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Zhuangzi

The Taoist sage Zhuang Zhou (4th century BCE) in parables: the butterfly dream, Cook Ding's knife, the useless tree.

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01Zhuangzi 1Transcendental Bliss↗
02Zhuangzi 2The Identity Of Contraries↗
03Zhuangzi 3Nourishment Of The Soul↗
04Zhuangzi 4Man Among Men↗

Chuang Tzŭ, tr. Herbert A. Giles (1889)
Herbert A. Giles, 1889

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01Zhuangzi 1Transcendental Bliss 02Zhuangzi 2The Identity Of Contraries 03Zhuangzi 3Nourishment Of The Soul 04Zhuangzi 4Man Among Men 05Zhuangzi 5The Evidence Of Virtue Complete 06Zhuangzi 6The Great Supreme 07Zhuangzi 7How To Govern 08Zhuangzi 8Joined Toes 09Zhuangzi 9Horses' Hoofs 10Zhuangzi 10Opening Trunks 11Zhuangzi 11On Letting Alone 12Zhuangzi 12The Universe 13Zhuangzi 13The Tao Of God 14Zhuangzi 14The Circling Sky 15Zhuangzi 15Self-Conceit 16Zhuangzi 16Exercise Of Faculties 17Zhuangzi 17Autumn Floods 18Zhuangzi 18Perfect Happiness 19Zhuangzi 19The Secret Of Life 20Zhuangzi 20Mountain Trees 21Zhuangzi 21T'Ien Tzŭ Fang 22Zhuangzi 22Knowledge Travels North 23Zhuangzi 23Kêng Sang Ch'U 24Zhuangzi 24Hsü Wu Kuei 25Zhuangzi 25Tsê Yang 26Zhuangzi 26Contingencies 27Zhuangzi 27Language 28Zhuangzi 28On Declining Power 29Zhuangzi 29Robber Chê 30Zhuangzi 30On Swords 31Zhuangzi 31The Old Fisherman 32Zhuangzi 32Lieh Tzŭ 33Zhuangzi 33The Empire

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Chuang Tzŭ, tr. Herbert A. Giles (1889)Translation · English · Herbert A. Giles, 1889

Herbert Giles's translation (1889) of all 33 chapters. Giles writes freely and sometimes paraphrases, and modern translators read many passages differently. His running commentary and notes are not included.

Chuang Tzŭ: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer, translated by Herbert A. Giles (London: Bernard Quaritch, 1889). Public domain. Text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59709 (Distributed Proofreaders); Giles's arguments and comments omitted. · Source ↗

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