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The Butterfly Dream

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“The Butterfly Dream” (Japanese: kocho no yume) is a tale by thinker Zhuangzi (Zhuang Zhou), born in Meng in the state of Song during China’s Warring States period (present-day Minquan County, Shangqiu, Henan), asking whether one’s dreaming self is real or reality is the dream. It is widely known as a tale prominently expressing Zhuangzi’s thought and as a representative work.

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The text explains Zhuangzi’s tale questioning whether dream or waking reality is the self.

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