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Taoist mystics, theologians and scriptures

Select the hyperlinked name of a mystic, theologian, or scripture in order to view quotations drawn from that particular source. Citations for that source appear below.

Note that authors of Taoist books frequently attributed the authorship of their books to Lao Tsu in order to signify that their books were a product of his school of thought.

Chuang Tzu, a Taoist sage who lived sometime before 250 B.C.: Chuang Tzu. The Way of Chuang Tzu. Translator/Editor Thomas Merton. New York: New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1965.
ISBN 0877736766
The Hua Hu Ching, a book that Lao Tsu allegedly wrote sometime after the Tao Te Ching.: Lao Tzu. Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu. Trans. Brian Walker. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992.
ISBN 0060692456
Shui-ch'ing Tzu, a pseudonym for the author of a commentary on the T'ai Shang Ch'ing-ching Ching, a work that's part of the Taoist canon. The date of the commentary hasn't been ascertained.: Lao-tzu. Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind. Trans. Eva Wong. Boston: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 1992.
ISBN 0877736871
The Tao Te Ching, the book on which Taoism is based.: Lao Tsu. Tao Te Ching. Trans. Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English. New York: Vintage Books, 1972.
ISBN 039471833X
URL: Different English translations of the Tao Teh Ching are available at http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/ttc-list.htm