Literature and Philosophy · Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream
Zhuangzi Under a Butterfly’s Wing
A traveler sleeps beneath a wing’s mountainous shadow; the other wing opens into white sky. A small butterfly nearby casts its shadow far across the hills.
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Asleep Beneath the Wing
A traveler sleeps beneath the mountainous shadow of a butterfly’s wing.
View artwork →The sleeper rests; the butterfly’s shadow crosses the hills.
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A Human Outline
Blue wings rise like cliffs on either side of a human-shaped opening.
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A Small Butterfly, a Vast Shadow
A small butterfly sits low in the image beneath its shadow across the hills.
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