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Tale of the White Snake

According to legend, in a cave in Emei Mountain in Sichuan Province, there lived two snake spirits

By Hasti DaeiPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
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Tale of the White Snake
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According to legend, in a cave in Emei Mountain in Sichuan Province, there lived two snake spirits, a white snake and a green snake, who had been cultivating for a thousand years. The two kind-hearted snake spirits, who could not stand the loneliness of the cave, yearned for the happy life of marriage between men and women on earth, so they transformed into two beautiful girls and came to the mortal world. White snake into a lady, named White Lady, green snake into a maid, named Xiao Qing, two women like the fairy down to earth, very beautiful.

White Lady and Xiao Qing came to Hangzhou and rented a house in the city to settle down.

Qingming Festival day, the White Lady and Xiao Qing came to the West Lake to play. Only to see the lake to the green, up the mountain to sweep the tomb, people come and go, bustling. The White Lady and Xiaoqing play for a while, came to the broken bridge, and saw a scholar leaning against the railing to look into the distance. This person's eyebrows, good-looking and loyal, the White Lady saw the heart very much like.

Xiaoqing sees the lady so happy and cast a slight spell, that the sky will rain. The scholar saw the rain, they rushed back to the boat. The White Lady and Xiao Qing, also followed, and asked the boatman: "Can we take a boat?" The scholar saw that it was two girls without umbrellas, and said, "Come on up!"

The White Lady and Xiao Qing got into the boat, and thanked the scholar, the White Lady then asked, "May I ask your name?" The scholar said, "My surname is Xu because when I was a child, I met a fairy by the broken bridge, my father named me Xu Xian." They asked each other's names and then chatted, talking very much, as if they had the feeling that they hated each other.

As they talked, the boat arrived on the other side of the river, and it was still raining heavily. Xiaoqing said, "Mr. Xu, I would like to borrow your umbrella so that my lady won't get wet. Tomorrow morning, please come to the house to get it, and then I will thank you." Xiaoqing left his address and left with the young lady.

The next day, Xu Xian came to where they lived, and the White Lady and Xiao Qing prepared a banquet to thank Xu Gongzi. During the banquet, Xu Xian and the White Lady, the more they talk, the happier, Xiao Qing took the opportunity to matchmaking for them, and they agreed.

Xu Xian and the White Lady after the marriage, to Xiao Qing, left Hangzhou, came to Zhenjiang, and opened a small pharmacy to maintain life.

One day, the old monk Fahai of Jinshan Temple came to the pharmacy. Xu Xian was busy saluting, but the old monk was surprised: "Master, I see that you have a demonic face, must be confused by demons." Xu Xian thought, that his wife is considerate to him, it can not be a demon, so he did not believe Fa Hai's words.

A few days later, Xu Xian was sorting out the herbs when he heard the sound of chanting Buddha at the door. He saw that it was the monk Fahai again, so he got up to welcome him. Fa Hai said, "Master, I see that you are still full of demonic aura, you must be confused by the demon, if you do not get rid of the demon early, I am afraid there will be endless problems." Xu Xian thought the monk would not lie, so he asked, "Master know what methods can prevent the disaster?" Fahai said, "July 15, there is a temple fair at Jinshan Temple, when you come to burn incense, ask the Bodhisattva to bless you, will be free from disaster."

In a flash, on the 15th day of the 7th month, Xu Xian came to the Golden Mountain Temple to ask the Bodhisattva for blessing. He entered the incense, kowtowed, and was called to the room by Fahai. Fahai said, "Master, you are just in time, I tell you, your wife is a demon, is a thousand years of cultivation of the snake spirit." Xu Xian heard and did not feel a heart shock. Fahai said again: "You were born with Buddha, should have converted to the Buddha, but who knows how to be confused by the snake spirit, into her hands. Wouldn't it be better for you to become a monk and become a teacher?" Xu Xian thought to himself, "My mother's love for me is as deep as the sea, even if she is a white snake, she will not harm me." Then do not believe Fahai, to go back to ask for an understanding. When Fahai saw that Xu Xian was leaving, he forcibly locked him up.

White Snake saw Xu Xian did not go home all night, the next morning, and Xiao Qing went to the Golden Mountain Temple to find a husband.

The White Lady and Xiao Qing saw a small monk outside the temple gate and asked, "Little master, do you know that a gentleman named Xu Xian stayed in the temple yesterday?" When the young monk saw that he was looking for Xu Xian, he ran while shouting, "The snake spirit is coming! The snake spirit is here!"

Fahai knew that they came looking for Xu Xian, there must be a fight, so he put on the robe, put on the green dragon staff, holding a golden bowl to the door.

The White Lady saw Fahai come out, rushed forward, and said, "Monks to compassion, please old Zen master let my husband down."

Fahai heard, said with a big smile: "Bold snake demon, and dare to find the Buddha! Xu Xian has cut his hair as a monk, will not go back with you, you'd better go, or do not blame the monk rude."

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Hasti Daei

Happy, what happens when it happens, and what happens when it doesn't?

I would rather live in peace

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