shenren
human_specialist single tradition · 1
The shenren, or "holy person", is contrasted with the gu zhi zhenren (古之真人) in the Zhuangzi.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – -100
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Zhuangzi (ca. 3rd–2nd centuries BCE).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Zhenren
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Watson's "True Man of ancient times" and "True Man of old" translate gu zhi zhenren (古之真人), which the Zhuangzi uses 7 times. For instance, this contrast with the 神人; shenren; "holy person"”
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