Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 2The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is the second of 6 volumes. |
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... ............... 427 94. The Woman from Jinling .................................. 438 95. Master Tang ..................................................... 441 96. The Hell King ........................................
... Tang Pin (in “Master Tang” [tang gong]) dies, but then isn't sent to the underworld for judgment and processing, so his case passes instead through a succession of bureaucratic interviews involving a giant, a monk, Confucius himself ...
... the rainwater dripping from the edge of the roof in it, and then wash any warts with it, which always proved to have a good effect on them. 95. Master Tang Master Tang Pin was a successful candidate 440 Strange Tales from Liaozhai.
Pu Songling. 95. Master. Tang. Master Tang Pin was a successful candidate in the highest level imperial examination. He had been ill for some time and was dying. Suddenly he felt a heat in his lower regions that gradually began spreading ...
... Tang mused that only the Buddha could solve this problem, so he called the Buddha's name until he consequently floated out of the sleeve. The giant grabbed him and stuck him back inside his sleeve again. Three times he got out and three ...