The Daode jing Commentary of Cheng Xuanying - Daoism, Buddhism, and the Laozi in the Tang Dynasty

This book presents for the first time in English a complete translation of the Expository Commentary to the Daode jing written by the Daoist Cheng Xuanying in the 7th century CE. It includes a thorough introduction by the editor and translator that explores the origins of the commentary and its political and social context.