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The Imposter Buddha
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang was caught by the Yellow Brows Demon who impersonated the Buddha. The monkey was trapped inside the demon's golden cymbals. The monkey asked the deities to open the golden cymbals from the outside but to no avail. Only by letting the monkey drill into his horn after wedging it in between the cymbals did the Dragon Star save the monkey. The demon woke up and captured everyone with his cummerbund. The monkey escaped alone and invited various divine forces to help him apprehend the demon, but the demon used the cummerbund to trap all the reinforcements. The monkey was depressed. Maitreya came and asked the monkey to lure the demon out and turn into a big watermelon. The demon was duped into eating it and Maitreya finally subdued him and rescued the deities. The demon turned out to be Maitreya's escaped servant. They went back to the Land of Ultimate Bliss on the Western Continent and the pilgrims continued their journey.
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The Leopard Demon
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples encountered the leopard demon. The monkey tricked Pigsy into fighting off the demon. The demon returned to the cave and selected three capable goblins to change into his appearance to lure the monkey, Pigsy, and Sandyaway while he kidnapped Xuanzang. The disciples eventually recognized the scheme and found the cave. With a fake skull,the demon and his goblins claimed Xuanzang had been eaten, but the monkey saw through the ploy. The demon tried again with a real severed head, which sent the disciples into tears. When the monkey went to seek revenge on the demon, he discovered that Xuanzang was still alive, so he used sleep bugs to put the demons to sleep while he rescued Xuanzang. He then captured the demon, and Pigsy burned the cave.
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The Bottomless Pit
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples happened upon a demon disguised as a woman in distress, shouting for help. The monkey saw through the ploy but Xuanzang intractably took pity on her and let her accompany them to a temple. Xuanzang got sick in the temple, where the demon ate many people. After realizing what was happening, the monkey decided to carefully fight the female demon. Defeated, the demon fled and kidnapped Xuanzang as she left. The monkey went into the demon's cave several times to rescue Xuanzang, but the demon just hid. The monkey found two plaques indicating that the demon was the adoptive daughter of King Li. So, the monkey went to Heaven to invite King Li and Nezha to subdue her. As it turned out, the demon was the Golden-Nosed Albino Rat Spirit.
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Receiving the Holy Scriptures
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The Monkey King Series is inspired by the timeless classic the Journey to the West, one of the four great classical Chinese novels. This series follows the legendary adventures of the Monkey King, from the birth of the Monkey King and the rioting in the heavens, to the receiving the holy scriptures in the west. Renowned artists such as Yan Dingxian and Lu Xinsen and others have meticulously illustrated the series, bringing the vibrant story to life with a strong emphasis on traditional Chinese aesthetics. The adaptation of the text is crafted by celebrated children's literature authors Firethorn and Laomao, ensuring the content is both engaging and accessible for young readers.
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The Ginseng Fruit
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples arrived at Wuzhuang Temple, the abode of Immortal Zhenyuan. In the temple was a special ginseng fruit tree that produced only 30 fruits every 10,000 years. Immortal Zhenyuan was away when they arrived at the temple, but he had instructed his two servants to treat Xuanzang to two ginseng fruits. However, Xuanzang was frightened at the sight of the fruit which resembled a newborn infant and refused to eat it. Pigsy asked the monkey to steal three other fruits for themselves. When the servants realized that fruits were missing, they accused Xuanzang of theft and began abusing the group. The enraged monkey destroyed the ginseng fruit tree and led the team to escape at night. When Zhenyuan returned to his temple and learned what happened, he captured the pilgrims and asked them to revive the ginseng fruit tree. The monkey asked Guanyin for help and brought the tree back to life.
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The Palm-Leaf Fan
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The pilgrims were advised by the locals near the Flaming Mountain to borrow Princess Iron Fan's magical fan to put out the fire and pass. The princess had married Bull Demon King and given birth to Red Boy. When the monkey asked to borrow her fan, she turned him down and blew him over fifty thousand miles away with it. The monkey played a trick to get into her stomachand forced her to give up the palm-leaf fan. However, she gave him a fake one that only fueled the flames. The monkey then transformed into Bull Demon King to get the real fan. Upon hearing the news, Bull Demon King disguised himself as Pigsy to take back the fan, leading to a fight with the monkey. With the help of deities, the monkey finally defeated Bull Demon King, got the fan from Princess Iron Fan and put out the flames.
