staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle (to prevent the five elements from reporting one's wrongdoings)

Person’s name, Koso So, after being a servant of Lao Tzu and mastering the Way that Lao Tzu preached, he ruled the northern lands.

• There is a chapter on “Gengsang Chuxu” in “Zhuangzi.”

• https://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/荘子/庚桑楚

  • In Zen and Yangming, Geng Kuang-chu is feted as a sage by the locals, referring to a legend that he said, “I’m not quite ready myself…” [philosophy of Lao-tse and Chuang-tse
  • Actually, there’s not much in the Zhuangzi.

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