Monkey King by Lu Zhou Sun Wukong Journey

Monkey King by Lu Zhou • • Sun Wukong Journey to the West Disciple to Xuanzang Buddhist Sutras Born from a Stone Supernatural Powers 72 Transformations Cloud-travelling 12/18/2021

Havoc in Heaven • Took an Iron Rod (Gold-banded Cudgel) from the Dragon kings of the Eastern Sea • Defied the Kings of Hell • Not Satisfied With the Job Provided by the Heavenly King • Self-crowned King • The Great Sage Equaling Heaven • Guardian of Heavenly Garden • Excluded from a Royal Banquet • Turns the Heavenly Palace Upside Down

Imprisonment • Jade Emperor Appealed to the Tathagata (Buddha) • The Buddha Made a Bet with Monkey King • Monkey King Could Not Escape from Buddha’s Palm in one Somersault • Monkey King Found Five Pillars and Marked them • Five Fingers of the Buddha’s Hand • The Buddha Turned His Hand into a Five-Peaked Mountain • Monkey King Remained Imprisoned under the mountain for Five Centuries

Monkey King Learnt His Lesson Buddha’s Palm Mount the Clouds and Ride the Mist Released by Xuanzang Imprisonment

Journey To the West • Disciple to Xuanzang - A famous Priest of Tang Dynasty of China • A magical Headband • Protected Him During Their 17 -year Overland Journey to India • Retrieved the Buddhist Sutras • A Series of eighty-one Tribulations • Accomplished Their Mission • Returned to China • Monkey King was Granted Buddharhood • Victorious Fighting Buddha

Magical Headband Xuanzang and Four Disciples Attained Buddarhood Returned to China with Buddhist Scriptures

Idioms & Cultural Notes • 一 物 降 一 物 , 糯 米 治 木 虱 。 A drug therapy, using sticky rice to treat phylloxera (insect). Everything has its conqueror. • 十万八千里 108，000 miles Thousands of Miles Away • 脚踏实地 Walk with a firm tread/step; do solid work.

Cont. • 强龙不压地头蛇 A powerful dragon (newcomer) cannot control a snake in its old haunts. A local gangster is hard to vanquish. • 火眼金睛 Fire eyes with golden pupils; Evil telling eyes Sharp eyes; ability to see things and people • 八仙过海各显神通 The sea voyage of the eight immortals A lot of people are performing the task the same time. Each one should show his/her special prowess/true worth.

Fire Eyes with Golden Pupils Devil in Disguise

References Dai, Y. L. , Zou, Y. Q. (Writer), & Yang, J. (Director). (1986). The journey to the west [Television series episode]. In J. Yang (Executive producer), CCTV. Beijing, China: China Teleplay Production Center. The Journey to the West. (2003). 西游记 [Book of the Chinese Language]. Beijing, China: Wu, C. C. . Yip, M. M. (2004). Chinese children’s favorite book. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing.

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