King of Classics
Editor: Exodus Tales
The Book of Daoism was written by 'Lao Zi' Li Er in the Spring and Autumn Period. It was also called The Classic of the Way's Virtues, The Classic Book of Integrity, and the Way and the 5000 Character Classic.
It was a famous work from ancient times and was respected by all Schools of Thought. It was the foundation of the School of Taoism's philosophy and the foundation of the School of Taoism itself.
The Book of Daoism was split into two parts; the first part was called the 'Virtue Classic' while the second part was called the 'Dao Classic' and did not have chapters. Later, it was split into chapters, with the first 37 chapters being the Dao Classic and the latter 44 chapters being the Virtue Classic, for a total of 81 chapters.
The Book of Daoism touched on 'Dao,' which was the Dao of the Heavens, Earth, and all living things; it also touched on 'Virtue,' which was the method and theory of searching for the Dao.