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1. www.learnreligions.com › butterflies-great-sagesThe Butterfly Dream Parable: A Taoist Allegory - Learn Religions

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   May 22, 2019 · Discover the Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu) Taoist parable of the Butterfly Dream, as interpreted through an allegoric lens, representing perceptual transformation.

   • Author: Elizabeth Reninger

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3. allegoryexplained.com › the-butterflys-dreamThe Butterfly’s Dream (Allegory Explained)

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   The Butterfly’s Dream is an articulation of Taoism’s challenge toward definitions of reality versus illusion. It is a parable of spiritual transformation that explores the nature of existence and the relationship between the self and the universe.

4. blogsarchive.sites.haverford.edu › decentered › 2016Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream | Decentered - Haverford College

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   “The Butterfly Dream” is the most famous story in the Zhuangzi (c. 3rd century bce), one of two foundational texts of Daoism, along with the Daodejing: “Once Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased.

5. mindfulspot.com › chuang-tzu-butterfly-dreamChuang Tzu and the Butterfly Dream: A Chinese Parable That ...

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   Oct 9, 2023 · Out of the first seven inner chapters of the Chuang Tzu, the most famous one is the “Discussion on Making All Things Equal” because it includes the butterfly dream — a parable which questions whether we can know anything to be real.

6. onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › 10“I Have Lost Me”: Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream - Yao - 2013 ...

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   The parable of the butterfly dream is one of the most interesting and influential passages among Zhuangzi's beautiful writings. This article interprets the butterfly dream from an interdisciplinary approach.

   • Author: Zhihua Yao

   • Publish Year: 2013

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   Mar 2, 2013 · The parable of the butterfly dream is one of the most interesting and influential passages among Zhuangzi’s beautiful writings. This article interprets the butterfly dream from an interdisciplinary approach.

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   Is the Butterfly Dream a Taoist parable?

   • A Taoist Allegory of Spiritual Transformation Of all the famous Taoist parables attributed to Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu) (369 BCE to 286 BCE), few are more famous than the story of the butterfly dream, which serves as an articulation of Taoism's challenge toward definitions of reality vs. illusion.

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   What is Zhuangzi's parable of the Butterfly Dream?

   • Abstract The parable of the butterfly dream is one of the most interesting and influential passages among Zhuangzi's beautiful writings. This article interprets the butterfly dream from an interdis...

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   What is Taoism's Butterfly's Dream?

   • The Butterfly’s Dream is an articulation of Taoism’s challenge toward definitions of reality versus illusion. It is a parable of spiritual transformation that explores the nature of existence and the relationship between the self and the universe.

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   What does a butterfly symbolize in a parable?

   • The butterfly is often used as a symbol of hope and change, and has been used to represent the idea of personal growth. The Butterfly’s Dream parable is often compared to the Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream allegory. In both stories, the protagonist dreams of being a butterfly and, upon waking up, questions the reality of their existence.

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9. www2.hawaii.edu › ~freeman › coursesZhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream - hawaii.edu

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   Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream. Once Zhuang Zhou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Zhuang Zhou. Suddenly, he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou.