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Aug 20, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Monks in #xianxia/#wuxia: the influence of Chinese Buddhism in fantasy literature.

Yesterday I talked a bit about Taoism and its influences in both genres. So let's take a look at some of the Buddhist influences in both genres.

1/ a common saying is 天下武功出少林: all martial arts originate from Shaolin, which has some historical basis. Introducing: 達摩 Dá mó, Bodhidharma- story has it that when Bodhidharma developed martial arts as a way to strengthen the body.

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