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  {1}Heisreputedtohavelived800years.

  {2}1783B.C.

  {3}Philosopheraboutwhoselifenothingisknown.ThebookLiehtseissideredalaterpilatiohese"ParablesofAPhilosophers."

  {4}Thewind.

  {5}2357B.C.

  {6}Sageemperors/

  {7}Asophistandfriendofgtsewhooftencarriedoeswithhim.

  {8}Agitationsofthesoul(musicofHeaven)paredtotheagitationsoftheforest(musicofEarth).

  {9}Lit."truelord."

  {10}Shihandfeimeangeneralmoraljudgmentsaaldistins;&quht"and&qu,""true"and"false,""is"and"isnot,""affirmative"and"ive,"also"tojustify"and"n,""toaffirm"and"deny."

  {11}ThefollowersofMotsewerepowerfulrivalsofthefuistsingtsesdays.SeetheselesfromMotse.

  {12}Themeaningofthesetwosentencesismadeclearbyalinebelow."Butifweputthedifferentcategoriesihenthedifferencesofcategoryceasetoexist."

  {13}gandkuei,lit."whole"and"defit."

  "Wholeness"referstounspoiledunityofTao.Inthefollowiences,gisusedinthesenseof"success"Itisexplainedbyentatorsthatthe"wholeness"ofmusicexistsonlyinsilendthatassoonasoeisstruck,othernotesarenecessarilyheldinabeyahesamethingistrueuments:whenweargue,wenecessarilycutuptruthbyemphasiziaisofit.

  {14}SeeLaotse,Ch.42.

  {15}SeeLaotse,Ch.5.

  {16}SeeLaotse,Ch.58.

  {17}Lit.inthe"PalaceofHeaven."

  {18}Personalnameofgtse."tse"beingtheequivalentof"Master."

  {19}Animportahatrecursfrequentlyingtse,allthingsareinstantflowandge,butaredifferentaspectsoftheOne.

  {20}Bestdiscipleoffucius.

  {21}Lit.&quardedassohered)byHeaven."

  {22}ThefirstpartofthissongisfoundintheAs.

  {23}Thischapterdealsentirelywithdeformitiesaliterarydeviphasizirastoftheinneraerman.

  {24}Awell-knownhistoricalperson,amodelministerreferredtointheAs.

  {25}Lit."Theoutsideofframeandbones."

  {26}Hueitseoftendiscussesthenatureofattributes,likethe"hardness"and"whiteness"ofobjects.

  {27}Allofthesehistoridsemi-historicalpersonsweregoodmenwholosttheirlives,bydrowningorstarvingthemselves,orpretendinginsanity,inprotestagainstawickedworld,orjusttoavoidbeingcalledintooffice.

  {28}Generalattitudeoffluiditytowardslife.

  {29}Mythicalemperor(2852B.C.)saidtohavediscoveredtheprinciplesofmutationsofYinandYang.

  {30}Withamansheadbutabeastsbody.

  {31}Ariverspirit.

  {32}Amountaingod.

  {33}Asemi-mythicalruler,whoruledin2698-2597B.C.

  {34}Asemi-mythicalruler,whoruledin25I4-2417B.C.,shortlybeforeEmperorYao.

  {35}Awatergodwithahumanfadabirdsbody.

  {36}AmonarchoftheShangDynasty,1324-l266B.C.100

  {37}Afamoussword.

  {38}Personalnameoffucius.

  {39}Huang-gandta-lu:werethestandardpitchpipes.

  {40}TsengTsanandShihYu:,disciplesoffucius.

  {41}IYangdMotse(MoTi).

  {42}Beginningwiththisphrasethereisamarkedgeinstyleandvocabularyinthispart.

  {43}Becauseherefusedtoservethenewdynasty.

  {44}SunYang,658-619B.C.

  {45}Amythicalruler.

  {46}481B.C.

  {47}ThereisananahereforgtselivedtoseeonlytheninthgeionofTiens,Atleastthenumber"twelve"musthavebeenslippedinbyalaterscribe.Thisevidenotsuffittovitiatethewholechapter,assome"textualcritics"claim.

  {48}Refereoastory.ThestatesLuandChaobothpresentedwiheKingofChu.Bythetrickeryofaservant,theflaskswereexged,andChaowasblamedforpresentingbadwine,anditscityHantanwasbeseiged.

  {49}SeeLaotse,Ch.36.

  {50}SeeLaotse,Ch.19.

  {51}SeeLaotse,Ch.45.

  {52}SeeNote40.

  {53}SeeLaotse,Ch.1.

  {54}Alllegendaryarulers.

  {55}Cf.Laotse,Ch.80.

  {56}SeeLaotse,Ch.13.

  {57}Laotse,TanbeihepersonalnamesofLaotse(LiTan,orLiErh)."Lao"means"old,"while"Li"isthefamilyname.

  {58}Thefoundersofthethreedynasties,Hsia,ShangandChou(2205-222B.C.)

  {59}Signalforattack.

  {60}Lit."Heaven."

  {61}Yin,yang,wind,rain,lightanddarkness.

  {62}GreatNebulousishereaddressedas"Heaven."SeeNote60.

  {63}SeeNote58.

  {64}ThischapterfurtherdevelopstheideasinChapter"OnLevellingAllThings"andtainstheimportantphilosophicalceptofrelativity.

  {65}Wei-Lu:,amythicalholeiomorendoftheo.

  {66}MythicalrulersbeforetheThreeKings.

  {67}Lit."levellingofranksordistins."

  {68}Fromhereontotheendofthisparagraph,mostofthepassagesarerhymed.

  {69}Kuei,amythical,one-leggedanimal.

  {70}NowasloganusedinainthewaragainstJapan.

  {71}ANeo-Motseanist(oftheSophistschool)wholivedaftergtse.Thisseusthavebeehelattersdisciples,asiseasytoseefromthethreestoriesaboutgtsewhichfollow.

  {72}CapitalofChao.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读

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