The Monk That Wanted

IntheruralnortheasternmountainousregionsstandsatinyBuddhisttemple,namedOneFingerTemple.Itisn’talargeonebutitisextremelymiraculous.Thetemplehasricethatemanatesanaromaticfragrance.Thetemplehassweetandrefreshingwaterthatrivalsambrosia.ThetemplehasBuddhasthatgrantwishestothesincere.Thetempleisn’tlargebutithaseverything.Thetempleisn’tlargebutithasflourishingincenseofferingsthatfarexceedalltemples.Thetempleisn’tlargebutitattractsbothcitizensandforeignersthatlineupovernight...Thetemplehasabaldbuthandsomemonk.Everyday,hewouldbawl,“Iwanttorenounceasceticism!Iwanttomarryachickthat’snottoopretty,haveacutebaby,andleadastablelife!”ThisbookisacasualnovelthatintroducesvariousChinesetraditionalcustoms,aswellasBuddhistones.Itstrivestobeapositivebook,allowingpeopletoreflectonhowtheyshouldlivetheirlivesandtreatothers.