SuaveG – The Gentle Path

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  • Journey to the West – Episode 109 – Picture story

    Tang Sanzang and Sha Monk waited restlessly for Wukong’s return, pacing like caged animals by the roadside.

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  • Monstrous King of Havoc in Journey to the West

    In Journey to the West, the first demon killed by Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) is the Monster King of Calamity(or Monstrous King of Havoc). This episode carries profound symbolic meaning rooted in Taoist cosmology.

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  • Versions and Alternative Titles of Journey to the West

    Journey to the West (Xiyouji) is a literary masterpiece rooted in the historical pilgrimage of the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang (602–664 CE) to India in search of Buddhist scriptures. Over centuries of layered cultural creation, it absorbed diverse influences—myths, folklore, religious teachings, and performative arts—to evolve into a literary classic blending adventurous storytelling with philosophical depth.

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  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 60

    Chapter 60 takes “governing a large state as delicately as cooking small fish” as its core metaphor, emphasizing that state governance must follow the natural laws of the Dao—minimizing intervention and maintaining prudence to preserve society’s intrinsic balance.

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  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 37

    The Dao operates spontaneously through wu wei (non-action), orchestrating all things with seamless natural order. Spiritual cultivation unfolds in three stages, mirroring the chapter’s axiom:

    “The Dao never acts, yet nothing is left undone”.

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