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Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong: The Drunken Wisdom of China's Famous Chan Buddhist Monk Paperback - 2014

by Guo Xiaoting; John Robert Shaw (Translator); Introduction by Victoria Cass


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Follow the brilliant and hilarious adventures of a mad Zen Buddhist monk who rose from humble beginnings to become one of China's greatest folk heroes! Ji Gong studied at the great Ling Yin monastery, an immense temple that still ranges up the steep hills above Hangzhou, near Shanghai. The Chan (Zen) Buddhist masters of the temple tried to instruct Ji Gong in the spartan practices of their sect, but the young monk, following in the footsteps of other great ne'er-do-wells, distinguished himself mainly by getting expelled. He left the monastery, became a wanderer with hardly a proper piece of clothing to wear, and achieved great renown--in seedy wine shops and drinking establishments! This could have been where Ji Gong's story ended. But his unorthodox style of Buddhism soon made him a hero for popular storytellers of the Song dynasty era. Audiences delighted in tales where the mad old monk ignored--or even mocked--authority, defied common sense, never neglected the wine, yet still managed to save the day. Ji Gong remains popular in China even today, where he regularly appears as the wise old drunken fool in movies and TV shows. In Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong, you'll read how he has a rogue's knack for exposing the corrupt and criminal while still pursuing the twin delights of enlightenment and intoxication. This literary classic of a traveling martial arts master, fighting evil and righting wrongs, will entertain Western readers of all ages!

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  • Title Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong: The Drunken Wisdom of China's Famous Chan Buddhist Monk
  • Author Guo Xiaoting; John Robert Shaw (Translator); Introduction by Victoria Cass
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 542
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tuttle Publishing, United States
  • Date 2014-08
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780804843225 / 0804843228
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 1.4 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014015853
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