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Turtle Whirl

I was looking for information on the Black Tortoise of Winter who played a significant role in Grace Lin’s When the Sea Turned to Silver, and it turns out that he’s pretty closely tied to a god called Xuanwu, a … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Chinese, History, Mythology, Religion, Taoism | Tagged black tortoise of winter, constellations, demons, eight immortals, grace lin, guanyin, immortality, journey to the west, lu dongbin, manchu dynasty, martial arts, ming dynasty, mongols, snakes, song dynasty, when the sea turned to silver, wudang mountains, xuanwu, yongle emperor, yuan dynasty, zhenwu |

The Monk and the Monkey

Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng’en, translated and edited by Anthony C. Yu – This classic of Chinese literature, first published in the sixteenth century, is quite loosely based on the real-life pilgrimage of the seventh-century Buddhist monk Xuanzang … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Buddhism, China, Chinese, History, India, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Religion, Taoism | Tagged anthony yu, buddha, change, chu pa-chieh, demons, dragons, guanyin, jade emperor, jade rabbit, journey to the west, lao-tzu, sanzang, sha monk, sun wukong, tripitaka, wu chengen, xuanzang |

Our Lady of Mercy

Guanyin is known as the Goddess of Mercy, although since she’s primarily revered in Buddhism she’s technically a bodhisattva instead of a goddess. She’s essentially the Chinese version of Avalokitasvara, the personification of compassion in Indian Buddhism. Avalokitasvara is depicted … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Chinese, Japanese, Mythology, Religion | Tagged amitabha, avalokitasvara, bodhisattvas, granmamare, guanyin, kannon, miao chuang yen, miao shan, ponyo |

The Little Maiden of the Sea

Ponyo – Originally known in Japanese as Gake no ue no Ponyo (literally “Ponyo on the Cliff”), this was a 2009 release from Studio Ghibli. Partially inspired by The Little Mermaid (both the original Andersen story and the Disney film), … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Mythology, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged betty white, cate blanchett, cloris leachman, fujimoto, gake no ue no ponyo, granmamare, guanyin, hans christian andersen, hayao miyazaki, liam neeson, lily tomlin, matt damon, ponyo, sosuke, studio ghibli, the little mermaid, tina fey |