Zhuang ZiZhuang Zi was a Daoist philosopher of the pre-Qin era, prior to 221 BC. According to the Records of the Historian, his family name was Zhou and he styled himself Zi Xiu. He was a native of Meng in the State of Song. He lived in poverty all his life and never acted for his own fame or interest. He was the author of the book Zhuang Zi, in which he advocated the same essential philosophy as Lao Tzu, in addition to some specific viewpoints of his own. The Zhuang Zi had a deep influence on later Chinese philosophy and literature.
According to Daoist scriptures, Zhuang Zi was a disciple of Changseng Gong Zi and cultivated Dao as a recluse on Mt. Bao Du. He was said to have eaten the magic Cinnabar and ascended to Heaven in broad daylight, where he was offered the position of Head Librarian of Ancient Books in the Realm of the Supreme Ultimate. During the reign of Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty, he was given the title of Perfect Man of Nanhua, and the Zhuang Zi was renamed the Perfect Book of Nanhua. In the Song dynasty, the Emperor Zeng Zong honoured him as the Perfect Sovereign of Subtle Sublimity and Original Pervasion. The Annotated Zhuang Zi, by Cheng Xuanying of the Tang dynasty, is representative of Daoist interpretative scholarship on the Zhuang Zi.
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