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Chuang Tzu: Chinese Buddhism
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Chuang Tzu (399 - 295 B.C.) has always been an influential Chinese philosopher. His writing is at once transcendental while at the same time being deeply immersed within everyday life. He is at peace while at the same time moving through the world. There is a deep vein of mysticism within him which is illuminated by his very rational nature. His style of writing with its parables and conversations both accessible while at the same time pointing to deeper issues.
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Chuang Tzu was a full precursor of scientific pantheism. Like Heraklitus he accepted the reality of constant flux, and the full reality of physical death. Like most Chinese philosophers he did not believe in an afterlife.
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This is a short interpretation of the ancient Taoist classic named after its author, Chuang Tzu. This ancient text, originating in China in the fourth century BC, stands as one of the world's profoundest manuals of spiritual transformation. In ten short chapters, the author explores the key ideas of the Chuang Tzu, revealing the way to enlightenment and inner peace as taught by this ancient Taoist teacher. The book is illustrated with traditional Chinese cut-paper designs.
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Chuang Tzu was a leading thinker representing the Taoist strain in Chinese thought. Using parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, he set forth the early ideas of what was to become the Taoist school. Central in these is the belief that only by understanding Tao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in unity can man achieve true happiness and be truly free, in both life and death. Witty and imaginative, enriched by brilliant imagery, making sportive use of both mythological and historical personages (including even Confucius), the book which bears Chuang Tzu's name has for centuries been savoured by Chinese readers. (http://www.coldbacon.com/chuang/bio.html)
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