Which was the hardest of the eighty-one tribulations faced by the Tang Monk and his disciples on their journey to fetch the scriptures? In Journey to the West, the four pilgrims battled demons and overcame obstacles all the way to the Western Heaven. Each trial seemed arduous. But comparing them, which one posed the greatest challenge?
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Journey to the West – Episode 72 – Picture story
A young Taoist began shouting wildly while pounding on the door of his masters’ chambers.
“Respected Masters! A terrible misfortune has occurred!”
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Journey to the West – Episode 59 – Picture story
They traveled nearly seventy kilometers over the most treacherous terrain, yet found not the slightest trace of their master.
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Journey to the West – Episode 56 – Picture story
As he walked, Bajie was thinking to himself:
“What a wretched life! I was sleeping peacefully when that cursed monkey tricked me into hauling a corpse! Disgusting! I’ll make him pay—I’ll beg the master to recite the Headache Spell!”
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Journey to the West – Episode 53 – Picture story
By the dim light of the oil lamps, Tripitaka spent a long time meditating on the King Liang’s Water Litany (Liang Dynasty Water Repentance Liturgy), followed by the recitation of the Authentic Sutra of the Peacock(True Peacock Sutra).
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Journey to the West – Episode 46 – Picture story
As soon as the Monkey King had been subdued, the demon rode a whirlwind and quickly caught up with the Tang Monk.
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Journey to the West – Episode 43 – Picture story
Wukong and Bajie arrived together at the Moon Stream Cave(Moon Flow Cave).
They rescued both the Monk Sha and the Princess. Yet the Princess did not believe that the monkey could defeat the demon.
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Journey to the West – Episode 42 – Picture story
In the middle of the night, Bajie mounted a cloud and returned to the post house.
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Journey to the West – Episode 39 – Picture story
Once the Yellow-Robed Monster had captured Monk Sha, he neither tortured nor killed him.
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