Taoist texts Taoist texts The I Ching is the oldest of the Chinese classic texts. It describes an ancient system of cosmology and philosophy which is at the heart of Chinese cultural beliefs. The philosophy centers on the ideas of the dynamic balance of opposites, the evolution of events as a process, and acceptance of the inevitability of change (see Philosophy, below). In Western cultures, the I Ching is regarded by some as simply a system of divination; others believe it expresses the wisdom and philosophy of ancient China. ...more on Wikipedia about "I Ching"
Lie Zi (列子) or Lieh Tzu is a famous legendary Taoist sage mentioned several times in the Zhuang Zi. It is not certain that he has ever existed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lie Zi"
The Tao Te Ching ( Chinese: 道德經, Dào dé jīng), roughly translated as The Book of the Way and its Virtue (see below on translating the title) is an ancient Chinese scripture. Tradition has it that the book was written around 600 BCE by a sage called Laozi (WG: Lao Tzu, "Old Master"), a record-keeper in the Emperor's Court of the Zhou Dynasty. A careful reading of the text, however, suggests that it is a compilation of maxims sharing similar themes. The authenticity of the date of composition/compilation and the authorship are still debated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tao Te Ching"
The Taoist Canon ( Chinese 道藏, pinyin Dào Zàng), is a voluminous collection of Taoist writings, containing well over a thousand texts. Its most well known members would be the Dao de jing and the Zhuang zi, but most are concerned with Taoist alchemy, divination, history or other, non-"philoshophical" types of Taoism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taoist canon"
(Zhuangzi) Zhuāngzǐ ( pinyin), Chuang Tzu ( W-G), or Chuang Tse ( Chinese 庄子/莊子, literally meaning "Master Zhuang") was a famous philosopher in ancient China who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought philosophical summit of Chinese thought. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zhuangzi"
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