Short Fiction · Character
a grotesque Buddhist priest
A priest with a strange appearance who appears in a narrative.
minor
First appearance: the nose
a grotesque Buddhist priest shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
An eccentric priest with bronze earrings, dark skin, and frizzled hair, waving a whip to keep flies away.
a grotesque Buddhist priest first appears in 0005 the nose.
In I: An eccentric priest with bronze earrings, dark skin, and frizzled hair, waving a whip to keep flies away.
Later, in II: The mountain priest from Pao Chang S' su who diagnoses the wine worm.
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- Diverse Figures in Moral and Social Tales
- Protagonist
- Sages and Missionaries
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Kandata’s final, selfish choice—saving only himself by grabbing the spider’s thread—reaches its emotional and…
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