WCCBC: Water Margin Ch 6, Sagacious Lu Burns Down a Monastery

With Chinese Characteristics

English - January 04, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
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In this episode we continue the adventures of Sagacious Lu, and meet up with some old friends. He finally reaches the great Xiangguo monastery and is put in an important position there.

We also touch on:
Division of Buddhist Monks
Kitchen Gods
The Commentaries of 金圣叹
Being a Man of Valor as opposed to just a person who knows how to fight.

Paper on the Monk System in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
http://rdbk1.ynlib.cn:6251/qw/Paper/635647

Commentaries by 金圣叹
http://www.guoxue123.com/xiaosuo/jd/jpshz/index.htm