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1	Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator), Zhuangzi add to wishlist Chuang Tzu (369?-286? BC) was a leading Taoist philosopher. Using parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, he set forth in this book the early ideas of what was to become the Taoist school. This collection includes the seven "inner chapters," three of the "outer chapters," and one of the "miscellaneous chapters." see all copies from $5.56! new only from $17.95! \| SVS
2	The Lotus Sutra more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist -- Victor Mair see all copies from $8.00! new only from $15.37! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Tales of the Heike more books like this by Professor Haruo Shirane (Editor), Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid characters and chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power ... see all copies from $6.90! new only from $19.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist Han Fei Tzu (280?-233BC) was a prince of the ruling house of the small state of Han. A representative of the "Fa-chia", or Legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final and most readable exposition of its theories. Han Fei Tzu's handbook for the ruler, which includes a few chapters for the guidance of his ministers, deals with the problem ... see all copies from $2.73! new only from $27.60! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Zhuangzi: Basic Writings more books like this by David Butler, Zhuangzi, Professor Burton Watson add to wishlist Only by understanding Dao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can humankind achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death. This is the central tenet of the philosophy espoused by Zhuangzi (369?-286?BC) in the book that bears his name. A leading philosopher of the Daoist strain, Zhuangzi used parable and anecdote, allegory ... see all copies from $12.88! new only from $20.61! \| SVS
6	Records of the Grand Historian more books like this by Sima Qian, Professor Qian Sima Qian, Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist Sima Qian (145?-90? BCE) was the first major Chinese historian. His "Shiji," or "Records of the Grand Historian," documents the history of China and its neighboring countries from the ancient past to his own time. These three volumes cover the Qin and Han dynasties. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $73.92!
7	The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi: A Translation of the Lin-Chi Lu more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator), Hs Uan, I-Hsuan add to wishlist Among the most important texts of Zen literature is the "Lin-chi lu", which details the insights and exploits of the great ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one of the most highly regarded of the Tang period masters. PEN translation prize-winner Burton Watson presents an eloquent translation of this seminal classic for modern readers - the ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $25.50!
8	Hsa1/4n Tzu: Basic Writings more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist Hsun Tzu (born ca. 312 B.C.) provided the dominant philosophical system of his day. Although basically Confucian, he differed with Mencius by asserting that the original nature of man is evil, and also expounded on such subjects as good government, military affairs, Heaven, and music. see all copies from $9.45! new only from $24.00! \| SVS
9	The TSO Chuan: Selections from China's Oldest Narrative History more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist The Tso chuan has long been recognized as a classic of China's early prose tradition. Probably written in the third century B.C., the book is a vivid account of events during the crucial period from 722 to 468. The Tso chuan focuses on political, diplomatic, and military affairs, but also reveals a great deal about economic and cultural ... see all copies from $16.50! new only from $32.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator), W T De Barry (Designer), Zhuangzi add to wishlist The "Chuang Tzu" is one of the most justly celebrated texts of the Chinese tradition -- impressive for both its bold philosophical imagination and its striking literary style. Accepting the challenge of translating this captivating classic in its entirety, Burton Watson has expertly rendered into English both the profound thought and the literary ... see all copies from $74.11! new only from $91.34! \| SVS
11 view cover	The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Editor) add to wishlist -- Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies see all copies from $2.52! new only from $40.32!
12 view cover	Early Chinese Literature more books like this by Professor Burton Watson add to wishlist Watson's account of Chinese writing from the time of the Chou dynasty (1100--249 B.C.) to the Latter Han (25-220) is accompanied by a chronology, biographical information, and a selected list of translations. see all copies from $5.85! new only from $29.29! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsun Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Editor) add to wishlist Compiling in one volume the basic writings of these three seminal thinkers of ancient China, each from a different philosophical school, this book reveals the richness and diversity of the ancient Chinese intellectual world. see all copies from $19.50! new only from $28.49! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Records of the Historian: Chapters from the Shih Chi of Ssu-Ma Ch'ien more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.94!
