The Canon of Grand Triad (Tai Xuan Jing): Oracular Values of Heaven, Earth and Man

This is a new translation of the key work of Han-period China spread out in the "land between the four seas" in the period from 206 BCE to 220 CE, the epoch which has left its indelible footprint in the entire thousands years old history of the country traditionally named "tian-xia" (Under Heaven), present-day "zhong-guo" (Central Kingdom). The Han dynasty can fairly be considered as the cradle of Chinese philosophical thought when "one hundred schools," trends in arts, sciences and religio...