Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong：The Drunken Wisdom of China's Most Famous Chan Buddhist Monk

图书标准信息

• 作者 Guo、John Robert Shaw 著
• 出版社 Tuttle Publishing
• 出版时间 2014-04
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780804843225
• 定价 271.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 544页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

FollowTheBrilliantAndHilariousAdventuresOfAMadZenBuddhistMonkWhoRoseFromHumbleBeginningsToBecomeOneOfChina'SGreatestFolkHeroes!JiGongStudiedAtTheGreatLingYinMonastery,AnImmenseTempleThatStillRangesUpTheSteepHillsAboveHangzhou,NearShanghai.TheChan(Zen)BuddhistMastersOfTheTempleTriedToInstructJiGongInTheSpartanPracticesOfTheirSect,ButTheYoungMonk,FollowingInTheFootstepsOfOtherGreatNe'Er-Do-Wells,DistinguishedHimselfMainlyByGettingExpelled.HeLeftTheMonastery,BecameAWandererWithHardlyAProperPieceOfClothingToWear,AndAchievedGreatRenown—InSeedyWineShopsAndDrinkingEstablishments!ThisCouldHaveBeenWhereJiGong'SStoryEnded.ButHisUnorthodoxStyleOfBuddhismSoonMadeHimAHeroForPopularStorytellersOfTheSongDynastyEra.AudiencesDelightedInTalesWhereTheMadOldMonkIgnored—OrEvenMocked—Authority,DefiedCommonSense,NeverNeglectedTheWine,YetStillManagedToSaveTheDay.JiGongRemainsPopularInChinaEvenToday,WhereHeRegularlyAppearsAsTheWiseOldDrunkenFoolInMoviesAndTvShows.InAdventuresOfTheMadMonkJiGong,You'LlReadHowHeHasARogue'SKnackForExposingTheCorruptAndCriminalWhileStillPursuingTheTwinDelightsOfEnlightenmentAndIntoxication.ThisLiteraryClassicOfATravelingMartialArtsMaster,FightingEvilAndRightingWrongs,WillEntertainWesternReadersOfAllAges!