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The Lion Demon
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples lodged at Baolin Temple for a night during which Xuanzang met the ghost of the king of the Wuji Kingdom, who died three years ago, in a dream. The king told Xuanzang that he was framed and murdered by a demon and begged Xuanzang to tell the prince the truth the next day. He disappeared after leaving a jade plate for Xuanzang. Upon awakening from the dream, Xuanzang told his disciples the story. The next day the monkey transformed into a white rabbit tolure the prince to the temple. At night, the monkey and Pigsy retrieved the king's body from a well in the imperial garden and brought him back to life. The monkey led the real king to the palace. Upon seeing his cover blown, the demon fled immediately. Finally, the demon was subdued with the help of Wenshu Bodhisattva.
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The Hydra
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Jisai Kingdom was home to a glowing sarira on top of the pagoda in Golden Ray Temple. Three years earlier, the sarira went missing when it suddenly rained blood. The king determined that the monks of the temple stole it. Xuanzang heard about the issue and went to the temple with the monkey to investigate. The monkey caught two demons on top of the pagoda who confessed that the sarira was stolen by the Hydra. Thanks to Erlang Deity and his group, the Hydra was badly injured and fled away. Later, the team conquered the dragon king's palace and retrieved the sarira. The treasure was put back on top of the pagoda and started to shine again.
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The Womanland of Western Liang
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples sought to have their travel documents stamped at the capital of the Womanland, but the queen fell for Xuanzang and tried to marry him. Xuanzang rejected the advances, but the monkey convinced him to play along, and Pigsy liked the idea of a wedding banquet. After the banquet, the queen processed their travel documents, and the group tried to escape. Unexpectedly, a demon conjured a gust of wind and abducted Xuanzang. The three brothers chased the demon to a cave where they fought. The monkey was injured by the demon's powerful weapon. Luckily, Guanyin showed up and advised them to ask Rooster Star for help. The monkey found Rooster Star and the scorpion demon was captured.
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Kingdom of Dhama Phobia
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples encountered Guanyin waiting to remind them to be careful in the nearby kingdom. Its king was hunting for four monks to complete his goal of killing ten thousand. The monkey stole clothes from some locals to conceal their identities as Buddhist monks. They entered the city and decided to sleep in a big trunk in a hostel to make sure no one could discover they were Buddhists while they slept. While in the trunk, the monkey baited hostel attendants by boasting that they were carrying a lot of silver. Local bandits got the word and stole the trunk containing the group in the middle of the night. However, soldiers noticed the burglars and fought to get the trunk back and presented it to the king. The monkey snuck out and shaved everyone in the royal palace bald with razors. The king was shocked the next day and realized that he had made many mistakes. When the group exited the trunk, the king decided to honor Buddhism and let the pilgrims leave safely.
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The Yellow-Robe Demon
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The White-Bone Demon repeatedly took the appearance of a human to deceive Xuanzang. The monkey saw through the trick and killed the demon, but Xuanzang, unaware about the demon's true identity, got angry about the killing and sent the monkey away. Xuanzang then mistakenly met the Yellow-Robe Demon and was rescued by the third princess of the Baoxiang Kingdom. The demon morphed into a handsome man, went to the Baoxiang Kingdom, and transformed Xuanzang into a tiger. Xuanzang's horse failed to rescue his master and told Pigsy to ask the monkey back to help. The monkey returned and fought the demon. He assumed it was a god of Heaven, so he rushed to Heaven to complain to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor ordered the Heavenly Master to find out who it was. They discovered that it was Kuixing, who had sneaked down to the earthly world, and recalled him back to Heaven. The monkey sent the princess back to the Baoxiang Kingdom and broke the demon's spell on Xuanzang. Xuanzang and the monkey reconciled.
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The Teal Buffalo Demon
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang was hungry as the group was passing a big mountain, so the monkey went to beg for a meal for him. Before he left, the monkey drew a circle around Xuanzang, Pigsy, and Sandy, and told them not to leave it. They waited a long time. When Xuanzang's patience ran out, they left the circle and were promptly captured by the Teal Buffalo Demon. The monkey came to rescue them but ended up losing his iron rod in a fierce fight with the powerful demon. He turned to many immortals for help, but all failed to subdue the demon until the Taoist Master finally did.
