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Sun Wukong is not only a household hero in Chinese literature; he is also an important symbol of courage, freedom, the spirit of rebellion, and self-growth in Chinese culture.
一、出身与来历
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Sun Wukong was born on Flower-Fruit Mountain, in the Kingdom of Aolai in the Eastern Continent.
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The monkeys therefore chose him as their leader and honored him with the title "Handsome Monkey King."
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This departure marked the beginning of his legendary life.
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To learn the art of immortality, the Handsome Monkey King sailed across oceans in search of immortals.
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After many years of searching, he finally came to Spirit Terrace Mountain and the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, where he took Patriarch Subodhi as his master.
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Patriarch Subodhi gave him the name "Sun Wukong."
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"Sun" became his surname, while "Wukong" carries a Buddhist meaning: it can be understood as awakening to the insight that things are impermanent and have no fixed, unchanging essence.
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Under Patriarch Subodhi's tutelage, Sun Wukong mastered many magical skills, the most famous of which are the seventy-two transformations and the cloud somersault.
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The seventy-two transformations allowed him to take on different forms in order to evade danger or deceive his enemies; the cloud somersault carried him across vast distances in an instant.
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At their parting, the Patriarch warned him never to reveal from whom he had learned his arts.
三、齐天大圣
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After returning to Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong gradually became a monkey king of vast magical power.
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In search of a suitable weapon, he went to the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea and obtained the Ruyi Jingu Bang, the Golden-Banded Staff, from the Dragon King.
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Later, out of concern for his own lifespan, Sun Wukong forced his way into the underworld and altered the records of the monkey tribe in the Book of Life and Death.
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His deeds drew the attention of Heaven.
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The Jade Emperor first tried to manage Sun Wukong through appeasement, granting him the post of "Bimawen" in charge of tending the heavenly horses.
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When Sun Wukong discovered how lowly this office was, he furiously returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain and proclaimed himself "Great Sage Equal to Heaven," meaning one as noble and great as Heaven itself.
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The celestial court later appeased him a second time, recognized this title, and put him in charge of the Peach Garden.
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However, Sun Wukong stole and ate the immortal peaches and elixir pills, and threw the Queen Mother of the West's Peach Banquet into chaos, which finally brought him into open conflict with Heaven.
四、大闹天宫与五行山
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Sun Wukong fought great battles against the celestial soldiers and generals.
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Yet Sun Wukong's body was extraordinarily tough, and ordinary punishments could not harm him.
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Lord Lao Zi threw him into the Eight Trigrams furnace to be refined away, but far from perishing, Sun Wukong endured the smoke and flames of the furnace and emerged with fiery golden eyes that could see through demons in disguise.
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After breaking out of the furnace, he wreaked havoc in Heaven once more.
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The Buddha pinned him beneath the Five Elements Mountain, leaving him there to reflect on his deeds.
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Sun Wukong remained imprisoned for five hundred years, until the monk Tang Seng passed by on his westward pilgrimage and set him free.
五、西天取经
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When the monk Tang Seng passed the Five Elements Mountain, he freed Sun Wukong and took him on as a disciple.
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From then on, Sun Wukong had a new identity — the eldest disciple of Tang Seng, also called "Pilgrim Sun."
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But over the long journey west, he gradually learned to take on responsibility.
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Though master and disciples often misunderstood one another, Sun Wukong remained the most important protector of the pilgrimage.
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After eighty-one tribulations, Tang Seng and his disciples finally reached the Western Heaven and obtained the true scriptures.
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For his merits and cultivation along the way, Sun Wukong was honored by the Buddha as the Buddha Victorious in Strife.
六、神通与本领
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Sun Wukong possesses many breathtaking abilities.
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His **fiery golden eyes** allow him to see through many demonic transformations and disguises, though they do not mean he can see through every illusion in the world.
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In addition, Sun Wukong has mastered the art of splitting his body: by plucking hairs from his body, he can conjure many little monkeys or other objects.
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Nevertheless, Sun Wukong is not omnipotent.
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Faced with certain powerful demons and special treasures, he too can be driven into a corner, and must seek help from the Bodhisattva Guanyin, the Buddha, or other immortals.
