Is the English translation of the Tao Te Ching very different from the original?

The river version or Wang Bi's version is the best.

The reason is that these two versions have a high degree of originality and the most rigorous logical thinking system; It is also the most widely circulated version in the market. The second is Fu Yi's version. Then there is the silk book version, which has a certain amount of mutilation. Finally, there is the bamboo slip version, which is the most mutilated.

Reading the Tao Te Ching is purely from the perspective of literary translation as an entry point, you can choose to read the Tao Te Ching from zero foundation, this book adopts Wang Bi's version, and completely reveals that the Tao Te Ching begins with true insight and ends with the philosophical game thinking system of the unity of goodness, knowledge and action! Logical thinking is clear.

According to this system of thinking, it is clear why you want to be a good person who is motivated and contribute more to society!

Tao Te Ching, the philosophical works of Lao Tzu (Li Er) in the Spring and Autumn Period, also known as "Tao Te Ching", "Lao Tzu", "Five Thousand Words", "Lao Tzu Five Thousand Texts", is a work before the separation of the sons of the pre-Qin Dynasty in ancient China, and is an important ** of Taoist philosophical thought.

The Tao Te Ching is divided into two parts, the original text of the first part of the "Book of Virtues", the next part of the "Book of Virtues", not divided into chapters, and later changed to "The Book of Virtues" 37 chapters in front, after the 38th chapter is the "Book of Virtues", and is divided into 81 chapters.

The text of the Tao Te Ching takes the philosophical meaning of "morality" as the outline, discusses self-cultivation, governing the country, using soldiers, and maintaining health, and mostly takes politics as the purpose, which is the so-called "inner sage and outer king" of the study, which is profound and extensive, and is known as the king of all classics.

The Tao Te Ching is one of the greatest masterpieces in Chinese history and has had a profound impact on traditional philosophy, science, politics, religion, etc. According to UNESCO statistics, the Tao Te Ching is the most widely translated and published cultural masterpiece in foreign languages other than the Bible.

I have collected 4 versions, and through comparison, I found that the Tao Te Ching - Chen Zhong's translation and commentary This version is the best.

You can take a look at "Reading the Tao Te Ching with Zero Basis".

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, Chinese Jindan was also very attractive in India and was widely praised by the Indian Jindan family. In 647 AD, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered a translation team of more than 30 people composed of Master Xuanzang, contract Taoist Cai Huang, and Cheng Ying to translate Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching into Sanskrit word by word.

Li Er forgot to sleep and eat and immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge; When he was tired of studying, he tried to practice the meditation methods handed down by the ancient sages: let the breath soften like a baby, reduce thoughts, meditate and keep the void, and go with the flow ......In the first few years, he practiced meditation just to change his mind—he studied ancient texts all day, and his brain was prone to insomnia and dreams; After practicing meditation, he gradually became more comfortable and proficient in calming his body and mind, sleeping better than before, and his body became healthier. Gradually, when he meditated, he seemed to enter a trance-like state, and his soul seemed to be out of his body wandering in all directions, and all kinds of visions appeared, but he always retained a cold eye and remained unmoved.

He also found a lot of interesting things in the literature: there were ancient sages who governed the country and the country, there were people who taught people to arrange troops, and of course, there were all kinds of rituals and rituals, and ...... of sacrificing ghosts and godsThere are also some contents that are difficult for ordinary people to see, probably the saints and high priests of ancient times meditating, gods out of the body, and so on. At that time, there was no paper, and these words were either engraved on bronze, stone, or bamboo and wood slips, which were almost invisible to ordinary people, not even to the nobles—Li Er's family was once a nobleman, but it was broken.

Knowledge is power! At that time, this power belonged to the Son of Heaven, **, and the aristocratic ......Writing is rare for ordinary people.