24 Filial Exemplar Stories on a Graveyard in Prestavest Memorial
Park, Tupai, Taiping high-definition creative commons
photographs of graveyeard reliefs in a cemetery in Perak,
Malaysia, together with a translation of the Chinese Filial
Exemplar stories. Stories by Guō Jūjìng Translation by David K.
Jordan Used by kind permission of the Translator Photographs by
Anandajoti Bhikkhu to see the full-sized photograph (1-5MB)
click on the one shown inline (opens in new window) 1: The
Feeling of Filial Piety Moved Heaven Emperor Shùn of the Yú
dynasty was the son of Gŭshŏu (=Blind Old-Man). His nature was
most filial. But his father was obstinate and his mother was
boorish. His younger brother Xiàng was proud and overbearing.
Shùn ploughed on Mount Lì [in Shāndōng province], where the
elephants ploughed for him and the birds weeded for him, for his
feelings of filial piety were so great [that even the beasts
were moved]. Emperor Yáo [of Táng] heard of this; he sent nine
of his sons to wait on him and two of his dau