七、性格与成长
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Sun Wukong's most striking traits are his courage, self-confidence, cleverness, and refusal to be bound.
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This temperament made him a hero of great charm, but it also made him prone to pride, impulsiveness, and recklessness.
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During the journey to the West, Sun Wukong gradually changed.
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He no longer fought only for his own freedom and glory; he began to shoulder the responsibility of protecting his master, helping his companions, and fulfilling the mission.
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He kept his wit, courage, and unyielding spirit, yet learned to remain patient in the face of hardship, and came to understand the importance of cooperation and responsibility.
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From the Handsome Monkey King of Flower-Fruit Mountain, to the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who defied Heaven, to Pilgrim Sun who protected Tang Seng, and finally to the Buddha Victorious in Strife, Sun Wukong's story portrays a hero continually growing and changing.
八、文化意义
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Sun Wukong is one of the most representative figures in Chinese literature.
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His image blends traditional Chinese mythology, Daoist ideas of immortals, Buddhist thought, and the imagination of the common people.
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He possesses the powers of an immortal, yet also the emotions any ordinary person can understand: the longing for freedom, the fear of death, the pursuit of respect, the cherishing of friends, and the constant confrontation with one's own flaws while growing up.
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For this very reason, Sun Wukong is not merely a hero who slays demons; he has become a symbol of the free spirit, courage, wisdom, and self-growth.
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For centuries, Sun Wukong has appeared continuously in opera, painting, fiction, film, animation, and video games, becoming one of the most recognizable figures of Chinese culture to the world.
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His story has endured not only because of his formidable powers, but because his journey poses a question that never loses its appeal:
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100我佛造经传极乐
The True Scriptures and Guanyin's Mission
With Sun Wukong pinned under Five Elements Mountain, the Buddha reveals his wish to send the true scriptures east. Guanyin takes the mission and, on her way, recruits Sha Wujing at the Flowing Sands River and Zhu Wuneng at Fuling Mountain, saves a young dragon prince, visits Sun Wukong, and settles in Chang'an in disguise.
鹰愁涧意马收缰
The Dragon Horse of Eagle Sorrow Gorge
At Eagle Sorrow Gorge on Mount Shepan, a white dragon emerges from the depths and devours Tang Seng's white steed. Wukong stirs the waters to battle the beast until Guanyin arrives, revealing the dragon is the exiled son of the Western Sea Dragon King waiting for the pilgrim. The Bodhisattva transforms the dragon prince into a white steed and gifts Wukong three life-saving hairs. Mountain spirits provide a splendid saddle, and the journey continues.
圣僧夜阻通天水
Saving Children at the River of Heaven
At the River of Heaven, pilgrims learn the Great King of Inspiration demands boy and girl sacrifices yearly. Wukong and Bajie disguise themselves as children to ambush the demon.
一体难修真寂灭
Distinguishing the True and False Monkeys
The two identical monkeys fight through heaven and hell without resolution. At Thunder Monastery, the Buddha identifies the fake as the Six-Eared Macaque, whom Wukong slays.
灵根育孕源流出
Birth of the Stone Monkey
An immortal stone on Flower-Fruit Mountain gives birth to a stone monkey, who braves a waterfall to claim the Water Curtain Cave and is crowned king. Fearing death, he sails across oceans in search of immortality, until Patriarch Subodhi gives him the name Sun Wukong.
黄袍怪变虎诬行者
Yellow Robe Turns Tang Seng into a Tiger
Yellow Robe disguises himself as a prince, turns Tang Seng into a tiger in an iron cage, and injures the White Dragon Horse, who urges Bajie to recall Wukong from Mount Huaguo.
陷虎穴金星解厄
Escape from the Tiger Pit
Tang Seng leaves Chang'an on his pilgrimage to the West. Crossing the Tang border, he falls into a demonic pit at Double-Fork Ridge where his companions perish, but the Great White Planet rescues him. Rescued again from wild beasts by hunter Liu Boqin, Tang Seng holds a memorial mass for Boqin's deceased father. Boqin escorts him to Two-Boundary Mountain, where a thunderous shout echoes from below: "My master has come!"
寇员外喜待高僧
Generous Hospitality of Squire Kou
In Tongtai Prefecture, pious Squire Kou welcomes the monks to complete his vow of feeding 10,000 monks. Later that night, highwaymen sack his estate and kick the squire to death.
