The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Yun-Hien
Also known as Chang-Lao, Shou-Kung
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 94
Yun-Hien is encountered through an inscription that preserves a name in honor rather than through a glimpse of the man himself. His mention has a solemn, contemplative quality, like a voice carried forward in stone.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult monk
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 94
- Books
- 1
Yun-Hien, also called Chang-Lao and Shou-Kung, is identified as a Buddhist ecclesiastic honored by Kublai Khan with a memorial tablet at Shangdu. The account provides no further details of his life, relationships, or fate; his place in the text rests on that public tribute.
Description
The text does not describe Yun-Hien’s appearance. Though identified as an adult Buddhist monk, he is given no stated height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, garments, or distinguishing marks.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Kúbláireligious subject
The commentary identifies Yun-Hien as a Buddhist ecclesiastic and abbot whose memorial was erected by Kúblái near the summer palace.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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