天王盖地虎，宝塔镇河妖 (or, echoes of China)
在MSN上碰到小时候的朋友。因为我多年不出现，被勒令对暗号。
老友：有时候还以为你的号被盗了呢
某人：偷MSN帐号干啥………………
老友：嗯，还是先对一下暗号好了，确定你是正身。
某人：对吧………………
老友：你最喜欢的漫画是什么
某人：…………
某人：圣斗士……………………大概吧OTZ
老友：乖
泪流满面。
Random Chinese Story
There was a certain General Li, whose 3rd son Nezha had a peculiar birth and was hard to rein in.
When he was a boy, Nezha slew the third son of the corrupt Dragon King. The Dragon King came to the general's door demanding revenge. The general, fearful of the dragon's wrath, ordered his son to commit suicide.
Not only did Nezha indeed obey, but he also sliced off his flesh to return to his mother, and disassembled his bones to return to his father. By doing so, he severed the link between the parents and the child.
Nezha's soul sought out Gautama Buddha to petition this injustice. The Buddha wished to make him return to life, but General Li was still afraid and refused to part with Nezha's mortal remains. The Buddha made a new body for Nezha out from a lotus.
The newly reborn and immortal Nezha desired to kill the general for revenge, but Buddha intervened and soothed the boy by telling him that from now on, the Buddha shall be his father instead.
I've always been fascinated by this storyand particularly, with the imagery of Nezha returning his flesh and bones to his birth parents. As the Chinese tend to emphasize filial piety, this is the one of the very few stories of rebellion that I recall.
The idea was that the child owes the parents a debt for bringing him to this world and endowing him with an earthly body. Nezha repaid this debt in full.
老友：有时候还以为你的号被盗了呢
某人：偷MSN帐号干啥………………
老友：嗯，还是先对一下暗号好了，确定你是正身。
某人：对吧………………
老友：你最喜欢的漫画是什么
某人：…………
某人：圣斗士……………………大概吧OTZ
老友：乖
泪流满面。
Random Chinese Story
There was a certain General Li, whose 3rd son Nezha had a peculiar birth and was hard to rein in.
When he was a boy, Nezha slew the third son of the corrupt Dragon King. The Dragon King came to the general's door demanding revenge. The general, fearful of the dragon's wrath, ordered his son to commit suicide.
Not only did Nezha indeed obey, but he also sliced off his flesh to return to his mother, and disassembled his bones to return to his father. By doing so, he severed the link between the parents and the child.
Nezha's soul sought out Gautama Buddha to petition this injustice. The Buddha wished to make him return to life, but General Li was still afraid and refused to part with Nezha's mortal remains. The Buddha made a new body for Nezha out from a lotus.
The newly reborn and immortal Nezha desired to kill the general for revenge, but Buddha intervened and soothed the boy by telling him that from now on, the Buddha shall be his father instead.
I've always been fascinated by this storyand particularly, with the imagery of Nezha returning his flesh and bones to his birth parents. As the Chinese tend to emphasize filial piety, this is the one of the very few stories of rebellion that I recall.
The idea was that the child owes the parents a debt for bringing him to this world and endowing him with an earthly body. Nezha repaid this debt in full.