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Chinese Tales of Karma & Retribution

In Chinese folk Buddhism, karma is not metaphor — it is a debt with interest. These tales trace what happens when the debt comes due across lifetimes: animals that remember past insults, neighbors who recognize old enemies, and the strange patience of moral arithmetic.

1 tale(s) translated so far.

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