Buddhist Monks in Medieval China Buddhist Monks in Medieval China That is the subject of John Kieschnick’s book. The book analyzes the contents of the three collections of biographies of monks that became famous in medieval China, through them he tries to give...
Manual of Taoist Architecture Manual of Taoist Architecture There are some illustrated books that produce in the reader a contradictory feeling, because the images that explain what the text is about are sometimes accompanied by an exposition of ideas that is too...
How the presence of goddesses paves the way for female power How the presence of goddesses paved the way for female power One of the theses of my book Matriarchy in China: mothers, goddesses, queens and shamans (Madrid, 2011) was to assert that the presence of...
The Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong The Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong The past few days I have been reading a novel about China’s most famous rogue monk. About the Monk Ji Gong, better known for his fondness for wine and meat than for his religious...
12 Chinese idioms related to the tiger 12 Chinese idioms related to the tiger With the arrival of the Year of the Tiger 2022, here are 12 set phrases (chengyu) related to the tiger, so that those who are getting familiar with the Chinese language can practice one each...
