Comparative mythology corpus

Renunciation Of Political Power For Freedom

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Daoist Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer HERBERT A. GILES / CHAPTER I--TRANSCENDENTAL BLISS 1 / INDEX 455 / ERRATA AND ADDENDA 466; lines 164-315 high Prince Wei of Ch’u sends messengers with costly gifts inviting Chuang Tzŭ to be Prime Minister; Chuang Tzŭ refuses with the analogy of a fattened sacrificial ox and says he prefers mire and freedom to serving a ruler. record