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Tao Te Ching Overview

Book Structure

The Tao Te Ching consists of 81 chapters and is traditionally divided into two parts:

Explores the nature of the Tao and the underlying principles of the universe.

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	No. 7	No. 8
No. 9	No. 10	No. 11	No. 12	No. 13	No. 14	No. 15	No. 16
No. 17	No. 18	No. 19	No. 20	No. 21	No. 22	No. 23	No. 24
No. 25	No. 26	No. 27	No. 28	No. 29	No. 30	No. 31	No. 32
No. 33	No. 34	No. 35	No. 36	No. 37

Focuses on virtue and practical application of Taoist wisdom in life and governance.

No. 38	No. 39	No. 40	No. 41	No. 42	No. 43	No. 44	No. 45
No. 46	No. 47	No. 48	No. 49	No. 50	No. 51	No. 52	No. 53
No. 54	No. 55	No. 56	No. 57	No. 58	No. 59	No. 60	No. 61
No. 62	No. 63	No. 64	No. 65	No. 66	No. 67	No. 68	No. 69
No. 70	No. 71	No. 72	No. 73	No. 74	No. 75	No. 76	No. 77
No. 78	No. 79	No. 80	No. 81