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Silk Cave
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang mistakenly ran into seven spider demons in Silk Cave while looking for food. The monkey heard that the spider demons would bathe in a pool every day. He then transformed into an eagle to take away their clothes. Pigsy hit them but got stuck, and the demons fled. The monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy finally saved Xuanzang, and then they went to a Taoist temple owned by the Multiple-Eyed Monster, the brother of the spider demons. The demon disguised himself as a Taoist and offered the group poisoned tea. Xuanzang, Pigsy, and Sandy all drank the tea. The monkey got so angry that he killed the spider demons and fought the demon. The demon was hard to defeat because his belly had thousands of eyes emitting golden light. The monkey eventually defeated the demon with the help of Pilanpo Bodhisattva, and the demon turned into the original form, a centipede.
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The River of Flowing Sand
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his two disciples were stuck at the River of Flowing Sand due to a demon with a huge "necklace" made of nine skulls. The monkey and Pigsy engaged in a big fight with the demon but could not defeat him and had to turn to Guanyin for help. It turned out that the demon had been enlightened by Guanyin. When Guanyin dispatched her aide Muzha to help them, the demon agreed to become the third disciple of Xuanzang and was nicknamed "Monk Sandy." Xuanzang was ferried across the river by the boat made from the skull necklace of Sandy and the red gourd of Guanyin.
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Lotus Cave
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples encountered two demons, Golden Horn and Silver Horn, at the Lotus Cave. Silver Horn changed into a Taoist to deceive Xuanzang and moved three mountains to imprison the monkey and kidnapped Xuanzang. With the help of the immortals, the monkey managed to escape and procure the demons' treasures, the red gourd and the jade bottle. The monkey sucked Silver Horn into the gourd and had a fierce fight with Golden Horn. Finally, the monkey won and imprisoned the demon in the jade bottle. It turned out that the demons were the Taoist Master's servants. The Taoist Master came and took them back.
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The Mountain of Seven Gifts
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples encountered an enormous python eating all the livestock in Tuoluo Manor. Nothing could be done about the situation. The monkey went to subdue the demon with Pigsy. As soon as the python opened its mouth to devour Pigsy, the monkey jumped in and went into its belly. The villagers were happy that the python was killed. The pilgrims then continued their journey and reached the Mountain of Seven Gifts. The fallen persimmons on the path were so smelly and dirty that they couldn't get past the mountain. Pigsy cleared the road after the villagers fed him enough that he became a massive pig. Finally, the team passed through the mountain.
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The Nine-Headed Lion
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The pilgrims taught the three young princes of Yuhua County how to use their immortal weapons. The three young princes asked blacksmiths to make them new weapons like theirs. Tawny Lion Demon saw it and stole the weapons. The monkey rushed to fight him with Pigsy and Sandy. Tawny Lion Demon was defeated and fled. His mentor, the nine-headed lion, was invited to help him and captured Xuanzang, Pigsy, Sandy, and the royal family of Yuhua. Finally, the monkey asked Taiyi Tianzun to subdue the demon and save Xuanzang and others.
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The Purple-Gold Bells
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples came upon the Kingdom of Zhuzi, where the king was seriously ill. To cure his illness, the king issued a royal notice to find a good doctor. The monkey saw it and cured the king with three pills. The king was suffering from love sickness because his queen had been caught by a demon. The demon had three bells which could emit fire, smoke, and sand. With the help of the queen, the monkey stole the bells and subdued the demon. After Guanyin came, the demon was forced to revert to his true appearance, which was the steed of Guanyin. The monkey released the queen, helping the royal family reunite.
