ADVENTURES OF THE
MAD MONK
JI GONG
About the Translator
John Shaw during his twenty year U.S. Marine Corps career served part of that time as a Chinese/Japanese/Korean interpreter. He was stationed in China for two tours totaling six years and visited China twice after those tours. During his first visit he came across the tales of Ji Gong in a bookstore. After scanning the book, he bought a copy having decided it would be interesting to read. He read the entire book and then thought it would be enjoyable to translate the first half. He immersed himself in this project at a leisurely pace over several years.
Publisher’s Note
During the process of translating this classical Chinese work, John Shaw was fortunate to have the invaluable expertise and input of his wife, Mrs. Sara Janet Shaw, a former professional editor, in all editorial matters. Together they worked as a team to make this manuscript highly accessible and interesting for English readers.
GUO XIAOTING
ADVENTURES OF THE
MAD MONK
JI GONG
Translated by John Robert Shaw
Introduction by Victoria Cass
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Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
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Copyright © 2014 Sara Janet Shaw
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Table of Contents
2. Dong Shihong sells a daughter to bury a relative; the living lohan rescues a virtuous man
3. The arts of Chan cure illness in the Zhao home; Buddha’s laws operate in secret to end sorrows
6. Zhao Bin attempts to visit the Great Pavilion; a fearless hero is sent upon a horrible errand
7. Reunited heroes rescue a studious young man; Han Dianyuan reforms his ways with Ji Gong’s help
