Chan Master Dazhu Huihai, a prominent Tang Dynasty monk, was ordained under Master Daozhi at Dayun Temple in Yuezhou. After reading Huihai’s writing (The Essential Gateway to Truth by Sudden Awakening), Master Mazu Daoyi praised him as “Great Pearl” — a Buddhist symbol of awakening and wisdom — hence later generations also referred to him as “Great Pearl Monk” or “Dazhu Huihai.”
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Journey to the West – Episode 11 – Picture story
One day, as the monkeys drilled in the training grounds, the Handsome Monkey King, swept up in the fervor, leaped into the fray, brandishing a heavy ringed blade. Silver light flashed like meteors, drawing cheers from his troops.
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Journey to the West – Episode 7 – Picture story
Six or seven years passed in the blink of an eye. One day, as Patriarch Subodhi lectured from the altar, Sun Wukong listened with gleeful excitement, scratching his ears and cheeks. Noticing this, the patriarch demanded, “Why are you distracted?” Wukong replied, “Your teachings are so profound, Master, I couldn’t contain my joy. Forgive me!”
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Journey to the West – Episode 5 – Picture story
One day, the Handsome Monkey King reached the Western Ocean. Certain that immortals dwelled beyond the seas, he built a new raft and sailed westward, arriving at the West Aparagodaniya Continent (Xiniu Hezhou).
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[Journey to the West]Awakening to Emptiness vs Wukong
After bestowing the name “Wukong” (悟空, “Awakened to Emptiness”) upon the Monkey King, Master Subhuti declared the following words, which carry profound Taoist and Buddhist connotations:
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