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  • [Journey to the West]What does “Wukong” mean in Chinese?

    March 30, 2025

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    Juan

    The Monkey King was named Wukong (悟空) by his first master. What does “Wukong” signify?

  • [Journey to the West]Why is the Monkey King surnamed Sun?

    March 30, 2025

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    Juan

    The Monkey King is given the name Sun Wukong (孙悟空 or 孫悟空 in Chinese) by his first master, Subhuti. But why the surname Sun?

  • [Journey to the West]What does Bajie (Eight Precepts) mean in Buddhism?

    March 30, 2025

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    Juan

    Zhu Bajie is a fictional character from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西游记). He is one of the main disciples of the monk Xuanzang (Tang Sanzang) on their pilgrimage to India to retrieve Buddhist scriptures.

  • [Journey to the West]The Hidden Scheme of Wuzhuang Temple

    March 30, 2025

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    Juan

    Sun Wukong arrives at the Wuzhuang Temple‌ and, due to his mischievous nature and the influence of his companion Zhu Bajie, attempts to steal the ginseng fruits—magical fruits that grant immortality. The disciples of Zhenyuanzi discover the act, leading to a conflict.

  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 81

    March 29, 2025

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    Ana

    Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere. Those who are skilled (in the Dao) do not dispute (about it); the disputatious are not skilled in it. Those who know (the Dao) are not extensively learned; the extensively learned do not know it.The sage does not accumulate (for himself). The more that…

  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 80

    March 29, 2025

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    Ana

    In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).Though…

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