Tao Te Ching: Zen Teachings on the Taoist Classic

by Takuan Soho and Lao Tzu

This version of the Tao Te Ching presents the classic in a unique light, through the eyes of a renowned master of the Rinzai Zen tradition. Takuan Soho, who lived from 1573 to 1645, was an acerbic, witty, free spirit; a painter, poet, author, calligrapher, gardener, and a tea master. He was also a confidant and teacher to shoguns and many other powerful and famous figures, among them the famed swordsmen Yagyu Munenori and, according to legend, Miyamoto...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590308964
• ISBN13: 9781590308967
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"