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<p>道德经分上下两篇，原文上篇《德经》、下篇《道经》，不分章，后改为《道经》37章在前，第38章之后为《德经》，并分为81章。</p>
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<p>Just as @Pedroski says in the comments, it was originally not divided into chapters, but was later divided into 81 chapters.</p>

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<p>I would like to know if the oldest copy of the Tao Te Ching and the poems had been enumerated/titled. All the translations have them numbered 1-81. I would like to know if this is accurate.</p>

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This book has 81 chapters. Originally, it had no chapters. Thereafter it had 68 chapters, now it has 81. The word "chapter"  comes from  a diminutive of Latin caput, basically meaning heading.
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Enumeration and The Tao Te Ching
# Enumeration and The Tao Te Ching

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-07-11)

I would like to know if the oldest copy of the Tao Te Ching and the poems had been enumerated/titled. All the translations have them numbered 1-81. I would like to know if this is accurate.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This book has 81 chapters. Originally, it had no chapters. Thereafter it had 68 chapters, now it has 81. The word "chapter"  comes from  a diminutive of Latin caput, basically meaning heading.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-07-12. Score: 1

> 道德经分上下两篇，原文上篇《德经》、下篇《道经》，不分章，后改为《道经》37章在前，第38章之后为《德经》，并分为81章。

-- [百度百科](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E7%BB%8F/327138)

Just as @username_1 says in the comments, it was originally not divided into chapters, but was later divided into 81 chapters.


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