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Zhuangzi was a Chinese [[{{UsefulNotes/Taoism}} Taoist]] philosopher of the Warring States period with a deep influence on Chinese Buddhism. He was famous for telling parables and inventing koans. A few centuries later, Zhuangzi's style got mixed up with Mahayana Buddhist theology to create the school of Chán, known to the West by its Japanese name: Zen.
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Zhuangzi (Zhuang Zhou) was a Chinese [[{{UsefulNotes/Taoism}} Taoist]] philosopher of the Warring States period with a deep influence on Chinese Buddhism. He was famous for telling parables and inventing koans. A few centuries later, Zhuangzi's style got mixed up with Mahayana Buddhist theology to create the school of Chán, known to the West by its Japanese name: Zen.
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Summarising Zhuangzi's main teachings, he advocates that people should be free to choose and live the lifestyles which they are happy with.
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Summarising Zhuangzi's main teachings, he advocates that people should be free to choose and live the lifestyles which they are happy with.with, and that people should not force their beliefs and actions onto others.
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* LibertyOverProsperity: Zhuangzi himself believes in this, although he does not force this idea upon others.
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Summarising Zhuangzi's main teachings, he advocates that people should be free to choose and live the lifestyles which they are happy with.
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Wiki/TheOtherWiki has more [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi here]].
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However, in the West, he is best known as the man who couldn't figure whether he was a butterfly and is hence half the TropeNamer for SchrodingersButterfly and proof that AllJustADream is OlderThanFeudalism.
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However, in the West, he is best known as the man who couldn't figure whether he was a butterfly and is hence half the TropeNamer for SchrodingersButterfly and proof that AllJustADream is OlderThanFeudalism.
OlderThanFeudalism. He was also a major (but unacknowledged) influence on the famous German philosopher Martin Heidegger.[[note]] According to the Japanese philosopher Tomonobu Imamichi, Heidegger's central concept of Dasein (there-being) was partially developed after reading Okakura Kakuzo's ''The Book of Tea'', which described Zhuangzi's philosophy as "being-in-the-worldness."[[/note]]
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--> I hear the ruler who gave you that position suffers from oozing sores and offers great rewards for those willing to lick them and relieve his pain, however briefly. So, how many sores did you lick to get ''your'' job?
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** A friend of Zhuangzi once described a tree on his property that reached to the sky, but its trunk and limbs were so twisted and gnarled that its wood would be useless for construction and no carpenter would look twice at it. The friend then told Zhuangzi, "Your words remind me of my tree; big and useless." Zhuangzi replied, "If this tree on your property is so useless, and no one will cut it down, why not lie under it and enjoy the shade it provides?"
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Misspellings, mild rewording.
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** He once visited Confucious' home state of Lu, at which point the ruler there teased him about the lack of popularity of Taoism compared to Confucianism. Zhuanzi replied that if the ruler wanted to find out how many of them were really serious about Confucianism (as opposed to the ones that only liked the fancy clothes and/or prestige that came along with it), he should enact an edict to put to death anybody who only paid lip service to Confucianism.
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** He once visited Confucious' Lu, Confucius' home state of Lu, at which point state, and the ruler there teased him about the lack of popularity of Taoism compared to Confucianism. Zhuanzi Zhuangzi replied that if the ruler wanted to find out how many of them were really serious about Confucianism (as opposed to the ones that only liked the fancy clothes and/or prestige that came along with it), he should enact an edict to put to death anybody who only paid lip service to Confucianism.
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* {{Koan}}: His says, though they predate Zen Buddism, are very koan-like.
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* {{Koan}}: His says, sayings, though they predate Zen Buddism, are very koan-like.
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The OtherWiki has more [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi here]].
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* AngstWhatAngst: He was seen singing happily and otherwise enjoying himself after his wife died, when Confucian mores dictated a mourning period. His response was: "My wife might very well be in some wonderful afterlife now; why should I be upset about that?"
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* AngstWhatAngst: He was seen singing happily and otherwise enjoying himself after his wife died, when Confucian mores dictated a mourning period. His response was: "My wife might very well be happily in the afterlife now; why should I be upset about that?"
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* AngstWhatAngst: He was seen singing happily and otherwise enjoying himself after his wife died, when Confucian mores dictated a mourning period. His response was: "My wife might very well be happily in the some wonderful afterlife now; why should I be upset about that?"
