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Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is one of the most widely translated Chinese classics. According to American Sinologist Misha Tadd, it has been translated into 97 languages, and appeared in 2,052 versions.
His work includes ancient sages like Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Li Bai, as well as pioneers of cultural exchange such as the monk Jianzhen, and Zen Master Yinyuan Longqi.
The artwork, titled "In Search of Wisdom -- Confucius Asking Lao Tzu about the Tao," consists of two figures standing at 7.8 meters tall and weighing 6.6 tons.
Sculptures by Chinese artist Wu Weishan, titled In Search of Wisdom - Confucius Asking Lao Tzu about the Tao, stand at the Batlle Park in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on May 29, 2024.
In addition to Confucius and Lao Tzu, many concepts from China's great philosophers, such as Wang Yangming (1472-1529), are still relevant to these readers.
When Confucius sought counsel from the exile, Lao-Tzu upbraided him for his pride and his lust for power. That shook up Confucius more than somewhat. In exile, Lao-Tzu founded Taoism and wrote the Tao ...
Confucius, Tzu, Willie? ... The Tao Te Ching is the work of several writers who were inspired by the teachings of a guy named Lao Tzu, who lived about six hundred years before Christ.
There are seven reported versions of a meeting between Lao-tzu and Confucius. However, about the 2nd century AD, popular Daoist religious organizations concerned with faith healing began to appear.
One hears three- to six-year-olds reciting from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing or The Way and Its Power) and Confucius's Analects in his 300-square-metre training centre in a commercial ...