i think the issue with divine consciousnesses is something like looking at the person's soul or something.
he also mentions there is a 3rd stage after this i wonder what that is
also curious what gift the Buddha gave him
I'm never going to understand the whole "I've been seen naked, so I'm ruined for marriage" (or, in this case, having to marry the guy who saw you) thing in any work set in the 21st Century.
@gaigous Why are you reading Chinese stories, then? Most are like that because China is conservative...that Leylin you mention is the exception, not the rule. Don't bitch about the customs of another culture.