As we saw the last time, Longnü made her first appearance in a Buddhist Sutra, the Lotus Flower. In that text, she was transformed by the Buddha… Read more “Out of the Water, Into the Woods: 2 more Tales of Longnu, the Dragon King’s Daughter”
Category: Folklore and Fairytale
The Dragon King’s Daughter: 3 Tales of Longnü, Story 1
Longnü is a character that makes three notable appearances in Buddhism; the first is in a defining Buddhist text, the Lotus Sutra, while the other two come… Read more “The Dragon King’s Daughter: 3 Tales of Longnü, Story 1”
A Man With No Home – the Stranger From Taured
Imagine this: It’s July, 1954. The weather is hotter than usual… Who are you? A Passport official in Tokyo Airport, Japan. Your job is simple; run people… Read more “A Man With No Home – the Stranger From Taured”
Heads Will Roll: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Before turning our attention to England’s shortest ruling monarch, let’s look at what the U.S. has to offer: William Henry Harrison managed to be President of the… Read more “Heads Will Roll: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary”
Lady Triệu – A Legend of the Vietnamese Resistance Movement
Triệu Thị Trinh was born in the Nông Cống district of Vietnam in 225, a time where the Chinese occupied much of Vietnam, persecuting the native inhabitants… Read more “Lady Triệu – A Legend of the Vietnamese Resistance Movement”
Clíodhna and the Blarney Stone
Many, many years long past, the Tuatha Dé Danannan, the divinities of the ancients, ruled over Ireland. Now some of them were merciful; others were wrathful, and… Read more “Clíodhna and the Blarney Stone”
The Blue Band: Stith Thompson and the Folklore Index, Part One.
I’m more of a mythologist than a folklorist; my wife (and sole collaborator on this blog) is the inverse. As a result I get to hear more… Read more “The Blue Band: Stith Thompson and the Folklore Index, Part One.”
