Temple to the God of Medicine (Sūn Sīmiǎo) on
Wǔdàngshān 47
Chapter
14/58 (2:5)―Knowing the Ancient Beginning 48
Full
Color Photo 14:
Mountain vista from Huàshān where the “Ancient Dào”
was “Regulated” 49
Chapter 15/59 (2:6)―The Simplicity of a
Woodcutter 50
Full
Color Photo 15:
A Muddy Stream on the Way to the Nǚwā Temple outside
of Tiānshuǐ 51
Chapter
16/60 (2:7)―Returning to Destiny 52
Full
Color Photo 16:
View from the Peak of Tàishān, the Mountain of Destiny 53
Chapter
17/61 (2:8)―Accountability 54
Full
Color Photo 17:
The Jade Emperor, the Highest of the Three Pure Ones, from a Temple in
Xiǎonánhǎi 55
Chapter
18/62 (2:9)―Confusion and Disorder in the Kingdom 56
Full
Color Photo 18:
The Terracotta Warriors of Protection in the Tomb of Shǐ Huáng Dì 57
Chapter 19/63 (3:1)―Limiting Desire 58
Full
Color Photo 19:
Painting of the Sage Confucius from the Temple of Confucius in Qūfù 59
Chapter
20/64 (3:2)―The Infant Child Who has not Laughed 60
Full
Color Photo 20:
Residence of the Queen Mother of the West
in the Kūnlún
Mountain Range 61
Chapter 21/65 (3:3)―The Accountability of the
Vague and Elusive 62
Full
Color Photo 21:
Scene from the Peak of the Kūnlún Mountain Range 63
Chapter 22/67 (3:4)―Becoming the Model for
Everyone 64
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Color Photo 22:
Golden Statue of the “Sage/Model” of Lǎozi on
Máoshān 65
Chapter
23/68 (3:5)―The Whirlwind and the Thunderstorm 66
Full
Color Photo 23:
Whirlwind in the Kūnlún Mountain Range 67
Chapter 24/66 (3:6)―Excess Nourishment and
Useless Activities 68
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Color Photo 24:
Man Riding a Horse from the Luòyáng Museum 69
Chapter 25/69 (3:7)―The Mother of the World 70
Full
Color Photo 25:
Temple to Lǎozi’s Mother at his Residential Compound in Lùyì 71
Chapter
26/70 (3:8)―Showing Your Lightness to the World 72
Full
Color Photo 26:
Painting of a Zhōu Dynasty King and “Baggage
Wagon” from the Luòyáng Museum 73
Chapter 27/71 (3:9)―Depending on the Good 74
Full
Color Photo 27:
An Old Style Bolt and Bar of a Door in the Hú Family Mansion of Tiānshuǐ 75
Chapter 28/72 (4:1)―The
Greatest Tailor Never Cuts 76
Full
Color Photo 28:
Mountain “Ravine of the World” on Huàshān 77
Chapter 29/73 (4:2)―The Spirit Vessel of the
World 78
Full
Color Photo 29:
A Hollow Gourd (“Spirit
Vessel”) in Tài'ān 79
Chapter 30/74 (4:3)―Using Strength through
Weapons 80
Full
Color Photo 30:
“Using Strength in the World through Weapons” from the Great Canal Museum in Luòyáng 81
Chapter 31/75 (4:4)―Abiding
with the Funeral Rites 82
Full
Color Photo 31:
Statue of Yuè Fēi, a Famous Military General in
his Tomb at Ānyáng 83
Chapter 32/76 (4:5)―The
Dào that has No
Name 84
Full
Color Photo 32:
Lǎozi Embracing the “Sweet Dew” on
Lóuguàntái 85
Chapter
33/77 (4:6)―He Who Dies But Doesn’t Perish 86
Full
Color Photo 33:
Stone Relief of Immortals on Lóuguàntái 87
Chapter 34/78 (4:7)―Without
Acting as their Ruler 88
Full
Color Photo 34:
A River Below a Daoist Temple in Xiǎonánhǎi 89
Chapter 35/79 (4:8)―The Pattern/Template of
the World 90
Full
Color Photo 35:
“Dumplings” from a Cart in Luòyáng 91
Chapter 36/80 (4:9)―The Fish Cannot Escape
from the Depths 92
Full
Color Photo 36:
Fish in the “Depths” of a Pond of the Yù Yuán Gardens of Shànghǎi 93
Chapter 37/81 (5:1)―Quietude 94