15 view cover	The Vimalakirti Sutra more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist One of the most popular Asian classics for roughly two thousand years, the Vimalakirti Sutra stands out among the sacred texts of Mahayana Buddhism for its conciseness, its vivid and humorous episodes, its dramatic narratives, and its eloquent exposition of the key doctrine of emptiness or nondualism. Unlike most sutras, its central figure is not ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $25.30! \| SVS
16 view cover	Mozi more books like this by Di Mo, Geoffrey Charles Evans, Professor Burton Watson add to wishlist Mozi (fifth century BC) was an important political and social thinker and formidable rival of the Confucianists. He advocated universal love - his most important doctrine, according to which all humankind should be loved and treated as one's kinfolk; honoring and making use of worthy men in government; and identifying with one's superior as a ... see all copies from $3.74! new only from $11.84! \| SVS
17 view cover	Han Feizi: Basic Writings more books like this by John J Figueroa, Fei Han, Professor Burton Watson add to wishlist Trenchant, sophisticated and cynical Han Feizi has been read in every age and is still of interest today when people are more than ever concerned with the nature and use of power. Han Feizi (280?-233BC), a prince of Han, was a representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy and produced the final and most readable exposition of ... see all copies from $10.90! new only from $25.30! \| SVS
18	Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings more books like this by Chaung Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.25! \| first editions
19 view cover	Cold Mountain more books like this by Shan Han, Professor Burton Watson (Translator), Burton Wateon (Translator) add to wishlist One of the most popular classics of Zen-Taoist literature--now in a fine-quality miniature edition. The legendary Han-shan (of the 7th-century), whose name means "Cold Mountain", has been revered for centuries as one of the great poet-recluses of Asian literature. Unabridged. Two-color interior. see all copies from $45.00! new only from $173.85! \| first editions
20 view cover	Selected Poems of Du Fu more books like this by Professor Burton Watson (Translator), Fu Du add to wishlist -- Translation Review see all copies from $4.99! new only from $18.21!
21 view cover	Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home more books like this by Saigyo, Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist Burton's Watson translations are accompanied by a Romanized version of the Japanese original and identification of its location in Japanese anthologies. A general introduction discusses the few facts known about Saigyo's life and analyzes the origins and characteristics of his poetic style. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	For All My Walking: Free-Verse Haiku of Taneda Santoka with Excerpts from His Diaries more books like this by Santoka Taneda, Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist Taneda Santoka's poetry attracted limited notice during his lifetime (1882-1940), but there has been an upsurge of interest in him, both in Japan and abroad. Including 245 poems and selected diary excerpts, "For All My Walking" makes Santoka's work available to English speaking readers and students of haiku and Zen Buddhism. In April 1926, Santoka ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $10.90! \| SVS
23 view cover	From the Country of Eight Islands: An Anthology of Japanese Poetry more books like this by Watson Sato, Hiroaki Sato (Photographer), Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist A survey of Japanese poetry contains the works of over one hundred poets from the eighth century to the present. see all copies from $2.54! new only from $2.84! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Living Buddha: An Interpretive Biography more books like this by Daisaku Ikeda, Professor Burton Watson (Translator) add to wishlist An intimate portrayal of one of history's most important and obscure figures, the Buddha, this chronicle reveals him not as a mystic, but a warm and engaged human being that was very much the product of his turbulent times. This biographical account traces the path of Siddhartha Gautama as he walked away from the pleasure palace that had been his ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $8.79! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Xunzi: Basic Writings more books like this by Fei Han, Xunzi, Professor Burton Watson add to wishlist Xunzi asserted that the original nature of man is evil, differing on this point from Mencius, his famous predecessor in the Confucian school. In the most complete, well-ordered philosophical system of his day, Xunzi advocated the counteraction of man's evil through self-improvement, the pursuit of learning, the avoidance of obsession, and ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $18.50! \| SVS

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