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The laughing sutra is great book writing by Mark Salzman, Mark Salzman is interest in Chinese martial arts, calligraphy and art began in his early teens, and his interest led him eventually to teach English and study martial arts in China. Through the Laughing sutra, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism are intertroined in the story.

The main character Husun-Ching, follows Buddhism ,"Hsun-Ching is orphaned as a small child and is raised by the monk Wei-Ching, who teaches Hsun-Ching to read and write. Wei-Ching is a scholar of Buddhist information and he has devoted his life to the collection and preservation of ancient scrolls, but it is the era of Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution, and many Buddhist relics are being destroyed. While visiting a temple, Wei-Ching and Hsun-Ching are attacked by a troupe of Red Guards, and Hsun-Ching is sent away to work on a farm in the countryside.

Kongzi, also known as Confucius, started Confucianism in 551 B.C and it is a religion heavily influenced by family. One of the beliefs of Confucianism is that in order for everything to go smoothly, people must show honor and treat family and others with compassion. Another belief is that every person has essential goodness and if someone is taught how to use it, they would do the right thing (Bulliet 47). One of the beliefs of Confucianism is that in order for everything to go smoothly, people must show honor and treat family and others with compassion. Another belief is that every person has essential goodness and if someone is taught how to use it, they would do the right thing. One example of Confucianism in The Laughing Sutra is Hsun-ching traveling all the way to America to obtain the sutra for Wei-ching even though he himself doesn’t get any use out of the sutra, “I’m only doing this for Master because it’s the only way I can pay him back for taking care of me”. This shows the level of respect and gratitude Hsun-ching feels for Wei-ching since he was willing to potentially risk his life to get something his Master has been waiting his entire life to see. Another element of Confucianism is Colonel Sun trying to

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