夜宿宝林寺
Night at Baolin Temple
Arriving at royal Baolin Temple, the pilgrims face hostile monks until Wukong demonstrates his power. At midnight in the meditation room, a chilling wind stirs outside.
一粒金丹天上得
Reviving the King with Heavenly Elixir
Wukong obtains a resurrection elixir from Lord Lao to revive the king. In the throne room, Bodhisattva Manjushri reveals the false king is his Azure Lion sent as retribution.
云栈洞收服八戒
Subduing Bajie at Cloud Pathway Cave
Wukong pursues the monster to Cloud Pathway Cave on Mount Fuling, battling his nine-toothed rake. Hearing that the holy monk has arrived, the monster yields: he was once Marshal Tianpeng, instructed by Guanyin to await the pilgrimage. Burning his lair, he returns to Gao Village to become Tang Seng's second disciple, receiving the name Bajie. On Mount Futu, the travelers meet the Crow's Nest Zen Master, who imparts the Heart Sutra.
姹女育阳求配偶
Rescuing the Maiden in the Pine Forest
Tang Seng unties a damsel in the Black Pine Forest and lodges at Zhenhai Temple. Monks perish mysteriously; Wukong discovers the maiden is a Golden-Nosed Mouse Demon.
八卦炉中逃大圣
Out of the Furnace, Under the Mountain
Blades, fire and thunder cannot wound Wukong — the stolen elixir in his belly has made his body indestructible. Laozi seals him in the Eight-Trigram Furnace for forty-nine days, yet the monkey emerges with fiery eyes, kicks over the furnace and storms the celestial palace. Then Buddha holds out an open palm, and a fateful bet decides everything.
凤仙郡冒天止雨
Praying for Rain at Fengxian Prefecture
Fengxian suffers three years of drought due to the prefect offending the Jade Emperor. Wukong urges sincere nationwide repentance, toppling the heavenly trials and bringing torrential rain.
群魔欺本性一体拜真如
The Three Monsters Bow to Tathagata
Wukong appeals weeping to the Buddha, who arrives with Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and arhats. The lion and elephant return to their masters, and the Peng yields to the Buddha.
金兜洞遇独角兕大王
Trapped by the Single-Horned兕 Monster
Tang Seng and Bajie are trapped in Jindou Cave. The Single-Horned兕 Monster wields the Ring of Diamond, which snatches away Wukong's Golden-Hooped Rod.
乱蟠桃大圣偷丹
Peaches, Wine, and Elixir
Left in charge of the Peach Garden, Wukong devours the ripe fruit. Snubbed by the Peach Banquet, he freezes the fairy maidens with a spell, sneaks into the feast disguised as an immortal, drains the heavenly wine, and swallows all of Laozi's elixir before fleeing home. Enraged, the Jade Emperor sends a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers to trap the mountain in a vast net.
禅到玉华施法会
Imparting Martial Skills in Yuhua County
In Yuhua County, three princes seek martial training from Wukong, Bajie, and Sha Wujing, placing the legendary weapons in a blacksmith's shop for replication.
姹女求阳元神护道
Infiltrating the Bottomless Cave
Wukong turns into a bug in a tea bowl to torture her stomach, but she uses a duplicate shoe trick to recapture Tang Seng. Wukong takes the tablets to Heaven as evidence.
八戒大战流沙河
Battle at the Flowing Sands River
Blocked by the Flowing Sands River, Bajie battles the river monster Sha Wujing. Moksha arrives on Guanyin's orders to convert Wujing as Tang Seng's third disciple, completing the pilgrim group.
鬼王夜谒唐三藏
Ghost King Visits Tang Seng
The ghost of the King of Wuji visits Tang Seng, revealing he was drowned in a well by a Taoist usurper three years ago, leaving a jade tablet as proof.
官封弼马心何足
Great Sage Equal to Heaven
Sun Wukong arrives in heaven full of joy, only to find he has been made a lowly stable keeper named Bimawen. Furious, he fights his way out of the South Gate and raises a banner on Flower-Fruit Mountain: Great Sage Equal to Heaven. After both Heavenly King Li and Prince Nezha are beaten, the Jade Emperor grants him the empty title with no pay — and puts him in charge of the Peach Garden.
