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his Taoist teachings confuse his famous interlocutors. Zhuangzi also provides the only record of Laozi's death. The Zhuangzi uses anecdotes, parables, and

brings bad luck are some of the many titles given to one of the most famous parables from the Huainanzi (淮南子; 'Master of Huainan'), chapter 18 (人間訓; Rénjiānxùn;

to become human during an encounter with Hwanung may be viewed as a Taoist parable. The exact origin, despite various theories by historians, is in question

ISBN 978-0-02-863820-1. Mair, Victor H. 1994. Wandering on the Way: early Taoist tales and parables of Chuang Tzu. New York: Bantam. p. 376. ISBN 0-553-37406-0. Wilkinson

violently seized power and established a hereditary monarchy. Taoist beliefs consist of parables involving shamanistic themes, which is origin of most ancient

taught in the Ch'an Mahayana and Taoist schools in China, Rider and Co. Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of Chuang Tzu. Translated by

by Geoffrey James. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style spoof of classic Taoist texts such as the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi which belies its serious message

JSTOR 41354706. Mair, Victor H. (1994). Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of Chuang Tzu. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-37406-0. (Google

maxims that exemplify the nature of the ideal Taoist sage. It recounts many anecdotes, allegories, parables, and fables, often expressed with irreverence

Mair, Victor H. (1998). Wandering on the way: Early Daoist tales and parables of Chuang Tzu. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 9780824820381. Tao, the Great