Zhuangzi (Chinese-English Parallel Text, Full 2 Volumes)

Author: Qin Xuqing, Sun Yongchang (translators), Wang Rongpei (English translator)
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "Zhuangzi," also known as the "Nanhua Jing," is one of the classics of Taoism, written by the philosopher Zhuangzi and his successors during the Warring States period. The entire work consists of 7 Inner Chapters, 15 Outer Chapters, and 11 Miscellaneous Chapters, totaling 33 chapters. Zhuangzi, in this book, inherits and develops Laozi's concept of "Dao fa ziran" (the Dao follows nature), regarding the Dao as the origin of the world. He believes the Dao is self-sufficient and eternal, and that the differences between things are only relative. Corresponding to this cosmology, Zhuangzi advocates a life philosophy of "ziran wuwei" (natural non-action), maintaining personal freedom of body and mind and pursuing a boundless spiritual realm where heaven and humanity are unified. This book is based on Guo Qingfan's "Zhuangzi Jishi" for collation and modern translation, with the English translation drawing on various existing full and selected English translations of "Zhuangzi." It is the latest full English translation of "Zhuangzi."