Liezi

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Liezi is a classical Taoist text attributed to the sage Lie Yukou, known for its philosophical parables and exploration of spontaneity, naturalness, and the relativity of human experience.

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Label Occurrences
Liezi canonical 2
Lieh-tzu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese classic
Taoist text
philosophical text
alsoKnownAs Book of Master Lie
Liezi
surface form: Lieh-tzu
associatedFigure Yang Zhu
attributedTo Lie Yukou
author Lie Yukou
chapter Huangdi
surface form: Huang Di

Li Ming
Shuo Fu
Shuo Lin
Tang Wen
Tian Rui
Yang Zhu
Zengzi
surface form: Zhong Ni
contains philosophical parables
countryOfOrigin Ancient China
discusses dream and reality
fate and destiny
limits of human knowledge
emphasizesConcept wuwei
ziran
focusesOn adaptation to change
harmony with the Dao
genre philosophical prose
includedIn Daozang
influenced later Taoist philosophy
influencedBy Laozi
Zhuangzi
language Classical Chinese
laterRedaction Jin dynasty
literaryForm anecdotes
parables
mainTheme naturalness
non-action
relativity of human experience
skepticism about knowledge
spontaneity
numberOfChapters 8
originalLanguage Classical Chinese
partOf Daozang
surface form: Taoist canon
periodOfCompilation Warring States period
philosophicalSchool Taoism
surface form: Daoism
questionedByScholars authorship
date of composition
recognizedAs one of the major Daoist classics
religiousTradition Taoism

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Daozang containsWork Liezi
Liezi alsoKnownAs Liezi
this entity surface form: Lieh-tzu