yang jian samadhi fire

At the height of the battle, Yang Jian fought his way into the rear camp and set fire to the Shang army's store of grain and fodder. It was no ordinary fire that Yang Jian spat out from his breast.

This poem is proof: The flames were even more ferocious, with tens of thousands of golden snakes circling the sky. The smoke flew and swept over 3,000 li, and the heavens helped to burn down the grain.


Flames from the samadhi fire soared high into the sky, illuminating heaven and earth.

Investiture of the Gods - Translated by Gu Zhizhong