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Xu Zhaoxin assaults a nun, goes mad and dies

Classic stories · Compiled by Qingxiu Jushi

ⓘ This story is Buddhist teaching and moral literature, offered as encouragement and warning, not a medical conclusion.

Key takeaway
Harm a practitioner or someone who cannot resist, and the offence is gravest and the return fastest.

According to the account, Xu Zhaoxin raped a young nun. He later went mad for no apparent reason and died by biting through his own tongue. The article classes this as the immediate retribution for grave misconduct.

Source:Qingxiu Jushi on grades of sexual misconduct (Chinese)

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