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1. chinese.mythologyworldwide.com › the-legend-of-theThe Legend of the Monkey King: A Journey Through Mythical ...

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   Oct 25, 2024 · The Journey to the West. Sun Wukong’s path takes a significant turn when he meets the Tang Monk, Xuanzang, who is on a sacred mission to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from India. The journey is fraught with challenges, and Sun Wukong is tasked with protecting Xuanzang as he seeks enlightenment.

2. thechinaworld.com › sun-wukongSun Wukong: The Legend of the Monkey King - thechinaworld

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   Aug 29, 2024 · After 500 years, he was released by the Tang Monk, a Buddhist monk who had been tasked with retrieving sacred scriptures from the Western Heaven. The Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin, had instructed the Tang Monk to take Sun Wukong as his disciple and protector on this perilous journey.

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   Dec 1, 2022 · For 500 years, Wukong lay immobilized beneath the weight of Buddha’s mountain. Eventually, a traveling monk named Tang Sanzang found the Monkey King and offered to release him on the condition that he would repent and become the monk’s disciple. At first the Monkey King rejected the monk's offer.

4. journeytothewestresearch.com › 2013/09/23 › the-storyThe Story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King

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   Sep 23, 2013 · But unlike his western counterparts, the monkey repents, becoming a monk and agreeing to use his abilities to protect a Buddhist priest on his journey to collect sutras from India. What follows is an overview of Monkey’s story.

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   Oct 2, 2024 · Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is one of the most celebrated figures in Chinese mythology. His character embodies strength, intelligence, and rebellious spirit, making him a beloved cultural icon not only in China but around the world.

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   Feb 16, 2021 · When his sentence was up, the Monkey King was offered his freedom if he protected a pilgrim, Tang Sanzang, on a journey to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from the west. Sun Wukong protected the Buddhist traveler from demons and, eventually, began to learn his teachings.

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   How did Sun Wukong help the Monkey King?

   • When his sentence was up, the Monkey King was offered his freedom if he protected a pilgrim, Tang Sanzang, on a journey to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from the west. Sun Wukong protected the Buddhist traveler from demons and, eventually, began to learn his teachings.

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   Why did Tang Sanzang imprison Sun Wukong?

   • The Jade Emperor seeks help from the Buddha to punish him, and so he imprisons the Monkey King in a mountain. He remains incarcerated there for 500 years, until an unexpected opportunity for redemption arises. When Tang Sanzang begins his travels in Journey to the West, he comes across Sun Wukong, still imprisoned in the mountain.

   The real history behind the legend of Sun Wukong, China's Monkey King

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   Who was the Monkey King?

   • The Monkey King did not appear in China until he was made famous in a 16th-century novel. In a short period of time, however, he was one of East Asia’s most beloved heroes. Sun Wukong began his story as an intelligent but rebellious demon. In the end, he was a master of the Tao and an enlightened Buddha.

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   Is Xuanzang a real monk?

   • Artwork from the 800s depicts Buddhist monk Xuanzang on his 10,000-mile journey to track down holy texts in India two centuries earlier. The novel, attributed to writer Wu Cheng'en, fictionalizes Xuanzang’s journey, transforming the historical figure into the fictional monk Tang Sanzang.

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   Why did Monkey King disguise himself as Consort Yu?

   • In the story, the Monkey King wanders from one adventure to the next, using a magic tower of mirrors and a Jade doorway to travel to different points in time. In the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE), he disguises himself as Consort Yu in order to locate a magic weapon needed for his quest to India.

   The Story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King

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   What happened to Tang Sanzang?

   • He learns, however, that in his absence Tang Sanzang has abandoned his journey, gotten married, and become a general in the army of the pretender Great Tang’s army. On a mission to fight desire, Tang is leading his forces against one of Sun Wukong’s own sons, King Paramita.

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8. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleThe real history behind the legend of Sun Wukong, China's ...

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   Aug 29, 2024 · The novel, attributed to writer Wu Cheng'en, fictionalizes Xuanzang’s journey, transforming the historical figure into the fictional monk Tang Sanzang.