Zhuangzi · 應帝王第七
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58 Han characters · 39 distinct forms · 12 units separated by the witness’s punctuation
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列子見之而心醉，
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「始吾以夫子之道為至矣，Track speakers and addressees ↗「始吾以夫子之道為至矣，Distinguish doing, being, and acting for ↗「始吾以夫子之道為至矣，Hear explanation and a changed situation ↗Watch recurrence: 子 × 4 而 × 4 之 × 2 以 × 2 壺 × 2 曰 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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孟子 · 離婁下以夫子之尹公之他，尹公之他學射於夫子。我不忍以夫子之道反害夫子。雖然，今日之事，君事也，我不敢廢。』抽矢，叩輪，去其金，發乘矢而後反。」
荀子 · 子道篇第二十九吾以夫子：「吾不知也。」子路出，謂子貢曰：「吾以夫子為無所不知，夫子徒有所不知。」
論語 · 里仁篇第四夫子之道出，門人問曰：「何謂也？」曾子曰：「夫子之道，忠恕而已矣。」
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- Work
- 莊子 · Zhuangzi
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Zhuang Zhou; the received collection includes multiple voices and layers.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR5c0126 · base edition CHANT
- Contributors
- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
- Source position
- KR5c0126_007.txt, lines 160–169. ZHUANG 7.5.2 Guo Qingfan 297; Wang Shumin 288; Fang Yong 219; Chen Guying 220
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