Li, Yu 1611-1680? creator text utu 2016 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "肉蒲團" by Yu Li is a 17th-century Chinese erotic novel written in 1657 and published in 1693. The story follows Weiyangsheng, an arrogant young scholar who boasts of his sexual prowess and rejects Buddhist warnings about his lustful ways. After surgically enhancing himself, he embarks on affairs with married women, only to face karmic retribution when his own wife becomes victim to similar betrayals. This controversial work uses explicit content as allegory to challenge Confucian puritanism while exploring Buddhist themes of karma and spiritual awakening. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carnal_Prayer_Mat Release date is 2016-06-01 Produced by Shiou-Shian Wu Original publication data not identified Erotic literature, Chinese Chinese fiction Erotic fiction, Chinese PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52205 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52205 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134213.0 52205