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Adventures of the mad monk Ji Gong /

"Follow the brilliant and hilarious adventures of a mad Zen Buddhist monk who rose from humble beginnings to become one of China's greatest folk heroes! Ji Gong studied at the great Ling Yin monastery, an immense temple that still ranges up the steep hills above Hangzhou, near Shanghai. Th...

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Main Author:	Guo, Xiaoting, active 18th century (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, [2014]
Subjects:	Daoji, > 1148-1209 > Fiction. Buddhist monks > China > Fiction. RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist) PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist. Daoji, > 1148-1209. Buddhist monks. China. Fiction.

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