Statements (24)
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philosophical anecdote
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Zhuangzi
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gptkb:paradox
gptkb:philosophy Chinese literature dreams in philosophy |
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4th century BCE
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The Butterfly Dream
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:literature gptkb:Daoism |
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gptkb:Classical_Chinese
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| gptkbp:notableQuote |
But he did not know if he was Zhuang Zhou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Zhuang Zhou.
He did not know he was Zhuang Zhou. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou. Once Zhuang Zhou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. |
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gptkb:ancient_China
gptkb:Zhuangzi_(book) |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:identity
gptkb:transformation philosophy of mind dream and reality |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Guan_Hanqing
gptkb:Yuan_dynasty_literature |
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