神狂诛草寇道昧放心猿
Bandits Slain and Master Alienated
Attacked by violent highwaymen, Wukong slays them in fury. Distressed by the slaughter, Tang Seng recites the headache spell and banishes Wukong once more.
禅主吞餐怀鬼孕
Drinking from the Mother-and-Child River
Crossing into the Women's Country, Tang Seng and Bajie drink from the river and become pregnant. Wukong battles True Immortal Ruyi to obtain the Aborting Spring water.
心神居舍魔归性
Securing Passage Through Lion Camel Cave
The three kings stage an ambush. The Golden-Winged Peng flies ninety thousand li per flap to catch Wukong, locking all four in cages within Lion Camel City.
心猿归正六贼无踪
Mind Monkey Reformed
Xuanzang climbs Mount Wuxing to remove the six-syllable seal, freeing Sun Wukong after five hundred years and naming him Practitioner Sun. When Wukong slays six bandits, Xuanzang's reproaches anger the monkey, who abandons his master. Rebuked by the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, Wukong returns and dons a gold fillet left by Guanyin. Subdued by the Tight-Fillet Spell, the Monkey King vows loyalty to the pilgrimage.
悟空计盗紫金铃
Stealing the Purple-Gold Bells
In Qilin Mountain, Wukong finds the queen protected by a thorn-bearing celestial robe and tricks Sai Taisui out of his fire-spitting Purple-Gold Bells.
二将军宫门镇鬼
Two Generals Guard the Palace Gate
Emperor Taizong plays chess with Wei Zheng to stall the execution of the Dragon King — but Wei Zheng beheads it in a dream. The dragon's bloodied ghost comes nightly for revenge until two generals guard the gate in armor; their portraits become China's famous "door gods". Dying, Taizong sets out for the underworld with a letter in his sleeve.
黄狮精虚设钉钯宴
Yellow Lion Steals the Weapons
The Yellow Lion Monster steals the glowing weapons and plans a feast. Disguised as livestock traders, the disciples infiltrate the cave, reclaim their arms, and rout the demon.
拯救驼罗禅性稳
Slaying the Red-Scaled Python
At Mount Qijue, the travelers slay a man-eating giant red-scaled python. Bajie transforms into a giant pig to plow through hundreds of li of rotten persimmon mire.
金平府元夜观灯
The Lantern Festival Disaster at Jinping
During the Lantern Festival in Jinping Prefecture, three Rhinoceros Demons disguised as Buddhas consume aromatic oil and abduct Tang Seng to Green Dragon Mountain.
难灭伽持圆大觉
Shaving Heads in the French-Extinguishing Realm
In a kingdom sworn to execute ten thousand monks, Wukong uses a cloning spell overnight to shave the heads of the king, queen, and every official, prompting national repentance.
心猿遭火败木母被魔擒
Defeated by Samadhi Fire
Wukong summons dragon kings to douse Red Boy's flames, but samadhi fire cannot be quenched by mundane rain. Smoked unconscious, Wukong nearly drowns while Bajie is captured.
朱紫国唐僧论前世
Suspension Pulse Diagnosis in Zhuzi Kingdom
In Zhuzi Kingdom where the king falls ill with grief over his kidnapped queen, Wukong diagnoses the ailment by reading pulses through suspended silk strings.
黑松林三藏逢魔
Tang Seng Captured in Black Pine Forest
Wukong returns to Mount Huaguo. In the Black Pine Forest, Tang Seng is captured by the Yellow Robe Monster, whose wife Princess Baihuaxiu secretly gives him a letter for her father.
心猿显圣灭诸邪
Trials of Skill in Chechi Kingdom
In court contests of rainmaking, meditation, and guessing, Wukong triumphs. In trials of beheading, disembowelment, and boiling oil, the three impostors perish in their animal forms.
四僧宴乐御花园
Feast in the Imperial Garden
During the garden feast, Wukong recognizes the princess is a counterfeit. That night, Wukong bursts into the bridal chamber to reveal the demon's form.
