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[Journey to the West]Origins of the Monkey King
We know that Journey to the West is a fictional work based on the historical 7th-century pilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang to India. Xuanzang is portrayed as the monk Tang Sanzang, while his disciples draw inspiration from historical figures and myths.
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[Journey to the West]What does “Wukong” mean in Chinese?
The Monkey King was named Wukong (悟空) by his first master. What does “Wukong” signify?
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 81
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…