Editions and comparison
Record editions and compare Laozi and Zhuangzi without flattening differences.
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Laozi Editions: Chapter Order and Wording in the Received Text, Silk and Bamboo
The Laozi survives as a received text, Mawangdui silk and bamboo slips. A chapter-order table, chapter 38 side by side, a few disputed lines and a timeline of copying against finding show where they differ.
Read first: Daoist Thought and Religious Daoism: Sorting the Books, the Name and the Religion
DA-012Laozi and Zhuangzi: Reading Them Side by Side by Genre, Audience and Word Use
The Laozi and the Zhuangzi are both called Daoist yet write and use words differently. A style table, whom each addresses, three shared words and three uses of know-when-to-stop show how to read them together.
Read first: Dao and De in the Laozi: Reading Chapters 1, 21, 25, 38 and 51 · The Zhuangzi: Inner, Outer and Miscellaneous Chapters, Mapped