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Old 04-13-2009, 01:12 AM
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Default What is Zhuangzi? is it Taoism?

In my religion class we had to read a book and the cover just says Zhuangzi on it? Im trying to write a paper but I don't know what to call the religion. I have to compare and contrast this material to Hinduism. So could you tell me what this religion would be called? and if you are feeling generous could you give some brief examples of similarities and differences?
Hmm I am comparing this book like it was a religion. I have to do the whole half. Hinduism to Confucianism to Buddhism and now Hinduism to whatever religion this is. So what should I call it? forget about it being dumb. I need to know what it is. Someone said Daoist, so Taoism? if so what do they believe the relationship between human beings and the universe is? For example Hindus believe all is one
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Old 04-15-2009, 01:12 AM
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Zhuangzi was a philosopher and his most famous poem was the one in which he dreamed about being a buffer fly. After waking up, he asked himself whether he was really Zhuangzi who dreamy about being a butterfly or was he really a butterfly who dreamy that he was Zhuangzi.
This philosophy could be likened to the dream of Maya (Hinduism). Dream of Maya depicts the tale that the existence of everything (the universe) is just the dream of a god, and that all existence is just an illusion. Therefore, in existence we do not know the absolute truth because it is hidden by the veil of Brahman.
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Old 04-16-2009, 01:12 AM
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Zuangzi is the second most important Taoist philosopher after Laotze himself.

Taoists believe that everything is connected by the Tao, including humans, and that the goal is to live in harmony with the Tao.
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Old 04-17-2009, 01:12 AM
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It is Taoist, there are two main branches of Taoism the philosophical and the religious (Husein)
http://www.crystalinks.com/taoism.html

Hindus as you say "believe all is one" Taoists too believe all is one, we only have the illusion of there being separate parts of the One or the Universe because we name,label,tag and define those parts and by doing so we create the illusion of separateness.
This is true with Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism.

All three religions are very similar, they have all existed for at least 2000 years and influenced one another, any differences are purely semantic and cultural.

If your writing about religious Taoism it is Hsien (immortals) Taoism. called Immortals because they seek immortality, Thur alchemy and meditation including meditative arts such as Tai Chi and Qui Kong

Taoist scriptures
http://www.edepot.com/taotext.html
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