袁守诚妙算无私曲
The Fortune-Teller and the Dragon King
In Chang'an, a fisherman boasts of a fortune-teller so accurate that he never misses a catch, angering the Dragon King of the Jing River. Disguised as a scholar, the king bets on tomorrow's rain, then cheats on the time and the amount — breaking Heaven's law and earning a death sentence. At midnight, only Emperor Taizong can save him.
魔弄寒风飘大雪
Falling Through Frozen Ice
The demon freezes the wide river. Anxious to cross, Tang Seng steps onto the ice, which shatters midway, plunging him into the underwater palace.
西梁女国逢烟花
Lodging in the Women's Country
The Queen of Western Liang proposes marriage to share her throne. Wukong concocts a fake wedding scheme to clear their passports, but a fierce whirlwind abducts Tang Seng outside.
孙行者大闹五庄观
Havoc at Wuzhuang Temple
Angered by the acolytes' insults, Wukong topples the sacred ginseng tree and flees. Zhenyuan Immortal catches the pilgrims in his sleeve and demands the tree be restored.
孙行者二调芭蕉扇
Second Attempt with the Plantain Fan
Disguised as the Bull Demon King, Wukong tricks the princess out of the true fan, but Bull Demon King mimics Bajie to snatch it back, triggering a massive showdown.
金木参玄见假真
Prince Learns the Truth
Wukong convinces the crown prince of the deception, then takes Bajie into the palace well to retrieve the king's miraculously preserved corpse from the Well Dragon King.
心猿识得丹头姹女归正
Heavenly King Li Captures His Goddaughter
Heavenly King Li remembers sparing the candle-stealing mouse as his goddaughter. With Nezha, he captures the mouse demon and escorts her to heaven, freeing Tang Seng.
长庚传报魔头狠
The Horrors of Lion Camel Ridge
Taibai Jinxing warns of three terrifying demon kings and ten myriads of fiends at Lion Camel Ridge. Wukong infiltrates disguised as an imp to assess their strength.
车迟国猴王救僧
Saving Monks at Chechi Kingdom
In Chechi Kingdom where Three Immortals (Tiger, Deer, Ram) enforce Taoism and enslave monks, Wukong frees five hundred monks and vows to restore Buddhism.
寻洞擒妖逢老寿
Subduing the White Deer Monster
Wukong cuts open his chest in court to reveal pure hearts. He pursues the Taoist to find South Pole Longevity Star, who claims his mount the White Deer, freeing the realm.
五庄观行者窃人参
Stealing Ginseng Fruit at Wuzhuang Temple
At Wuzhuang Temple, Zhenyuan Immortal leaves two ginseng fruits for Tang Seng, who declines them. Overhearing the temple boys eating them, Bajie urges Wukong to steal fruits from the orchard.
悟彻菩提真妙理
The Secret Lesson at Midnight
Sun Wukong spends seven years doing chores at the Cave of the Slanted Moon and Three Stars, yet Patriarch Puti keeps refusing to teach him anything real. A midnight riddle opens the way to the secret of long life, seventy-two transformations, and the somersault cloud — until one pine tree gets him expelled.
猿熟马驯方脱壳
Shedding the Mortal Coil at Lingyun Ferry
At Lingyun Ferry below Mount Vulture, the Buddha Guide rows a bottomless boat. Tang Seng tumbles into the torrent and watches his dead mortal corpse drift away, achieving enlightenment.
观音院僧谋宝贝
Monks Plot for the Treasure
While lodging at Guanyin Temple, the 270-year-old abbot covets Tripitaka's kasaya and his monks plot to burn the travelers. Wukong shields his master with a fire-repelling canopy, but the blaze destroys the temple, and a monster from Black Wind Mountain steals the kasaya in the chaos before the old abbot kills himself.
高老庄大圣降魔
Subduing the Demon at Gao Village
Arriving at Gao Village in Wusizang, the travelers learn that Old Gao's son-in-law is a pig monster who has locked up his youngest daughter, Cuilan. Wukong breaks the copper lock to free the girl, transforms into her likeness, and tricks the monster into revealing his lair at Cloud Pathway Cave on Mount Fuling. Terrified by the name of Sun Wukong, the pig monster flees in a whirlwind.
水火无功难炼魔
Neither Water Nor Fire Can Prevail
Wukong enlists heavenly gods including Prince Nezha and the deities of water and fire, but all their weapons and elements are absorbed by the magical ring.
