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I agree. But do you not use the other 50 chapters at all? I use the Guodian. But if the chapter is not in the Guodian, I use the Mawangdui. Could you please post the Laozi sentence that says so? And in which chapter is it? For this too, could you please post the Laozi sentence that says so? And in which chapter is it? Yes, I have the Henricks translation of the Guodian.

I wouldn’t hold my breath for a reply from Wanderer, his last reply was in 2010! @Wanderer you should post more often, I currently seem to be the only one here with a very dim view on ‘masters’ (as they seem to be called here now).

Didn’t know that word, I’d initially thought it was a typo. Looked it up now; yippee, good word. That’s me too.

No worries Seems the beast has another number after all, 616. “Papyrus 115 (which is the oldest preserved manuscript of the Revelation as of 2017), as well as other ancient sources like Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, give the number of the beast as … 616 … not 666 …” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast

When he farts it smells like roses.

Interesting. What is the sentence? In which chapter is it? In which chapter is this sentence?

Yes I agree, I always use the Guodian script if available. Most academics assume the Guodian script found is an incomplete script. This is a list of the chapters that are (according to Henricks) in the modern Laozi but not in the Guodian: 1,3-4,6-8,10-12,14,21-24,26-29,33-34,36,38-39,42-43,47,49-51,53,58,60-62,65,67-81 In all the Guodian does only have 31 of the modern chapters. Do you really think that none of the 50 chapters left out are part of the Laozi?

Lol, it was torturously longwinded but I listened to the whole thing. And I have to say, the young “whippersnapper” has his heart in the right place. E.g. - keep “nuance” in opinions - re personal problems: find the root inside yourself - exercise, then use the stronger physique not to dominate but to protect & provide

Not me. Possibly @Pak_Satrio or @Vajra Fist can.

No need to apologise. You do you.

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I have been reading the DDJ since 1972. I have no interest in the Zhuangzi.

I look up the possible meanings of each character in the Kroll. Then see which choices make a coherent whole of a chapter.

Hi Stars. My advice: best to leave practice till you are much older. Welcome to the forum.

Great you study Classical Chinese as a hobby, so do I. Welcome to the forum.

Hi Philippa. Welcome to the forum.

Hi C11. Welcome to the forum.

Hi jasedaace. Welcome to the forum.

Hi Frop. Welcome to the forum.

Then there are the Uyghurs Muslims. I only know what I read online, so may not be true. https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/china-xinjiang-uyghurs-muslims-repression-genocide-human-rights

Should we stage an intervention?

Hi muscidae. Great you know Chinese, I look forward to hear your views. Welcome to the forum.

“You’re not an adult at all - you're just a tall child holding a beer, having conversations you don't understand...” (Dylan Moran)

I prefer pinyin. I think the same applies to the Laozi.

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