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* AngstWhatAngst: He was seen singing happily and otherwise enjoying himself after his wife died, when Confucian mores dictated a mourning period. His response was: "My wife might very well be happily in the afterlife now; why should I be upset about that?"
* {{Koan}}: His says, though they predate Zen Buddism, are very koan-like.
* StarvingArtist: Given that he didn't care to butter up patrons to have any sort of regular income, he was frequently living below the poverty level.
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** He turned down a cushy government post by comparing himself to a tortoise (revered in China for their longevity) who was happier in a pond in the middle of nowhere than stuffed and mounted as an idol to worship.
** His response to another friend who came to show off about ''his'' cushy government post:
--> I hear the ruler who gave you that position suffers from oozing sores and offers great rewards for those willing to lick them and relieve his pain, however briefly. So, how many sores did you lick to get ''your'' job?
** He once visited Confucious' home state of Lu, at which point the ruler there teased him about the lack of popularity of Taoism compared to Confucianism. Zhuanzi replied that if the ruler wanted to find out how many of them were really serious about Confucianism (as opposed to the ones that only liked the fancy clothes and/or prestige that came along with it), he should enact an edict to put to death anybody who only paid lip service to Confucianism.
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* AngstWhatAngst: He was seen singing happily and otherwise enjoying himself after his wife died, when Confucian mores dictated a mourning period. His response was: "My wife might very well be happily in the afterlife now; why should I be upset about that?"
* {{Koan}}: His says, though they predate Zen Buddism, are very koan-like.
* StarvingArtist: Given that he didn't care to butter up patrons to have any sort of regular income, he was frequently living below the poverty level.
* {{Troll}}:
** He turned down a cushy government post by comparing himself to a tortoise (revered in China for their longevity) who was happier in a pond in the middle of nowhere than stuffed and mounted as an idol to worship.
** His response to another friend who came to show off about ''his'' cushy government post:
--> I hear the ruler who gave you that position suffers from oozing sores and offers great rewards for those willing to lick them and relieve his pain, however briefly. So, how many sores did you lick to get ''your'' job?
** He once visited Confucious' home state of Lu, at which point the ruler there teased him about the lack of popularity of Taoism compared to Confucianism. Zhuanzi replied that if the ruler wanted to find out how many of them were really serious about Confucianism (as opposed to the ones that only liked the fancy clothes and/or prestige that came along with it), he should enact an edict to put to death anybody who only paid lip service to Confucianism.
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'''Zhuangzi''' was a Chinese [[{{UsefulNotes/Taoism}} Taoist]] philosopher of the Warring States period with a deep influence on Chinese Buddhism. He was famous for telling parables and inventing koans. A few centuries later, Zhuangzi's style got mixed up with Mahayana Buddhist theology to create the school of Chán, known to the West by its Japanese name: Zen.
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->''Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Zhuangzi. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuangzi. But he didn't know if he was Zhuangzi who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Zhuangzi.''
'''Zhuangzi''' was a Chinese [[{{UsefulNotes/Taoism}} Taoist]] philosopher of the Warring States period with a deep influence on Chinese Buddhism. He was famous for telling parables and inventing koans. A few centuries later, Zhuangzi's style got mixed up with Mahayana Buddhist theology to create the school of Chán, known to the West by its Japanese name: Zen.
However, in the West, he is best known as the man who couldn't figure whether he was a butterfly and is hence half the TropeNamer for SchrodingersButterfly and proof that AllJustADream is OlderThanFeudalism.
The OtherWiki has more [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi here]].
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[[caption-width-right:200:Chinese depiction. Now, just figure out which one is Zhuangzi.]]
->''Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Zhuangzi. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuangzi. But he didn't know if he was Zhuangzi who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Zhuangzi.''
'''Zhuangzi''' was a Chinese [[{{UsefulNotes/Taoism}} Taoist]] philosopher of the Warring States period with a deep influence on Chinese Buddhism. He was famous for telling parables and inventing koans. A few centuries later, Zhuangzi's style got mixed up with Mahayana Buddhist theology to create the school of Chán, known to the West by its Japanese name: Zen.
However, in the West, he is best known as the man who couldn't figure whether he was a butterfly and is hence half the TropeNamer for SchrodingersButterfly and proof that AllJustADream is OlderThanFeudalism.
The OtherWiki has more [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi here]].
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