SPLANDOUR · 斯文 × 太虛間
A bookshop for Siwen & Taixu Hall

Confucian · Buddhist · Daoist / 儒 · 釋 · 道

Books for study.

展卷明理,讀有所據。

A shared bookshop for Siwen and Taixu Hall. Classical texts, translations, commentaries and original writings for a life of study and practice.

讀有所據The Laozi of the Silk Manuscripts — 帛書老子杳眇注THE SILK MANUSCRIPTS · 帛書老子杳眇注

01 / Publications · 出版

On the reading desk

案頭新卷

Begin with a text you can return to.

Cover of The Laozi of the Silk Manuscripts

Yaomiao's writings · 杳眇著述

The Laozi of the Silk Manuscripts

帛書老子杳眇注

582 pagesChinese & EnglishPDF · DRM-free

An English translation from the Mawangdui A and B manuscripts, with the Chinese text, collation notes, character studies and Yaomiao's commentary. De before Dao, following the silk manuscripts.

€9,90 EUR · EBOOK

02 / Study & practice · 修學

From the page into daily practice

讀有所據,行有所依。

I / 一

Texts & writings

典籍與著述

Classical texts, commentaries and Yaomiao's writings, prepared for close reading and sustained study. Begin with the Laozi of the silk manuscripts.

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II / 二

Open libraries

文庫聯讀

Follow the sources through Siwen and Taixu Hall. Read across the Confucian, Buddhist and Daoist traditions, with no purchase required.

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III / 三

Read before you buy

先讀數章

Open the free Laozi sample to explore the translation and commentary, and see whether this edition belongs on your reading desk.

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03 / Connected libraries · 聯讀

Two libraries. One reading desk.

兩座文庫,一席書案。

Open reading. No purchase required.

SIWEN.INK / Confucian & Daoist studies

Siwen 斯文

經史子集,文始道脈,杳眇三注。

The four divisions of classical literature, the Wenshi tradition and Yaomiao's three commentaries. A place to sit down with the sources.

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TAIXU.INK / Chinese Buddhist texts

Taixu Hall 太虛間

虛以納八宗,間以安一心。

A library of Chinese Buddhism shaped by Taixu's framework: scriptures and treatises, teachers and lineages across the eight schools.

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About this bookshop · 緣起

Three traditions, each with its own path.

三家並陳,各循其脈。

Splandour connects Siwen and Taixu Hall through books for Confucian, Buddhist and Daoist study. Each tradition retains its sources and its own path. We bring them together here in the service of attentive reading and everyday practice.

How are ebooks delivered?

A download link is sent after successful payment. This edition is a PDF, with no physical shipment. Read the free sample before purchasing.

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