Dao is the principle from which all things come; De is what all things get by following Dao. It’s said by Confucius.
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- What does the opening chapter of Dao De Jing say? A: Soundless and formless, it depends on nothing and does not change. B: Dao that can be talked about, is not a permanent Dao. C: All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.
- Dao gives birth to all things in the world and follows the law by which all things work as well.
- Dao follows the law by which all things work as well.
- Which of the following choices is not the characteristics of Dao? A: Dao represents the original state of the universe. B: Non-action, but does everything. C: Dao is a mixture of things, prior to the birth of Heaven and Earth. D: Equality in All Things.
- Which of the following is not the reason for the namelessness of Dao? A: Dao is at a level higher than the actual world which is namable with all things. B: Dao can not be spoken of and described in words since it is not in any linguistic system. C: Dao is beyond shapes and features. D: Nobody can understand Dao.