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This chapter examines the approximate dating of the Daodejing based on early Chinese excavated manuscripts. The Guodian Laozi text, which contains various interpolations and corruptions under the influence of similar phonetic and script forms, clearly shows that this version aligns with other excavated literature from around the fourth century BCE. This casts doubt on the many theories which postdate the Daodejing to the late Warring States period.

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Revisiting the Date of Daodejing in Light of the Guodian Manuscript

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    2026年

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  • Zhi Chen,
  • Yiwen Qiao

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This chapter examines the approximate dating of the Daodejing based on early Chinese excavated manuscripts. The Guodian Laozi text, which contains various interpolations and corruptions under the influence of similar phonetic and script forms, clearly shows that this version aligns with other excavated literature from around the fourth century BCE. This casts doubt on the many theories which postdate the Daodejing to the late Warring States period.