https://wiki.writeout.ink/ 2026-04-19T22:16:33+00:00 https://wiki.writeout.ink/ https://wiki.writeout.ink/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2025-10-16T21:05:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.writeout.ink/ljwrites/translation/caigentan/start?rev=1760616327&do=diff Words from Lean Times (菜根譚) Introduction Notes on the text 菜根譚 Càigēntán is a spiritual self-help book written in the late 16th century to early 17th century era of Ming by 洪自誠 Hong Zicheng. It incorporates elements of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism in 360 aphorisms and verses. This translation is based on a modern edition of the Korean translation and commentary by early 20th-century Buddhist monk, classical scholar, poet, and independence activist 한용운 Han Yong-un.…