Zhuangzi · 讓王第二十八
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凡聖人之動作也，
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必察其所以之與其所以為。Track whose, which, and whose perspective ↗必察其所以之與其所以為。Focus on what an action concerns ↗必察其所以之與其所以為。Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗必察其所以之與其所以為。Distinguish doing, being, and acting for ↗今且有人於此，Locate a relation ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 6 所 × 4 也 × 3 其 × 3 以 × 3 者 × 3. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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韓非子 · 詭使第四十五與其所以夫上之所貴與其所以為治相反也。
韓非子 · 說難第十二其所以為以成他故，說者不徒知所出而已矣，又知其所以為，如此者身危。
韓非子 · 說林第二十二其所以為存其君，白公好士而亂荊。其好士則同，其所以為則異。公孫友自刖而尊百里，豎刁自宮而諂桓公。
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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_028.txt, lines 245–255. ZHUANG 28.5.5 Guo Qingfan 972; Wang Shumin 1128; Fang Yong 7i4; Chen Guying 751
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