Xu Yun (1840-1959) was a well-respected Buddhist master and is regarded as one of the most influential Buddhist teachers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Xun Yun’s first exposure to Buddhism was at his grandmother’s funeral. The ceremony was performed by monks and the serine atmosphere animated him to read Buddhist sutras and to make ...
Filial piety is one of the main virtues of Chinese people. Zhang Xiaoji was a scholar of Xuchang in the Song Dynasty. When he grew up, a rich man in the village acknowledged his talent and offered his daughter in marriage to Zhang. This rich man had only one son, who was spoiled and wandered ...
Dou E Yuan, commonly translated as The Injustice of Dou E, is the masterpiece of Guan Hanqing, a playwright during the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1271-1368 ). The full Chinese title of the play is Gan Tiang Dong Di Dou E Yuan, which translates to The Injustice of Dou E That Touched Heaven and Earth. This story ...
Many of us wish we had been born into a rich family, or that our life would run more smoothly more often. Well, you can’t change the family you were born into, nor is good luck granted simply by wishing for it, but there are wats to change your future and improve the life you ...
Over 400 amazing fish jade pieces collected by a Taiwanese entrepreneur who has dedicated 50 years of his life to the seafood industry are on display at Chang Yung-Fa Foundation International Convention Center in Taipei, Taiwan, from November 10-25, 2018. These precious works of art are part of the 1,000-plus fish-related jade items collected by Yen ...
The following is a short story from the Paiwan people, an indigenous people of Taiwan. They are well known for their mastery of glass beads, also referred to as Paiwan glass beads. Once upon a time, the sun deity went down to the human world to look for a nice and beautiful land that was ...
India is often criticized for having a patriarchal society by liberals. Interestingly, there is a tribe in India that follows matriarchal practices where women hold a higher status than men. And though some feminists might call it a win for women, the fact of the matter is that many men are terribly discriminated against in ...
On July 9, 2015, the Chinese government began to purge human rights lawyers, activists, and legal personnel by illegally sending them to prison. This became known as the 709 crackdown. As a Beijing-based human rights lawyer who has represented people facing forced eviction for rural land demolition projects, dissidents, and a large number of Falun ...
A former mainland banker who fled to the United States for 17 years was forced to return to China to face sentencing and imprisonment. In 2001, the Bank of China, during its internal investigation process, found US$482 million was stolen from its Kaiping branch. The staff initially thought that it was a technical problem in ...
When India became independent from British rule in 1947, the country’s education was abysmal. Over 60 years since independence, the hard work and perseverance of the people have ensured that more than 75 percent of children aged 7-10 have been educated to some degree. A large part of India’s success in having an educated population lies ...
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