SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

human greed

  • Han Feizi – Chapter 23.11

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    Juan

    Han Feizi records Duke Huan’s question about wealth’s limit. Guan Zhong compares wealth’s boundary to a riverbank: satisfaction sets wealth’s end, yet endless greed leaves people chasing riches without any natural cutoff.

  • Cultural encounter in “Yaksha Kingdom”

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    Ana

    Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Yaksha Kingdom (The Land of Demons) narrates merchant Xu’s extraordinary odyssey. Shipwrecked during a storm, he washes ashore in a valley inhabited by Yaksha (savage humanoid demons). Initially terrified, Xu gradually wins their trust by teaching them cooked food, eventually marrying a female Yaksha.

  • Justice and Karmic Balance in “Wang Lan”

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    Ana

    Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Wang Lan recounts the supernatural journey of Wang Lan from Licheng County, Shandong.