SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

logic

  • Self-Contradiction [Han Feizi]

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    Juan

    -by Han Fei (Pre-Qin Period) A man from the state of Chu was selling shields and spears.

  • Mohism

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    Ana

    Mohism was one of the major philosophical schools of the pre-Qin period in ancient China. It was founded by Mozi (personal name Di, also romanized as Mo Di).

  • Mozi

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    Ana

    Mozi is the title of the foundational text of Mohism, serving as a comprehensive compilation of writings by Mo Di‘s disciples and later followers. According to the Yiwenzhi (Treatise on Literature) in the Book of Han (Hanshu) compiled by Ban Gu in the Eastern Han dynasty, the original text comprised 71 chapters; today, 53…

  • The Foolish Question

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    Ana

    A man sought to attain the “Dao”, so he went to visit a Zen(Chan) master, asking to become his disciple. To test the man’s insight, the master asked: “Right now, I have something and yet have nothing. How do you explain this?”

  • ‌[Journey to the West] Studied Buddhism for 13 years in India‌

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    Juan

    In the late summer of 630 CE, Xuanzang(Tripitaka) entered India from the north. On foot, he mapped the uncharted lands between China and India—a feat akin to a miracle.