四星挟捉犀牛怪
Four Wooden Constellations Capture the Rhinos
Wukong recruits the Four Wooden Stars (natural predators of rhinoceroses) to hunt down and subdue the three horned monsters, freeing Jinping from fraudulent tribute.
心猿获宝伏邪魔
Subduing the Two Demon Kings
Wukong seals Silver Horn in the gourd and slays Nine-Tailed Fox for the Golden Rope. He subdues Golden Horn, and Lord Lao arrives to reclaim his boys and treasures.
观世音甘泉活树
Guanyin Revives the Sacred Tree
Seeking a remedy across the immortal isles, Wukong brings Guanyin, whose sweet dew revives the ginseng tree. Delighted, Zhenyuan Immortal forms a brotherhood with Wukong.
唐三藏路阻火焰山
First Attempt to Borrow the Plantain Fan
Barred by the Flaming Mountains, Wukong seeks the Plantain Fan from Princess Iron Fan, who blows him fifty thousand li away. He uses a Wind-Fixing Pill but receives a fake fan.
孙行者智降黄袍怪
Wukong Subdues the Yellow Robe Monster
Wukong returns, rescues the princess, and reveals Yellow Robe is the celestial Kui Wood Wolf. The star is recalled to Heaven, Tang Seng is restored, and the bond is healed.
径回东土五圣成真
Return to the East and Achieving Buddhahood
The scriptures delivered in Chang'an, Emperor Taizong holds celebration. Recalled to the Thunder Monastery, the Buddha confers supreme status: Tang Seng becomes Candana Punya Buddha, Wukong Fighting Buddha, Bajie Cleanser of Altars, Sha Golden Arhat, and the dragon Heavenly Dragon Horse.
涤垢洗心惟扫塔
Sweeping the Pagoda in Jisaiguo
In Jisai Kingdom, innocent monks are punished because the Nine-Headed Bird stole the pagoda's glowing relic. Wukong and Tang Seng sweep the pagoda and capture demon informants.
三藏不忘本四圣试禅心
Four Holy Ones Test the Zen Mind
Four deities disguise themselves as a wealthy mother and her three daughters to test the pilgrims' devotion. While Tang Seng and Wukong stand firm, Bajie's lust leaves him hanging in a tree.
圣显幽魂救本原
Clearing False Charges at the Netherworld
The magistrates wrongly imprison the pilgrims for the murder. Wukong descends to hell to secure twenty-four years of extended lifespan for Kou, who revives to exonerate them.
盘丝洞七情迷本
Seven Spider Demons at Pansi Cave
Tang Seng wanders into Pansi Cave and is bound in spiderwebs. At Zhuogou Spring, Bajie lustfully tries to bathe with the seven spider maidens and is ensnared.
观音救难现鱼篮
Guanyin and the Fish Basket
Guanyin arrives carrying a purple bamboo basket to reclaim her escaped pet goldfish. A giant river turtle gratefully carries the pilgrims across the River of Heaven.
灵吉定风魔
Lingji Subdues the Yellow Wind Monster
Wukong battles the Yellow Wind Monster, whose samadhi wind blinds him. Guided by deities, Wukong finds Bodhisattva Lingji, who subdues the monster with the Wind-Fixing Pill and Flying Dragon Staff.
平顶山功曹传信
Duty Officer Warns at Flat-Top Mountain
A heavenly officer warns of Golden Horn and Silver Horn at Flat-Top Mountain. Bajie slackens during patrol and is captured, prompting the demons to target Tang Seng.
心猿钻透阴阳窍
Boring into the Demon's Vitals
The Azure Lion swallows Wukong, who twists his entrails to force surrender. The White Elephant binds Bajie with his trunk, but Wukong hurts his trunk to win passage.
四海千山皆拱伏
The Golden-Hooped Rod
Sun Wukong returns home, defeats the Demon King of Confusion, and storms the Dragon Palace of the East Sea for the Golden-Hooped Rod and a full set of armor. Drunk, he raids the Underworld and crosses out the monkeys' names in the Book of Life and Death, until the Dragon King and the King of Hell report him to Heaven.