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Black-Wind Mountain
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and the monkey arrived at Guanyin Monastery. Elder Jinchi, the abbot of the monastery, showed his treasures to them. Ignoring Xuanzang's advice, the monkey reciprocated by showing off Xuanzang's embroidered robe, which made the abbot so jealous that he sought to burn Xuanzang to death and take the robe. After learning of Jinchi's conspiracy, the monkey secretly protected Xuanzang and diverted the fire to other rooms. Black-Wind Monster was disturbed by the fire and took advantage of the chance to steal the robe. When the monkey discovered that the robe was lost the next day, he rushed to Black-Wind Mountain to get it back. The monkey transformed himself to look like Jinchi but the monster saw through the illusion, leading the two into a big fight. Finding the monster difficult to defeat, the monkey turned to Guanyin for help. After instructing the monkey to turn himself into an elixir, Guanyin coaxed the monster to eat it. The monkey entered the monster's stomach and tortured him until he handed over the robe. Guanyin subdued the monster and made him the guard deity of her mountain.
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Three Demons
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The Chechi Kingdom suffered a severe drought. Although the monks chanted Buddhist sutra to pray for rain, not a single drop fell. Suddenly, three Taoist priests brought rain successfully. The king was overjoyed and made the three Taoist priests royal advisers. From that point on, they made Buddhist monks their slaves. An immortal appeared in the monks' dreams and told them to wait for the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's help. When the monkey met the three priests, he tricked them and prevented them from bringing rain. He also won other challenges against them. When the three priests were killed in competitions, the king came to his senses and promised to respect Buddhist monks and Taoists equally and recruit based on talent.
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Rain for the Healed Soul
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The pilgrims encountered Fengxian County where people had been suffering drought for three years. The county magistrate issued a notice to recruit masters to summon rain. The monkey accepted the challenge and asked a dragon king for help, but the latter dared not help without an order from the Jade Emperor. Then the monkey went to the Jade Emperor but was told that the magistrate had offended Heaven, so the county would have no rain until a mountain of rice, a mountain of flour, and a gold lock collapsed. The news dispirited the monkey until deities told him that kindness was a mighty power that could destroythe mountains and break the lock. The monkey returned to the mortal world and instructed the magistrate to heal his soul. The rice and flour mountains and the gold lock collapsed immediately. The Jade Emperor then ordered the deities of rain, clouds, and wind to deliver rain to Fengxian County, driving away the prolonged drought.
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Three Rhinoceros Demons
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
On the day of the Lantern Festival, Xuanzang and his disciples stayed in Jinping County to admire golden lanterns. There were three resplendent lanterns, shining brightly and smelling fragrant. It turned out that the oil used in these lanterns were scented butter oil and an extravagant purchase for Jinping County. But the lanterns didn't need that much oil and the rest was taken by the "Buddhas". Actually they were three demons called King of Cold Protection, Heat Protection and Dust Protection changed from rhinoceroses. The trio had a big fight with the demons but Pigsy and Sandy were caught. The monkey retreated and went directly to Heaven to ask for help. With the instructions of Gold Star, he invited Four Beast Stars from the element wood to defeat the rhinoceros demons. Everyone was delighted that from then on there was no need to raise money making sacrifice.
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Reviving the Dead
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Generous and kind Mr. Kou invited the pilgrims to stay for a long time. Although the Kou family tried hard to keep them there, Xuanzang was determined to leave. After the team left, Mr. Kou was killed by a group of bandits breaking into his house. Resenting Xuanzang for being "ungrateful," Mrs. Kou framed Xuanzang and his disciples for the crime and brought charges against them. The bandits attempted to rob the team but were captured by the monkey. However, soldiers mistook the monks for the bandits and put them behind bars. At night, the monkey pretended to be the spirit of Mr. Kou, the spirit of the magistrate's uncle, and then an immortal, and told the people to drop the charges and release them. The next day, the team was released from prison with apologies. The monkey brought Mr. Kou back from the dead so the truth could come out.
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Pigsy Gets Married
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
In Gaolaozhuang Village, Mr. Gao wanted to find a son-in-law for his youngest daughter but ended up with a pig demon. Many were invited to subdue the demon but all failed. When Xuanzang and the monkey heard that there was a demon in the house on their way to the west, the monkey volunteered to help. The monkey met the pig demon and fought him out of his cave. When the pig demon realized that Xuanzang and the monkey were on a scripture pilgrimage, he immediately revealed to the monkey that he had been waiting for them after receiving instructions from Guanyin. The skeptical monkey demanded the pig demon burn his cave and took him to meet Xuanzang. Xuanzang untied the pig demon and took him as his second disciple. It turned out that the pig demon had been a heavenly marshal but was banished to the earthly world for his misbehavior and was given the religious name "Wuneng" by Guanyin. He was also called "Pigsy."