Full
Color Photo 37:
Temple to the Duke of Zhōu (Zhōugōng) in Qūfù 95
Chapter
38/1 (5:2)―High and Low Virtue 96
Full
Color Photo 38:
Painting of Confucius Teaching the Five Constant Virtues at his Temple in Qūfù 97
Chapter 39/2
(5:3)―Attaining Oneness 98
Full
Color Photo 39:
Stone Necklace from the Luòyáng Museum 99
Chapter
40/4 (5:4)―The Movement of Dào is in
Returning 100
Full
Color Photo 40:
Waterfall “Returning” to the Sea from Mount Tàibái 101
Chapter 41/3 (5:5)―When the Scholar/Warrior
Hears of the Dào 102
Full
Color Photo 41:
A Rugged Valley of the “Highest Virtue” on Mount Tàibái (the
“Great White”) 103
Chapter 42/5 (5:6)―The Manifestation Sequence 104
Full
Color Photo 42:
“Carrying Yin on their Backs” from the National Museum of Chinese Writing 105
Chapter
43/6 (5:7)―The Benefits of Non-Action 106
Full
Color Photo 43:
Water Flowing with “Non-Action”
through Rocks and Boulders on Mount Tàibái 107
Chapter
44/7 (5:8)―Knowing When You Have Had Enough 108
Full
Color Photo 44:
Old Man in Front of his Cave on Mount Tàishān 109
Chapter
45/8 (5:9)―Stillness Rectifies the World 110
Full
Color Photo 45:
A “Still” Pond Below a Waterfall on Mount Tàishān 111
Chapter
46/9 (6:1)―War Horses Breeding on the Frontier 112
Full
Color Photo 46:
“War Horses Manifesting on the Frontier” from the Qí
Cultural Museum of Zībó 113
Chapter
47/10 (6:2)―Knowing the World without Leaving the Door 114
Full
Color Photo 47:
A “Heavenly Path” on the Lóuguàntái Monastery 115
Chapter 48/11 (6:3)―Through Non-Action,
Nothing is Left Undone 116
Full
Color Photo 48:
View from Peak of Qīngchéng Shān 117
Chapter 49/12 (6:4)―Being Good to Those Who
are Not Good 118
Full
Color Photo 49:
Statue of the “Sage” Lǎozi (the
“Old Child”) at his Residential
Complex in Lùyì 119
Chapter
50/13 (6:5)―The Tiger Finds No Place to Claw 120
Full
Color Photo 50:
“Shields and Weapons” from the Old City of Dūnhuáng 121
Chapter
51/14 (6:6)―Nursing the Ten Thousand Things 122
Full
Color Photo 51:
Crane Spreading its Wings to “Cover the Ten
Thousand Things” on Hèmíng Shān 123
Chapter
52/15 (6:7)―Block all the Openings 124
Full
Color Photo 52:
Statue of Nǚwā as “Mother of the World” at her Temple Outside of Tiānshuǐ 125
Chapter
53/16 (6:8)―Braggers and Thieves 126
Full
Color Photo 53:
Rulers Carrying the “Swords of Advantage in their Belts” from the Qí
Cultural Museum of Zībó 127
Chapter 54/17 (6:9)―Cultivating Virtue 128
Full
Color Photo 54:
Temple of Confucius in Qūfù 129
Chapter 55/18 (7:1)―Poisonous Insects and
Snakes 130
Full
Color Photo 55:
Sculpture of a “Fierce Beast” from the Luòyáng Museum 131
Chapter
56/19 (7:2)―The Mysterious
Union 132
Full
Color Photo 56:
A Verbal Debate in the Jìxià Academy from the Qí Cultural Museum of Zībó 133
Chapter
57/20 (7:3)―Self-Rectification 134
Full
Color Photo 57:
Carving of the Legalist Lǐ Sī from the National Museum of Chinese Writing in
Ānyáng 135
Chapter
58/21 (7:4)―Making Things Square without Cutting 136
Full
Color Photo 58:
Fúxī and Nǚwā Holding the
Carpenter’s Square and Compass in Tiānshuǐ 137
Chapter 59/22 (7:5)―Preventive Medicine 138
Full
Color Photo 59:
“Healing Humankind” on the
Symptomatic and Preventive Levels 139
Chapter 60/23 (7:6)―Cooking a Small Fish 140
Full
Color Photo 60:
The Benevolent “Ruler” Jiāng Tàigōng from the Qí Cultural Museum in Zībó 141
