Many trivial details in the Red Mansion can only be understood at a certain stage

"Jiang Xun Talks about Dream of the Red Chamber" (141)

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 1. Baoyu has a heart of a Bodhisattva. Only a Bodhisattva would feel that the suffering of others is his own suffering. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva once vowed that he would not become a Buddha until the hells are emptied. Secondly, Baoyu is truly the most important enlightening force in "Dream of the Red Chamber", embodying great compassion. Thirdly, the so-called "great compassion of the same body" in Buddhist scriptures refers to the fact that all blessings and sufferings in the human world are our shared karma, and no one can stay out of it. Fourth, the reason why "Dream of the Red Chamber" is never tiring to read is that the life lessons it provides are merely phenomena, akin to a spherical object, allowing one to see different things from various angles. 5. If Cao Xueqin were indeed Baoyu, he would have been an ordinary person who dressed, ate, and made friends in daily life. When his family was raided and his prosperity faded, he sat at his desk and began to recall what he had eaten, worn, and known throughout his life