Immortality Posted September 28, 2021 Dear friends, I understand that history has produced several versions of Dao De Jing, such as the Mawangtui text and the Fuyi edition. Would anyone here be so kind as to tell me which version is presented on yellowbridge.com?: https://www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/daodejing.php Your friend under the crescent moon, Immortality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Logray Posted September 29, 2021 It mostly belongs to the 3 latter versions, from 5 BC to 290 AD. The earlier 3 versions have different wordings in Chapter 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Immortality Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) Dear Master Logray, Thank you for your response. Can these three latter versions be identified by a certain name? I'm aware of the following denominators: Mawangtui, Fuyi, Suotan, Wangpi, and Kuotien Thank you, Immortality Edited September 29, 2021 by Immortality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Logray Posted September 29, 2021 I cannot handle pinyin. See the table. 1, 2 - before BC 168 3 - BC 140 - 11- 4 AD 5-60 5 AD 200 approx. 6 AD 240-249 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Immortality Posted September 29, 2021 Thank you, Would anyone here be able to render this in pinyin for me? Kindly yours, Immortality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nintendao Posted September 30, 2021 Hi @Immortality, here's what i found for the sources named in the left column of the table. Silk Book A Silk Book B Western Han Bamboo Slips Collected by Peking University Yan Zun "Lao Zi Zhigui" He Shang Gong "Lao Zi Zhang Ju" Wang Bi "Tao De Jing" 帛书甲 帛书乙 北大藏西汉竹简 严遵《老子指归》 河上公《老子章句》 王弼《道德经》 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites