Difference in the Concept of"Jointly Governing the State and the Body"between the Tao Te Ching Annotated by the Old Man on the River and the Tao Te Ching Annotated by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Both The Tao Te Ching Annotated by the Old Man on the River and The Tao Te Ching Annotated by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang advocate the concept of governing the country with purity and nonaction.The former places equal emphasis on governing the country through self-care,but takes governing as a starting point to achieve the ultimate goal of longevity through self-care.The latter,on the other hand,has a clear tendency to integrate Confucianism,Buddhism,and Taoism,among which the Confucian philosophy of kingship is particularly prominent.This not only externalizes the identity of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang as a monarch,but also reflects the characteris-tics of the era of great cultural integration of Sui and Tang.This is the fundamental difference between the two,and it is precisely because of this that they present different Taoist philosophical ideas.
Tao Te ChingJointly Governing the State and the BodyEmperor Xuanzong of Tangthe Old Man on the River
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