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The Six-Eared Macaque—and not to be mistaken for the Macaque King (獼猴王), one of the same Seven Sages (七聖) Fraternity of Sworn Brothers, that Sun Wukong is a member of—is, according to the Buddha, one of the four spiritual primates that do not belong to any of the ten categories that all beings in the universe are classified under.
Sun Wukong (孫悟空), better known as the Monkey King in translations, is a monkey born from a stone on Mount Huaguo who acquires magic powers by learning from Master Bodhi. After starting a rebellion against Heaven, he is subdued and imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha for 500 years.
The best-known of these is Sun Wukong, the main protagonist in Wu Cheng'en's picaresque novel Journey to the West, also known as Monkey. In the southern regions of China, many temples were built to the monkey-god who is worshipped as the Qitian dasheng 齊天大聖 "great saint equal to heaven", which was a name of Sun Wukong.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Character in Chinese mythology For other uses, see Monkey King (disambiguation). "Wukong" redirects here. For other uses, see Wukong (disambiguation). "Qi Tian Da Sheng" redirects here. For Pu Songling's story, see The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal. In this Chinese name, the family name is ...
The original lead actors of the 1986 television series Journey to the West starred in Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West and reprised their roles: Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Sun Wukong, Chi Chongrui as Tang Sanzang and Ma Dehua as Zhu Bajie. Sha Wujing, however, was portrayed by Liu Dagang because the original actor, Yan Huaili, died in April 2009. [1]
A Supplement to the Journey to the West [1] (simplified Chinese: 西 游 补; traditional Chinese: 西 遊 補; pinyin: Xī Yóu Bǔ; Wade–Giles: Hsi-yu pu) is a Chinese shenmo (fantastic) novel written around 1640 CE by Dong Yue (simplified Chinese: 董 说; traditional Chinese: 董 說; pinyin: Dǒng Yuè).
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Though San Shengmu acquiesces, she is imprisoned under Mount Hua as punishment. Chenxiang learns of her fate and vows to get the lantern back in hopes he can free her. As he grows into a young man, he comes under the tutelage of Sun Wukong, who crafts for him a powerful axe which he uses to take on his uncle. However, Chenxiang remains unable ...