SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

devotion

  • The Analects – Chapter 14.7

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    Ana

    The Master said, “If you truly love someone, can you refrain from making him work hard? If you are sincerely devoted to someone, can you avoid instructing him?”

  • Caigentan 42. The Noble’s dual emancipation

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    Juan

    Others have riches; I have a spirit of benevolence. Others have high rank; I have a sense of righteousness.

  • Zhang Cheng

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    Ana

    There was a man surnamed Zhang in Henan Province whose ancestors were from Shandong. During the latter part of the Ming Dynasty, when Shandong was in wide-spread turmoil, his wife was captured and taken away by Manchu soldiers. After that, as Zhang often used to travel to Henan, he decided to settle down there.

  • Precious (Ah-Bao)

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    Ana

    Sun Zichu, a celebrated man of letters of Guangxi, had a sixth finger growing on one of his hands. He was unrealistic by nature, halting in speech and inclined to accept the deceitful words of others at face value.

  • Harmonious Fusion of the Religions in Journey to the West

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    Juan

    Journey to the West masterfully integrates China’s three major traditions or religions—Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism—into a cohesive narrative, creating a rich cultural tapestry and unique philosophical-religious foundation.