In Journey to the West, Chapter 14, titled “Mind Monkey returns to the Right – The Six Robbers vanish from sight”, introduces six robbers who ambush Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong.
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Who are Sun Wukong’s parents?
In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) has no biological parents. He is born from a magical stone nurtured by heaven and earth’s primordial energies on the Mount of Flowers and Fruits.
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[Journey to the West]What does Bajie (Eight Preceptos) mean in Buddhism?
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.
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