Bian wen (Buddhist song-tales)
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found: Britannica Macro.:v. 16, p. 235 (Folk literature. Besides the early tzʻu, the end of the Tang saw the evolution of another new folk form: pien-wen ("popularizations," not to be confused with pʻien-wen, or parallel prose), utilizing both prose and verse to retell episodes from the Buddha's life and later, non-Buddhist stories from Chinese history and folklore.)
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2000-10-04: new
2000-11-13: revised
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