While it is difficult to prove the reality of past lives, commonly called reincarnation, there is certainly a lot of evidence for it. A certain monk on a pilgrimage who was progressing along on his journey suddenly felt very hungry at noontime. Spotting a girl picking mulberries, he asked her where he could solicit food ...
It is truly amazing that International Time, historic eras, and events are often referenced and referred to as Anno Domini, or A.D. for short. Anno Domini is Latin for “in the year of Our Lord.” This refers to the Christian era. Suffering from a severe disability or incurable disease is usually considered to be a ...
General Li Guang, also known as General Fei, was a well-respected leader in the Western Han Dynasty. He possessed many talents. The general excelled in archery, martial arts, and military strategy. For all his accomplishments, he had one great regret that was to have a fateful impact on his life. The Xiongnu, a nomadic people ...
If we abandon our evil thoughts, we will be rewarded. If we don’t abandon such thoughts, we will suffer retribution. A woman made pancakes every day. She always made one extra, which she left by the window so that hungry passers-by could take it if they needed to. Whenever the woman put the pancakes on ...
During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, a scene unfolded at the Lianji Bookstore in a Beijing street where a young man was reading a book near the counter. Another customer in front of the counter was paying for his book. One of his coins fell to the ground and rolled to the side ...
Does retribution really exist? During the Southern Song Dynasty, there was an older man named Zhang who lived in Nanhantou Village, Pingyu County, Henan Province. He made a living by catching birds and had only one young son. One day, his son died unexpectedly. Zhang thought he had nobody to rely on and cried by ...
From the moment the Chinese Communist Party was established, it advocated atheism. This was especially true during the Cultural Revolution, when numerous Buddhist temples, Taoist shrines, churches, and other places of worship were destroyed, while countless Buddha statues and religious relics were smashed and burned. However, those who were influenced by the Party culture to ...
Lin Biao (December 5, 1907–September 13, 1971) was a marshal of the People’s Republic of China. In 1966, he became known as the second in command to Mao Zedong and was named his successor. Lin adhered as closely to Mao’s direction as possible and was believed to be Mao’s closest follower. However, what Lin did ...