Are Zhuangzi and Confucius the same school, and which school is Zhuangzi from?

Different. Zhuangzi and Laozi are a school, known as "Lao Zhuang" in history, and are Taoists.

Confucius and Mencius are a school of thought, known as "Confucius and Mencius" in history, and are Confucianists.

Zhuangzi is a representative of the Taoist school. Zhuangzi was a native of the Song Kingdom and Mongolia during the Warring States Period, inherited and developed the doctrine of Lao Tzu, and was collectively called "Lao Zhuang" with Lao Tzu. Zhuangzi's ideas are embodied in the book "Zhuangzi".

Zhuangzi is also known as the Nanhua Sutra, and together with Laozi and Zhou Yi, it is called the "Three Xuan".

The Life of Zhuangzi.

Zhuangzi was born in Mengyi of the Song Kingdom and was a descendant of the Song State Office. He originally studied Confucianism under Qiu, but then stopped learning Confucianism and turned to learn Taoism under Ziqi. Zhuangzi served as the local Qiyuan official of the Song Kingdom, and was known as the "Qiyuan Proud Official" in history, and was known as a model of local officials.

Later, he resigned as a Qiyuan official and went all out to run Jingyuan. In a society where princes were fighting and fighting for hegemony, Zhuangzi did not want to be in the same league with the rulers, so he lived in seclusion and wrote books and devoted himself to the study of Taoism. Later, he became one of the representatives of the pre-Qin Taoist school.

The core idea of Taoism.

The core idea of Taoism is "human law and earth, earth law and heaven, heaven law and Tao, and Tao law and nature". Taoism advocates the restoration of simple human nature, and restricts people's excessive desire for power and possession. Taoism began with Lao Tzu in the late Spring and Autumn period, Taoism admired nature, and had elements of dialectics and atheistic tendencies.

Lao Tzu advocated the rule of non-action, and his doctrine had a profound impact on the development of Chinese philosophy.

Zhuangzi is a Taoist school.

Zhuang Zhou is a descendant of the Song Dynasty, a representative of the Taoist school during the Warring States period after Laozi, and one of the main representatives of the Taoist school. The ancestors can be traced back to the eleventh generation of the Song monarch Song Daigong, who was the ancestor of the surname Zhuang.

The representative figures of Taoism include Pangu, Fuxi, Guangchengzi, Yellow Emperor, Yandi, Jiang Ziya, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Liezi, Guiguzi, Zhang Liang, Zhang Daoling, Sima Hui, Zhuge Liang, Ran Min, Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen, Yan Zhenqing, Wang Xizhi, Zhang Sanfeng and other heroes.

Taoism is the only indigenous religion in China. Taoism originated from the Yellow Emperor, collected from Lao Tzu, carried forward by Zhang Daoling Heavenly Master, and had a profound impact on Chinese philosophy, literature, science and technology, art, health, religion, calligraphy, art, sports, history, Shang years, military and so on.

Zhuangzi:

Zhuangzi (c. 369 BC – c. 286 BC), known as Zhou, was a native of Mengyi in the Song Kingdom. He was a thinker, philosopher, and writer in the middle of the Warring States period, and a representative of the Taoist school.

Zhuangzi's father was originally a nobleman of the Chu State, and later moved to the Song State, so Zhuangzi was able to receive a better education in his early years. Zhuangzi did not like political affairs and advocated freedom, and only served as a lacquer garden official in Mengyi of the Song State in his early years, and later refused the invitation of King Chu Wei to hire him as the minister of state. Zhuangzi was very eloquent, and once persuaded King Hui of Wei to give up the war of Qi, and also had famous debates with his friend Hui Shi, such as the debate of Hao Liang.

Zhuangzi's thoughts are mainly recorded in the book "Zhuangzi", and his representative works include "Wandering Away", "Theory of Things", "Health Master" and so on. His works are highly literary, and he can literalize complex and indescribable philosophies, and is called "the philosophy of literature, the literature of philosophy".

Zhuangzi is one of the main representatives of the Taoist school and founded the philosophical Zhuangzi school. Zhuangzi is named Zhou, is a native of the Song Kingdom and Mongolia during the Warring States Period, he is a thinker, philosopher, and writer in the middle of the Warring States Period, and Laozi is called "Lao Zhuang".

Zhuangzi's earliest idea of "inner sage and outer king" had a profound influence on Confucianism. He had an insight into Yi Li and pointed out that "Yi is the way of yin and yang", and his "three Lai" ideas are in line with the way of the three talents of the Book of Changes.

Zhuangzi's writings are rich in imagination and peculiarity, free in language, flexible and changeable, and can write subtle and indescribable philosophies in a fascinating way, which is called "the philosophy of literature, the literature of philosophy".

Zhuangzi inherited and developed Lao Tzu's ideological view of "Taoism and Nature" in philosophical thought, making Taoism truly a school, and he himself became an important representative of Taoism, and Laozi was called "the ancestor of Taoism".

Zhuangzi is a representative of the Taoist school.

Zhuangzi (c. 369 BC - c. 286 BC), known as Zhou, was a native of Song Guomeng (the mainstream is now northeast of Shangqiu, Henan) during the Warring States Period. He was a thinker, philosopher, and writer in the middle of the Warring States period, and a representative of the Taoist school.

Zhuangzi should not be hired by King Chu Wei because of his admiration of freedom, and only served as the local Qiyuan official of the Song Kingdom, known as the "Qiyuan Proud Official" in history, and was known as the model of local officials. His earliest idea of "inner sage and outer king" had a profound influence on Confucianism. He had an insight into Yi Li and pointed out that "Yi is the way of yin and yang", and his "three Lai" ideas are in line with the way of the three talents of the Book of Changes.

His literary imagination is rich and peculiar, the language is used freely, flexible and changeable, and he can write subtle and indescribable philosophies fascinatingly, which is called "the philosophy of literature, the literature of philosophy". His works are included in the book "Zhuangzi", and his representative works include "Leisurely Travel", "Theory of Things", "Health Master" and so on.

It is rumored that Zhuangzi tried to live in seclusion in Nanhua Mountain, died in it, so Tang Xuanzong Tianbao Chu, was edicted as Nanhua Zhenren, "Zhuangzi" book was also enshrined as "Nanhua Zhenjing".

Philosophy. Zhuangzi inherited and developed Lao Tzu's ideological views of "Taoism and Nature" in philosophical thought, so that Taoist Qingshu really became a school, and he became an important representative of Taoism since Kai sent him, and Lao Tzu was called "the ancestor of Taoism". Zhuangzi's learning is based on Lao Tzu's words, so his books are more than 100,000 words, most of which are fables, such as "The Fisherman", "The Thief", "The Thief", etc., are used to identify Lao Tzu's ideas.

He led "noble life" and "for me" to "attainment of life" and "self-forgetfulness", which boiled down to the natural unity of "Tao" and "me". "Zhuangzi", "Zhou Yi" and "Laozi" are called "three mysteries", and have high research value in philosophy.