Cheng draws a parallel with Sanjusangendo, the temple in Kyoto, Japan, which houses 1,000 statues of Kuanyin--everyone can find a face which matches his or her own.
鄭清文舉日本京都的「三十三間堂」為例，這座擁有千尊佛像的寺院，每個人都可以找到和自己相仿的臉孔。