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temple: his daughter. When asked, Miaoshan willingly offered up her eyes and arms for her father; this indeed cured Wang of his illnesses. Not knowing that it was his daughter who made the sacrifice for him, he went to the temple to thank the donor. When he discovered that it was his daughter, he was struck with shame and begged her for forgiveness. The story concludes with
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slept. However, she was such a good person that the animals living around the temple began to help her with her chores. Her father, seeing this, became so frustrated that he attempted to burn down the temple. Miaoshan put out the fire with her bare hands and suffered no burns. Now struck with fear, her father ordered her to be put to death.
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Miaozhuang did not understand what Miao Shan meant, and asked his daughter to explain. Miao Shan told her father that the First
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Miaozhuang asked Miao Shan if she knew a man who could ease these misfortunes, and Miao Shan pointed out that a doctor could do all of these. Miaozhuang grew angry because he wanted Miao Shan to marry a person of power and wealth, not a healer. In an attempt to change Miao Shan's mind, Miaozhuang
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Every day she begged to be able to enter a temple and become a nun instead of marrying. Miaozhuang Wang eventually allowed her to work in the temple, but asked the monks to give her the toughest chores so as to discourage her. The monks forced
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