{"id":5069,"date":"2025-05-23T06:32:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=5069"},"modified":"2025-05-23T06:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:32:24","slug":"the-one-armed-meditator-xing-xing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=5069","title":{"rendered":"The One-Armed \u201cMeditator\u201d &#8211; Xing Xing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Xing Xing has only one arm, she lives with a grace that surprises all who meet her. <strong>She eats, climbs, and moves about the temple grounds with ease<\/strong>, using her remaining limb with skill and determination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Xingxing also believes in Buddhism.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TONbfU1tJsI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what strikes visitors most is not just her resilience, but her <strong>quiet presence and near-spiritual calm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-982.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-982.png 482w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-982-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every day, Xing Xing can be seen <strong>sitting cross-legged beside the elderly nun<\/strong>, her body still, her gaze gentle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-983.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-983.png 470w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-983-181x300.png 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these moments, she appears almost indistinguishable from the monastics around her-<strong>like a true practitioner of meditation<\/strong>, embodying the peace and stillness that the temple itself represents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-984.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-984.png 489w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-984-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moved by this image, many visitors affectionately call her the <strong>\u201cBuddha Monkey.\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-985.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-985.png 493w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-985-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not just her posture that earns her this name, but the <strong>tranquil energy she exudes<\/strong>, the softness in her eyes, and the silent wisdom she seems to carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-986.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-986.png 475w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-986-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who live at the temple-and even some frequent pilgrims-believe that <strong>Xing Xing, in her own way, believes in the Dharma<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-987.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-987.png 477w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-987-192x300.png 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not through speech or ritual, but through the way she lives: <strong>quiet, present, and full of gratitude<\/strong>. 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