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The Mysterious Buddhist Robe Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Mysterious Buddhist Robe

The Mysterious Buddhist Robe: The short visit which the Emperor Li Shih-ming paid to the Land of Shadows had produced a profound impression on his mind.

The Monk Of The Yangtze-Kiang Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Monk Of The Yangtze-Kiang

The Monk Of The Yangtze-Kiang: Buddhism took its rise in southern India, on the island of Ceylon. It was there that the son of a Brahminic king lived, who had

The Kingdom Of The Ogres Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Kingdom Of The Ogres

The Kingdom Of The Ogres: In the land of Annam there once dwelt a man named Su, who sailed the seas as a merchant. Once his ship was suddenly driven on a

The Kindly Magician Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Kindly Magician

The Kindly Magician: Once upon a time there was a man named Du Dsi Tschun. In his youth he was a spendthrift and paid no heed to his property. He was given to

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The Heartless Husband Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Heartless Husband

The Heartless Husband: In olden times Hanchow was the capital of Southern China, and for that reason a great number of beggars had gathered there. These

The Golden Canister Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Golden Canister

The Golden Canister: In the days of the Tang dynasty there lived a certain count in the camp at Ludschou. He had a slave who could play the lute admirably, and

The God Of The City Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The God Of The City

The God Of The City: One evening in the distant past a fisherman anchored his boat near the bank of a stream which flowed close by a great city, whose walls

The Frog Princess Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Frog Princess

The Frog Princess: There where the Yangtze-kiang has come about half-way on its course to the sea, the Frog King is worshiped with great devotion. He has a

The Flower-Elves Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Flower-Elves

A retired scholar's sincere spiritual cultivation attracted flower-elves from celestial realms, proving inner development creates transcendent connection.

The Fairy Bonze Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Fairy Bonze

The Fairy Bonze: In a certain well-known and populous city in one of the north-western provinces of China, there once resided a man of the name of Meng. Greed

The Eight Immortals (I) Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Eight Immortals (I)

The Eight Immortals (I): There is a legend which declares that Eight Immortals dwell in the heavens. The first is named Dschung Li Kuan. He lived in the time

The Disowned Princess Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Disowned Princess

The Disowned Princess: At the time that the Tang dynasty was reigning there lived a man named Liu I, who had failed to pass his examinations for the doctorate.

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