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Taoist Texts covers the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoist philosophy attributed to Laozi. The same work also appears under scripturetext as canonical scripture of Taoism; it is catalogued here separately for its philosophical and esoteric content rather than its canonical status.

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Overview
What Defines This Grouping
Chinese texts of the Daoist tradition read in its esoteric current, the Daode jing and the inner-alchemical and meditative literature that took it as a foundational scripture. 2
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Category
Esoteric Texts 1
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 3
Origins
Language
Classical Chinese 2
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Taoist esoteric texts

This small group holds an esoteric text of Taoism. The atlas classes here the Tao Te Ching, the foundational scripture attributed to Laozi, whose terse verses on the Way and its power underlie the tradition's later inner arts.

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Sources
2. The Encyclopedia of Taoism
Fabrizio Pregadio (ed.), Routledge, 2008s.v. Daode jingView the Source
3. Daoism Handbook
Livia Kohn (ed.), Brill, 2000introduction
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