孙行者大闹黑风山
Havoc on Black Wind Mountain
Following the theft of the kasaya, Wukong tracks the treasure to Black Wind Cave and battles the Black Bear Monster. Seeking help from Guanyin, they intercept a Taoist wolf delivering an elixir. Guanyin takes the Taoist's shape while Wukong transforms into the pill, wreaking havoc inside the monster's belly. Guanyin subdues the Black Bear with a magical band, appointing him Guardian of Mount Luojia and recovering the precious cassock.
天竺国朝王遇偶
The Royal Match in Tianzhu Kingdom
Reaching Tianzhu capital, Tang Seng is struck by a tossed embroidered ball from the princess. To investigate suspicious signs, Wukong advises temporary agreement.
三清观大圣留名
Havoc in the Sanqing Hall
The three disciples sneak into Sanqing Hall, eat the offerings, dump the statues into the latrine, and trick the Taoist immortals into drinking their urine as holy water.
诸神遭毒手弥勒缚妖魔
Maitreya Captures the Yellow-Browed Demon
Yellow Brows absorbs heavenly reinforcements into his Human Seed Bag. Maitreya Buddha guides Wukong to turn into a ripe melon inside the demon's stomach, reclaiming his acolyte.
木母助威征怪物
Defeating the Leopard Monster
Discovering his master alive, Wukong uses sleep insects to immobilize the lair. Bajie slays the Leopard Monster with his rake, burning the cavern to ashes.
如来暗示主人公
Lord Lao Reclaims the Green Bull
The Buddha hints at the source with gold sand. Wukong brings Lord Lao, who fans his plantain fan to disarm the ring, revealing the monster is his pet Azure Bull.
荆棘岭悟能努力
Thorns Ridge and the Tree Immortals
Bajie clears a path through Thorns Ridge. Tang Seng is whisked away to converse and exchange poetry with the spirits of ancient trees until Bajie destroys their roots.
群圣除邪获宝贝
Storming the Dragon Palace for the Relic
Wukong and Bajie attack the Dragon Palace with help from Erlang Shen, whose hound bites off one of the Nine-Headed Bird's heads. The dragon is slain, and the relic is returned.
外道迷真性元神助本心
Crushed Beneath Three Mountains
Silver Horn disguises as an injured Taoist and casts a spell to crush Wukong under three mountains, carrying Tang Seng and the others into Lotus Cave.
妖邪假设小雷音
Disaster at the Little Thunder Monastery
Deceived by the Little Thunder Monastery, Tang Seng is captured by Yellow Brows, and Wukong is trapped in a golden cymbals until the Golden Dragon of Kang drills him free.
观音赴会问原因
The Little Sage Subdues the Great Sage
The Peach Banquet lies in ruins. Guanyin recommends Erlang Shen, the Jade Emperor's nephew, who battles Sun Wukong to a standstill and chases him through a dazzling duel of transformations. At last Laozi hurls his diamond hoop, the howling hound bites, and the Great Sage is captured and dragged to the execution platform.
黑松林三众寻师
Searching for the Master at Zhenhai Temple
The disciples trace the demon to the Bottomless Pit on Mount Trap. Wukong sneaks inside to discover she worships spirit tablets of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and Nezha.
百眼魔君放金光
Hundred-Eyed Demon King at Huanghua Temple
At Huanghua Temple, the Daoist Hundred-Eyed Demon poisons their tea. When Wukong attacks, the demon reveals a thousand eyes under his ribs radiating blinding golden light.
还受生唐王遵善果
Twenty Extra Years of Life
In the underworld, Judge Cui secretly adds twenty years to Taizong's lifespan. The emperor tours the eighteen hells and the Bridge of Helplessness, borrows gold to quiet the wronged dead, then returns to life, frees maids and prisoners, and chooses the monk Xuanzang for a forty-nine-day Grand Mass — while Guanyin quietly watches from the crowd.
心主夜间修药物
Compounding the Black Gold Pill
Wukong compounds the Black Gold Pill from soot, rhubarb, and dragon horse urine, instantly curing the king, who laments how the Demon King Sai Taisui abducted his queen.
观音现像伏妖王
Guanyin Subdues the Golden-Haired Hou
Wukong burns the cave with the bells. Guanyin arrives to reveal the monster is her Golden-Haired Hou sent to repay a past karmic debt, reuniting the royal couple.
