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James Legge
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
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James Legge's translation of the I Ching is the standard against which all later editions of this timeless oracle have been judged. Part divination system part guide to living a…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms stands as one of the world's greatest travelogues of a Chinese Buddhist monk on his quest to find sacred Buddhist scriptures.
Lao-Tse
The Tao Te Ching is a spiritual inspirational work that guides us through life helping us to live within each moment and find the beauty that is all around each…
Lao Tzu
The Tao Te Ching is a spiritual inspirational poem that guides through life helping us to live within each moment and find the beauty that is all around each of…
Tao Te Ching, attributed to Lao Tzu, is a cornerstone of Taoism, delving into its philosophical and religious tenets. The text, known for its poetic and paradoxical style, consists of…
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K'Ung-Fu Tzu
Confucius: The Great Learning illuminates the path to wisdom, reflecting Confucianism's enduring influence on East Asian philosophy and culture.
Helen Edith Legge
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Dating to the late ninth century B.C., the I Ching, or, Book of Changes is one of the oldest of the Chinese classics. What began as a manual for divination…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
Life and Teachings or Confucius is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1875. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and…
The sacred books of China: The texts of Taoism is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas…
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the…
The Chinese Classics (PROLEGOMENA), is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So…
The religions of China. Confucianism and Ta oism described and compared with Christianity This book, The religions of China, by James Legge, is a replication of a book originally published…
In this insightful paper, James Legge, a noted sinologist and Christian missionary in China during the nineteenth century, explores the relationship between Confucianism and Christianity. Legge argues that while there…
A recording of the Chinese Buddhist monk’s travels to bring Buddhist scriptures to India and Sri Lanka between 399 and 412AD.
From the disposition of a land’s rulers to the behavior of its women, from the existence of God to the value of prayer, Confucius has been a powerful shaper of…
The Nestorian Monument or Nestorian Stele is a fascinating attestation of the work of Syriac-speaking missionaries in sixth-century China. The inscription in Chinese, supplemented with some Syriac, provides a brief…
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The Analects of Confucius (from the Chinese Classics), is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off…
The Sacred Books of the East - China Texts Of Taoism Part 1 Of 2 - Vol. 39 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks…
James Legge’s translation of the I Ching is the standard against which all later editions of this timeless oracle have been judged. Part divination system, part guide to living a…
An original classic on Confucian philosophy written in the middle of the 19th century.
Blue-eyed and high-spirited, Elfride Swancourt has little experience of the world beyond her remote parish, and becomes entangled with two men: the boyish architect, Stephen Smith, and the older literary…
The Nestorian Monument of Hsi-An Fu in Shen-Hsi, China is a historical book written by James Legge in 1888. The book is a detailed account of the Nestorian Monument, which…
In this seminal work, James Legge presents an English translation of the prolegomena to the Confucian classics, providing readers with a window into the intellectual and philosophical traditions of ancient…
