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    Felling Lizards in Medieval Vietnam

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:March 29, 2012
    • Post category:Animals/Lý Dynasty/Religion
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    Aren’t Buddhists not supposed to harm living things? Isn’t that one of the most basic concepts of Buddhism? That’s what I thought anyway. Then I read the following passage about…

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    Killing Spirits and 17 Year-Old Girls in Medieval Vietnam

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:November 3, 2011
    • Post category:Ghosts/Religion/Vietnam
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    Gao Pian/Cao Biền was a Tang Dynasty official who was sent to the Red River delta in the 860s to put down disturbances caused by troops from the kingdom of…

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