Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi
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The Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi are the core, philosophically central sections of the Daoist classic Zhuangzi, traditionally regarded as its most authentic and influential part.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5957290 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi Context triple: [Zhuangzi, textAttributed, Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi]
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A.
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu is a collected record of the sayings, discussions, and teachings of the influential Song-dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhu Xi.
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B.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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C.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
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D.
The Tao Is Silent
The Tao Is Silent is a philosophical book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Taoist thought through paradoxes, dialogues, and logical puzzles.
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E.
Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and spiritual classic, traditionally attributed to Laozi, that expounds the principles of the Tao and serves as a foundational text of Taoism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi Target entity description: The Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi are the core, philosophically central sections of the Daoist classic Zhuangzi, traditionally regarded as its most authentic and influential part.
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A.
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu is a collected record of the sayings, discussions, and teachings of the influential Song-dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhu Xi.
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B.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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C.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
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D.
The Tao Is Silent
The Tao Is Silent is a philosophical book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Taoist thought through paradoxes, dialogues, and logical puzzles.
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E.
Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and spiritual classic, traditionally attributed to Laozi, that expounds the principles of the Tao and serves as a foundational text of Taoism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of classical Chinese text
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philosophical text section ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
equalizing things (qi wu)
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non-action (wuwei) ⓘ nourishing life (yang sheng) ⓘ transcendence of distinctions ⓘ wandering beyond (xiaoyao) ⓘ |
| authenticityStatus | generallyregardedasclosesttooriginalteachings ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | keytextinDaoistcanon ⓘ |
| chapter |
Da Zong Shi
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De Chong Fu ⓘ Qi Wu Lun ⓘ Ren Jian Shi ⓘ Xiaoyao You ⓘ Yang Sheng Zhu ⓘ Ying Di Wang ⓘ |
| circulation | transmittedaspartoftheZhuangzicanon ⓘ |
| commentedBy |
Cheng Xuanying
ⓘ
Guo Xiang ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Miscellaneous Chapters of the Zhuangzi
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linked to:
Outer Chapters of the Zhuangzi
Outer Chapters of the Zhuangzi ⓘ |
| coreOf | Zhuangzi ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical prose ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | mostAuthenticPartOfZhuangzi ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Chan Buddhism
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Chinese philosophy ⓘ Daoist religious thought ⓘ East Asian literature ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryFeatures |
allegories
ⓘ
dialogues ⓘ parables ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 7 ⓘ |
| partOf | Zhuangzi ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
Dao
ⓘ
freedom from conventional values ⓘ relativism of perspectives ⓘ skepticism about knowledge ⓘ spontaneity ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Daoist philosophy ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Ancient China ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Daoism
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linked to:
Taoism
|
| scholarlyView |
consideredmostcoherentportion
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consideredphilosophicallycentral ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Chinese philosophy curricula ⓘ |
| textualDivision | Inner Chapters ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Warring States period ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Zhuangzi ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi Description of subject: The Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi are the core, philosophically central sections of the Daoist classic Zhuangzi, traditionally regarded as its most authentic and influential part.
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