西洋龙子捉鼍回
Western Dragon Prince Captures Tuolong
At Black Water River, the Tuo Dragon captures Tang Seng to invite his uncle the Western Dragon King. Prince Mo'ang of the Western Sea arrives to capture the rebel monster.
观音慈善缚红孩
Guanyin Subdues Red Boy
Guanyin traps Red Boy on a lotus throne formed of thirty-six heavenly swords, places golden bands on him, and converts him into the Boy of Good Fortune (Shancai).
真行者诉苦假猴王誊文
Two Monkey Kings Appear
While Wukong laments at Mount Luojia, an impostor strikes Tang Seng, steals the baggage, and sets up a fake pilgrimage at Mount Huaguo. Sha Wujing discovers the plot.
玄奘秉诚建大会
Xuanzang Holds the Grand Mass
Master Xuanzang leads the Grand Mass at Huasheng Temple. Guanyin appears in disguise to present the treasure kasaya and nine-ring staff, which Taizong buys for Xuanzang. The Bodhisattva reveals her true form and points to the Great Vehicle scriptures; Xuanzang pledges to journey west for the true texts.
大圣腾那骗宝贝
Tricking the Demons with False Names
Rescued by local spirits, Wukong assumes false names like Zhe Xingsun to swindle the demons' magical Purple-Gold Gourd and Suet Jade Flask.
盗道静九灵
Taiyi Savior Reclaims the Nine-Headed Lion
The Nine-Headed Lion captures the royals and Tang Seng in one gulp. Wukong brings Taiyi Heavenly Savior, whose mount yields instantly, restoring peace to Yuhua.
心猿妒木母魔主计吞禅
Trapped in Folded-Peak Cave
At Mount Mist, the Leopard Monster uses a diversion to kidnap Tang Seng and displays a fake severed head to make the disciples believe their master was eaten.
色邪淫戏唐三藏
Battle with the Scorpion Demon
In Pipa Cave, the Scorpion Demon attempts to seduce Tang Seng, stinging Wukong and Bajie with her venomous tail. Star Lord Maori crows as a rooster to crush the demon.
宝象国唐僧递家信
Delivering the Letter to Baoxiang Kingdom
Tang Seng presents the princess's letter to the King of Baoxiang. Bajie and Sha Wujing attempt to rescue her from Yellow Robe, but Sha is captured and Bajie flees.
九九数完魔灭尽
Eighty-One Tribulations Completed
Having received 5,048 volumes of scriptures, the pilgrims fly eastward. Because destiny lacked one final trial, the turtle drops them into the River of Heaven, wetting the scrolls on a sunning rock.
婴儿戏化禅心乱
Red Boy Sets a Trap in the Mountain
At Mount Six-Hundred-Li, Red Boy (son of Bull Demon King) poses as a tied-up boy to trick Tang Seng. As Wukong carries him, the demon snatches the master into Fiery Cloud Cave.
猪八戒助力破魔王
Third Attempt: Bull Demon King Subdued
Joined by Bajie, heavenly forces, and Prince Nezha, they subdue the giant White Bull form. Iron Fan surrenders the fan to extinguish the inferno forever.
尸魔三戏唐三藏
Three Battles with the White Bone Demon
The White Bone Demon disguises herself as a maiden, old woman, and old man to lure Tang Seng, but Wukong slays them all. Deceived by Bajie's slander, Tang Seng banishes Wukong.
黄风岭唐僧有难
Tang Seng in Danger at Yellow Wind Ridge
The three travelers arrive at Yellow Wind Ridge, where the Tiger Vanguard abducts Tang Seng through a ruse. Wukong and Bajie slay the vanguard, and Wukong attacks the cave to rescue their master.
假合真形擒玉兔
Lunar Goddess Recovers the Jade Rabbit
Wukong corners the demon at Mount Maoying. The Lunar Goddess arrives with fairies to reclaim her escaped Jade Rabbit, and the real princess is restored to her throne.
比丘国金殿识魔
Rescuing Children in Bhikshu Kingdom
In Bhikshu Kingdom, 1,111 infants in hanging cages are destined for human sacrifice to brew an elixir. Wukong conjures wind to whisk away the cages and protect the children.