Daodejing

The Daodejing, literally “The Scripture of the Way and its Power,” has been influential in the philosophical and religious traditions of Daoism. It is traditionally dated to the 6th century BCE, although most scholars believe it was written several centuries later. The text is also known as the Laozi, after its purported author. The Daodejing has been rendered into English dozens of times, making it the most translated of any Chinese work.