Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 15: THE RESURGENCE OF EMPIRE IN EAST ASIA

Internet Activities: The Legend of Miao-Shan

http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/miao-sha.html

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What elements of Buddhism are incorporated in this legend from the era of the Song dynasty? What are the desires of Miao-Shan in this story? Why does she ask her father to cure the "three misfortunes"?
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