Knowra Lu Zhishen Lu Zhishen Lu Zhishen is a Buddhist monk and former military officer in the Chinese novel Water Margin , renowned for his great strength and impulsive sense of justice.
Peach Blossom Mountain : A mountain stronghold in Water Margin associated with bandits and the story of Lu Zhishen. Lu Zhishen confronts bandits there after discovering their threat to a bride.
Water Margin : A classic Chinese novel about 108 outlaws who gather at Liangshan Marsh during the Song dynasty. Lu Zhishen’s story is one strand in this sprawling outlaw narrative.
Lin Chong : A skilled military instructor and outlaw in Water Margin , driven to Liangshan by persecution. Lin Chong’s measured restraint contrasts with Lu Zhishen’s impulsive intervention.
Wu Song Slays the Tiger : A famous episode in Water Margin in which Wu Song kills a tiger with his bare hands. The episode parallels Lu Zhishen’s strength while giving it a different moral frame.
Wutai Mountain : A sacred Buddhist mountain in Shanxi, China, and a major pilgrimage site. Lu Zhishen becomes a monk there, though his unruly conduct soon brings conflict.
Buddhism in China : The development and practice of Buddhist traditions in China, shaped by interaction with local cultures and institutions. Lu Zhishen’s monastic role draws on Chinese Buddhist institutions and ideals.
Wu Song : A celebrated strongman and outlaw in Water Margin , famous for killing a tiger barehanded. Wu Song shares Lu Zhishen’s physical courage but is defined by different exploits.
Buddhist monasticism : A religious life organized around Buddhist vows, communal discipline, and spiritual practice. Lu Zhishen’s appetite, anger, and force expose the comic strain between vows and temperament.
Daxiangguo Temple : A Buddhist temple in Kaifeng, China, with a history dating to the Northern Qi dynasty. After leaving Wutai Mountain, Lu Zhishen lives at this temple and tends its vegetable garden.
Liangshan Marsh : The marshland stronghold of the outlaw band in Water Margin . Lu Zhishen eventually joins the community of outlaws based there.
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