To save his mother, the king, and all people bound by suffering, the Arhat used his supernatural abilities to leave half his body floating in the palace of the king.

为了救自己的母亲和这位国王，以及一切受苦的人，罗汉运用神通，将半个身体挂于王宫中。

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Ancient people considered door gods to be a symbol of righteousness and forcefulness as they thought those with special appearances had supernatural or uncommon abilities.

门神是正气和武力的象征，古人认门上，用以驱魔。门神是正气和武力的象征，相貌出奇的人往往具有神奇的禀性和不凡的本领。

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In the 1990s, she had the idea for the Sookie Stackhouse novels, which would take her signature protagonist, a working-class Southern woman with crime-solving abilities, and add a supernatural twist.

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