Two salvation stories : "Xi Wangmu" and "Yunhua Furen" in The extensive records of the Taiping period

Yin Ping, Grace LAU

Two salvation stories : "Xi Wangmu" and "Yunhua Furen" in The extensive records of the Taiping period

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Abstract

Of the two major salvation stories in Jixian lu, “Xi Wangwu” and “Yunhua Furen,” the latter is a more creative piece of work as compared with the former. Du Guangting based it on the traditional story of Yaoji and transformed the goddess from the Virgin Goddess to the salvation goddess. In “Yunhua Furen”, Yunhua Furen takes up her new role of rescuing Yu from his dangerous situation. Yunhua Furen not only saves Yu, she also saves the entire country from the calamity of the great floods, which is indeed a virtuous deed and a meritorious achievement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-36
Number of pages	22
Journal	Asian Cultural Studies
Volume	35
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2009

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LAU, Y. P. G. (2009). Two salvation stories : "Xi Wangmu" and "Yunhua Furen" in The extensive records of the Taiping period. Asian Cultural Studies, 35, 15-36.

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