Chapter 61/24 (7:7)―Seeking
the Lowest Level 142
Full
Color Photo 61:
Waterfall of Mount Tàibái Symbolizing the “Flow that Seeks the Lowest Level” 143
Chapter
62/25 (7:8)―Making Obeisance with the Jade Disc 144
Full
Color Photo 62:
“Making an Offering to Dào while
Remaining in your Seat” from the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Ānyáng 145
Chapter
63/26 (7:9)―Taking Care of Things While They are Still Small 146
Full
Color Photo 63:
“Small” Terracotta Warrior Statues of the Hàn
Dynasty Daoist Emperor Hàn Yáng 147
Chapter
64/27 (8:1)―The Journey of a Thousand Miles 148
Full
Color Photo 64:
A Nine Storey Tower at Wáng Chéng 王城
Park in Luòyáng 149
Chapter
65/28 (8:2)―Returning to the Great Beginning 150
Full
Color Photo 65:
Temple to the Yellow Emperor from “Ancient
Times” outside of Xī’ān 151
Chapter
66/29 (8:3)―Putting Yourself Last 152
Full
Color Photo 66:
“Valley” of the Hángǔ Pass 153
Chapter
67/32 (8:4)―The Three Treasures 154
Full
Color Photo 67:
Statue of Duke Jiāng whose Son, the Duke of Xiàn, was Visited by Lǎodān 155
Chapter 68/33 (8:5)―Using
the Force of Others 156
Full
Color Photo 68:
Painting of “Good Scholar/Warriors”
from the Qí Cultural Museum in Zībó 157
Chapter
69/34 (8:6)―Baring Arms without Rolling up the Sleeves 158
Full Color Photo 69: Tàijíquán Push Hands Practitioners in Modern Shànghǎi 159
Chapter 70/35 (8:7)―Keeping Jade in the Bosom 160
Full
Color Photo 70:
Archaeological Site of the Yellow Emperor near Lìngbǎo 161
Chapter
71/36 (8:8)―Being Sick of Being Sick 162
Full
Color Photo 71:
Statue of the “Sage” Lǎozi in
Lóuguàntái 163
Chapter
72/37 (8:9)―Then a Greater Majesty Will Arrive 164
Full
Color Photo 72:
A Cave “Dwelling Plaace” next to the Yellow Emperor Tomb near Xī’ān 165
Chapter
73/38 (9:1)―The Spreading of Heaven’s Net 166
Full
Color Photo 73:
The Former Heaven Sequence of the Trigrams from the Fúxī Temple in Tiānshuǐ 167
Chapter
74/39 (9:2)―The Official Executioner 168
Full
Color Photo 74:
Statue of an “Official Executioner” at the Yuè
Fēi War Temple outside of Ānyáng 169
Chapter
75/40 (9:3)―Acting with No Regard for Life 170
Full
Color Photo 75:
“Having No Regard for Life” in the
Yuè Fēi War Temple of Ānyáng 171
Chapter 76/41 (9:4)―Disciples of the Living
and the Dead 172
Full
Color Photo 76:
Temple with “Soft and Yielding” Trees on Qīngchéng Shān 173
Chapter
77/42 (9:5)―Handling a Stretched Bow 174
Full
Color Photo 77:
Sculpture Relief of Archers at the Zhōugōng 周公
Temple Museum of Ānyáng 175
Chapter 78/43 (9:6)―Ruler over the Gods 176
Full
Color Photo 78:
Pool of Water on the Side of the Trail on Tàishān 177
Chapter
79/44 (9:7)―Holding the Left Tally 178
Full
Color Photo 79:
Vista on Mount Tàibái and its Vigilance over the “Common Good” of All 179
Chapter 80/30 (9:8)―O for a Small Kingdom 180
Full
Color Photo 80:
Chickens and Dogs at the Base of the Qiānlíng Mauseleum near Xī’ān 181
Chapter
81/31 (9:9)―Being without Contention or Suffering 182
Full
Color Photo 81:
Painting of the “Sage” Lǎozi
Riding the Ox from the Daoist Complex of Hèmíng Shān 183
Appendix (Memorable
Phrases Used in the Text) 184
Picture
Descriptions 187
Map of
Significant Places 191
Dàodéjīng Chapter Numerology 192
Basic
Pronunciation 193
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