Translations and commentaries on some chapters including Chinese characters for each.

Chad Hansen's translation of the Tao Te Ching

Translational information and comparison, based on D. C. Lau's translation.

Translation and personal introduction by Aleister Crowley.

Interpolation by Tormod Kinnes, based on the English versions of Lin Yutang, Arthur Waley and Wing-tsit Chan.

Chinese text based on the Wang Bi version. English: Arthur Waley and D. C. Lau. French: Stanislas Julien. German: Richard Wilhelm.

Translations with commentaries by Nina Correa. Site also includes the Seal Script characters used in the Guodian Laozi with English definitions, and a Taoist discussion forum.

Personal opinions on the text and its author by Maury R. Merkin.

Commentaries on James Legge's version by sister - a Daoist Nun.

Over a dozen different translations.

Transcription of Siji Tzu's oral rendition to his students.

91 translations in many different languages, including 35 in English.

Reflections on the Tao Te Ching, an essay by Mike Carson.

A simple poetic interpretation by Jim Clatfelter.

A Brief Comparison of Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" with Peter Merel's translation by David York.

An archive of texts translated by Bradford Hatcher.

Translation by A. S. Kline.

100+ translations of chapter 1.

Commentaries on the Dao De Jing by Tony Barnstone and Chou Ping, including translations of some chapters.

English and German translations featuring Chinese text as GIFs. Each character is linked to a dictionary and includes Seal Script characters.

"The Book of the Library and Its Ways" is a humorous interpolation from the viewpoint of a librarian by Andy Barnett.

by Isis with a metaphysical slant.

By Alan Sheets and Barbara Tovey, who have grouped the chapters into nine personality types.

A brief look at translation difficulties with the Dao De Jing.

Peter Merel's Interpolation of the Tao Te Ching

Introduction and translation by Rosenthal.

Mark Chan comments on sections of the Tao Te Ching from a musician's perspective.

Translation and commentary by an unknown author, compiled by David Tuffey. Chapters are sorted by topic. Provides a downloadable version.

A modern, humorous and loosely phrased translation by Ron Hogan.

Translation by Steven Mitchell.

Translation with some commentary by Dr. Edwin Sha from the perspective of a Buddhist.

by Andre Gauthier with images by Penny Downes.

Translation offered by a Wing Chun Kuen group in Denmark, it is based on the 1924 publication by The Shrine of Wisdom.

Translation by David Lindauer.

Based on a translation by Ursula Le Guin, Anthony Judge presents one-line synopses for each chapter. Site also contains extensive commentaries.

A rendition by Douglas Allchin including photographs for each chapter.

James Legge's version.

Several on-line translations of the classic of the way.

Over 30 translations, including some well-known authors and some new ones.

John J. Emerson explores the possibilities of authorship based on the theories of other philosophers of the time as well as historical events.

Tongue-in-cheek interpretation by Kevin Solway & David Quinn. Fun for a laugh.

The first 10 chapters translated and adapted by Sonja Elen Kisa.

"Fundamentals of Taoism and Mind in General" explores the connection of the Tao Te Ching to neurological patterns in the brain, by C. J. Lofting.

"Ancient Systems Thinking in China and Its Application in Chinese Life" by Yi Lin. An essay on scientific applications of the Tao Te Ching to the systematic wholeness of life.

Using the Feng/English version, Masahito Koishikawa compares chapters of the Tao Te Ching with passages from the Bible.

Sorensen's humorous transliteration which encorporates computer-ese, based loosely on the English translation by Steven Mitchell.

An article written for Quest Magazine in which Richard W. Brooks comments on particular sections of various translations.

A Zen approach and commentary.

Translated by John Louis Albert Trottier.

A work in progress: translations with commentaries by Derek Lin.

By Sanderson Beck, as included in the Wisdom Bible.

A work in progress by Darkchilde, including commentaries on various English translations.

Rick Harbaugh's Chinese text of the Tao Te Ching, hyperlinked to definitions of Chinese characters and to an English translation.