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The '''Tao Te Ching''' is a classic Chinese text, written by [[Lao Tzu]].  It is a basic text of [[Taoism]], and is used by many [[Confucianism|Confucians]] as well.

The '''Tao Te Ching''' is a classic Chinese text, written by [[Lao Tzu]].  It is a basic text of [[Taoism]].

==History==

==History==

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Because of its age, the history of the Tao Te Ching in uncertain. The first version appeared during the 7th century B.C. However, it may have been written earlier than that. During the 6th centure B.C. Lao Tzu's students gathered his various writings to produce the official Tao Te Ching. The 81 chapters are considered the true philosophy of Lao Tzu.<ref>http://www.sjsu.edu/upload/course/course_6673/Introduction_to_the_Daode_Jing_4.0.doc</ref>

Because of its age, the history of the Tao Te Ching in uncertain. The first version appeared during the 7th century B.C. However, it may have been written earlier than that. During the 6th centure B.C. Lao Tzu's students gathered his various writings to produce the official Tao Te Ching. The 81 chapters are considered the true philosophy of Lao Tzu.<ref>http://www.sjsu.edu/upload/course/course_6673/Introduction_to_the_Daode_Jing_4.0.doc</ref>