Motif
death as transformation and rest
death_as_transformation_and_rest
A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
daoist
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer CHAPTER XIV. / THE CIRCLING SKY. / CHAPTER XV. / SELF-CONCEIT.; lines 6613-6755 confidence: high
"The birth of the Sage is the will of God; his death is but a modification of existence. In repose, he shares the passivity of the Yin; in action, the energy of the Yang."
The Sage's death is called a modification of existence, and he is said to float through life to rest in death.
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taoist
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The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Taoism, Part I (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 39) PT. II. SECT. VII. THE WRITINGS OF KWANG-8ZE. 357 / PT. 11, SECT. VI. THE WRITINGS OF KWANG-3ZE. 359 / PT, II. SECT. VII. THE WRITINGS OF KWANG-8ZE. 361 / PT. 11. SECT. VIII. THE WRITINGS OF KWANG-3ZE. 365; lines 17633-17719 confidence: high
The sage's life is likened to Heaven's action and his death to common transformation; his stillness corresponds to Yin, his movement to Yang; he responds without taking initiative and follows Heaven-given nature.
The sage's death is called the transformation common to things and is also described as a resting.
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