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.
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.
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- Dao is the principle from which all things come; De is what all things get by following Dao. It’s said by Confucius.
- All of the following are true about Dao De Jing EXCEPT that ______.
- Dao is unnamable because ___________. A: Laozi does not know what Dao is. B: Dao is something lying within shapes and features. C: Dao can be spoken of in words since it gives birth to actual things in the world. D: Dao is not in any linguistic system. There is no language enough to describe it properly.
- 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.
- Which of the following statement is not the reason for the namelessness of Dao? A: Dao can not be spoken of and described in words since it is not in any linguistic system. B: Dao is at a higher level than the actual world which is namable with all things. C: Dao is beyond shapes and features. D: Nobody can understand Dao.