Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi, ch. 3: "The Secret of Caring for Life" (Yangsheng zhu)
Traditional attribution
Zhuangzi, ch. 3: "The Secret of Caring for Life" (Yangsheng zhu)
《莊子·養生主》
Short and central. It begins from the observation that life has a limit and knowledge has none, and proposes following the middle course. Its centrepiece is Cook Ding, who carves oxen without nicking his blade in nineteen years because he follows the natural interstices. It also includes the one-footed commander, the marsh pheasant and Qin Shi's mourning for Lao Dan, closing with the image of fire passing from log to log.
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Authorship note
Inner chapter (neipian). Even before Guo Xiang (c. 300 CE), tradition attributed the seven inner chapters to Zhuang Zhou himself, and most specialists (Graham, Liu Xiaogan) see in them the oldest and most personal layer of the book. Still, the titles and grouping are by later editors, they contain some additions, and Esther Klein (2010) has shown there is no evidence they circulated as a block before the Han.
Editions and translations
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English
Zhuangzi
Chuang Tzŭ, ch. 3: Nourishment of the Soul
The Conscious LibraryChuang Tzŭ, ch. 3: Nourishment of the Soul
Bernard Quaritch / Wikisource, 1889
Translation: Herbert A. Giles
Dominio público (Giles murió en 1935).
Français
Zhuangzi
Œuvre de Tchoang-tzeu, Chapitre 3. Entretien du principe vital
The Conscious LibraryŒuvre de Tchoang-tzeu, Chapitre 3. Entretien du principe vital
Imprimerie de Hien-hien / Wikisource, 1913
Translation: Léon Wieger
Dominio público (Wieger murió en 1933).
Chino clásico · 文言
Zhuangzi
莊子·養生主
The Conscious Library莊子·養生主
Wikisource (recensión de Guo Xiang)
Texto chino de dominio público.
Other works by Zhuangzi
- Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu). The True Classic of Nanhua · 250
- Zhuangzi, ch. 1: "Free and Easy Wandering" (Xiaoyao you) · 300
- Zhuangzi, ch. 2: "Discussion on Making All Things Equal" (Qiwu lun) · 300
- Zhuangzi, ch. 4: "In the World of Men" (Renjian shi) · 300
- Zhuangzi, ch. 5: "The Sign of Virtue Complete" (Dechong fu) · 300
- Zhuangzi, ch. 6: "The Great and Venerable Teacher" (Da zongshi) · 300
- Zhuangzi, ch. 7: "Fit for Emperors and Kings" (Ying diwang) · 300
- Zhuangzi, ch. 8: "Webbed Toes" (Pianmu) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 9: "Horses' Hoofs" (Mati) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 10: "Rifling Trunks" (Quqie) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 11: "Let It Be, Leave It Alone" (Zaiyou) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 12: "Heaven and Earth" (Tiandi) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 13: "The Way of Heaven" (Tiandao) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 14: "The Turning of Heaven" (Tianyun) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 15: "Constrained in Will" (Keyi) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 16: "Mending the Inborn Nature" (Shanxing) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 17: "Autumn Floods" (Qiushui) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 18: "Supreme Happiness" (Zhile) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 19: "Mastering Life" (Dasheng) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 20: "The Mountain Tree" (Shanmu) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 21: "Tian Zifang" (Tian Zifang) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 22: "Knowledge Wandered North" (Zhi beiyou) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 23: "Gengsang Chu" (Gengsang Chu) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 24: "Xu Wugui" (Xu Wugui) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 25: "Zeyang" (Zeyang) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 26: "External Things" (Waiwu) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 27: "Imputed Words" (Yuyan) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 28: "Giving Away a Throne" (Rangwang) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 29: "Robber Zhi" (Daozhi) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 30: "Discoursing on Swords" (Shuojian) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 31: "The Old Fisherman" (Yufu) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 32: "Lie Yukou" (Lie Yukou) · 200
- Zhuangzi, ch. 33: "The World" (Tianxia) · 200
Sources
- Graham, A. C. (trad.). Chuang-tzŭ: The Seven Inner Chapters and Other Writings from the Book Chuang-tzŭ. Londres: George Allen & Unwin, 1981 (reimpr. Hackett, 2001, como Chuang-tzu: The Inner Chapters). ISBN 9780042990101.
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