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Gun was a Legendary Figure.
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Book of Sui, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 42: Recluses · 1 passage
至若鯀為黃熊,杜宇為鶗鴂,褒君為龍,牛哀為獸,君子為鵠,小人為猿,彭生為豕,如意為犬,黃母為黿,宣武為鱉,鄧艾為牛,徐伯為魚,鈴下為烏,書生為蛇,羊祜前身,李氏之子,此非佛家變受異形之謂邪?」
Consider Gun becoming a yellow bear, Du Yu becoming a cuckoo, Lord Bao becoming a dragon, Niu Ai becoming a beast, the gentleman becoming a swan, the petty man becoming an ape, Peng Sheng becoming a pig, Ruyi becoming a dog, Lady Huang becoming a soft-shelled turtle, Xuan Wu becoming a river turtle, Deng Ai becoming an ox, Xu Bo becoming a fish, the bell-ringer becoming a crow, the scholar becoming a snake, Yang Hu's former incarnation, the son of the Li clan—are these not what Buddhism calls transformation into different forms?"