T’ai-Shang Kan-Ying P’ien : Paul Carus, Teitaro DT Suzuki 1906 [ Taoism ]
$175
In stock
Description
First Edition Of Unusual 12th Century Taoist Text “T’ai-Shang Kan-Ying P’ien Treatise of the Exalted One on Response and Retribution” Translated By Teitaro “DT” Suzuki
Carus, Paul and Suzuki, Teitaro. T’ai-Shang Kan-Ying P’ien Treatise of the Exalted One on Response and Retribution. The Open Court Publishing Co. Chicago. 1906. First edition.
First edition of unusual Taoist text translated by a young Teitaro “DT” Suzuki (1870 – 1966), noted Japanese Zen scholar and philosopher during his early association with Paul Carus. Sometimes translated as “Treatise On Response of the Tao”, this later Taoist text (12th century, though traditionally attributed to Lao-Tze) draws on elements of Confucianism and Buddhism to lay out a theory of morality based in the origins of curses and blessings in our good and bad deeds being reported to the heavens and was quite popular in the Ming dynasty. Includes 16 illustrations by Keichyu Yamada.
139pp + [15] ads. Patterned yellow paper wrapped boards with cloth spine. Faces foxed. Wear to corners and fore edges with losses. Dent back wrap fore edge. Book plate front pastedown. Pages toned but clean. Includes illustrations and Chinese text. Minor soiling and wear pg. 62-63. Good.
If you liked this book, you might also like this first edition of Demon Possession and Allied Themes, a study of purported demonic phenomena in 19th century China. You might also enjoy this original handwritten poem by Japanese Shinto scholar Genchi Kato connected to an important US legal case.
