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Myths about Buddhist Mythology

Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Buddhist Mythology across cultures, characters, and sacred places.

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The Monk Fahai Kidnapping Xu Xian and Hiding Him in the Jinshan Temple

🐉 Chinese MythologyJinshan Temple, Zhenjiang, ChinaXu Xian • Bai Suzhen • Fahai

Driven by a rigid belief that spirits and humans must never coexist, the powerful Buddhist monk Fahai abducts the young scholar Xu Xian and imprisons him within the Jinshan Temple. This act of spiritual interference forces Xu Xian's wife, the White Snake spirit Bai Suzhen, to wage a catastrophic war against the monastery. The ensuing battle between divine Buddhist magic and the elemental...