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Red Boy
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples were alerted by a red cloud shooting up to the sky from a hollow while they were passing a tall mountain. When the red cloud cleared, a demon, Red Boy, disguised himself as a seven-year-old child tied to a tree. Xuanzang compassionately untied the child and got kidnapped by a sudden gust of wind. The monkey was informed by the land and mountain deities that the demon was the son of Bull Demon King. He and Pigsy rushed to fight Red Boy but were almost killed by his fire. The monkey transformed into the Bull Demon King but was debunked by Red Boy. In the end, Guanyin subdued Red Boy with a lotus pedestal made of swords. The monkey rescued his master, and the team resumed itsjourney.
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The Motherhood River
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples came upon the Motherhood River. Women could get impregnated just from drinking its water. Unaware, Xuanzang and Pigsy drank from the river, and their bellies grew big, which frightened them. Fortunately, a local senior told them that water from a nearby spring could cure them. However, the spring was guarded by a Taoist priest called Immortal Ruyi. The monkey managed to handle the immortal and procure the spring water which cured Xuanzang and Pigsy.
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Tongtian River
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples were blocked by the mighty Tongtian River, the abode of the monstrous King of Inspiration, who was eating a boy and a girl as a yearly sacrifice. The monkey and Pigsy transformed into Chen family children and defeated the monster. Terrified of the monk's three protectors, the monster used a river-frozen trick to capture Xuanzang. The monkey had to ask Guanyin for help. Guanyin trapped the monster with a bamboo basket and forced him to revert to his true form of a goldfish. Xuanzang was rescued. A big turtle ferried the pilgrims across the river to repay them for helping him retake his residence from the monster.
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Boytown
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The ruler of the Kingdom of Biqiu was deceived by his father-in-law into seeking an immortality elixir containing the blood of over one thousand children's hearts. When Xuanzang heard this cruel news on his journey, the kind-hearted man asked the monkey to save the children. With help from a group of deities, the monkey hid all children outside the kingdom. Then, he went to the palace with Xuanzang to investigate the situation and figured out that the royal father-in-law was a demon. After all the children in the kingdom went missing, the royal father-in-law suggested the king use the Tang monk's heart instead. Disguising himself as his master, the monkey took many hearts out of his own chest to expose the demon's lie. The monkey and Pigsy chased the demon to his den and were about to kill him when the Star of Longevity arrived and showed them the demon's true appearance, a white deer. The demon was previously the deity's mount. The children were then sent back to the kingdom. Delighted, the families expressed their gratitude to the pilgrims.
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The Imposter Monkey King
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
Xuanzang and his disciples encountered a group of bandits along the way, and the monkey killed them. Xuanzang was so angry about his mercilessness that he kicked the monkey out of the group. Xuanzang sent Pigsy and Sandy out for food, butXuanzang was struck unconscious by a mysterious monkey who took their luggage. Sandy went to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit to ask Monkey King for the luggage, but was surprised to hear the monkey vow to go west to get the sutras himself. Sandy went to Guanyin for help and found the real Monkey King there with her. The imposter Monkey King looked identicaland had the same skills. No one could tell the difference between the two. It took the Buddha to identify the imposter monkey, who had been transformed by a six-eared macaque. The monkey returned to Xuanzang, and the team continued their journey westward.
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Havoc in Heaven
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The Monkey King visited the Eastern Ocean Dragon King's palace and took away the Divine Treasure to serve as his own weapon. The Dragon King sued him to Heaven. The Jade Emperor approved Gold Star's idea to pacify the Monkey King by giving him an empty title. The Monkey King felt insulted and returned to his tribe with great anger, proclaiming himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Gold Star again suggested pacification, so the Jade Emperor granted the monkey his desired title and appointed him Supervisor of the Orchard of Immortal Peaches. When the monkey discovered he had not been invited to the Grand Peach Banquet hosted by Queen Mother, he was so outraged that he wrecked the banquet. The Jade Emperor sent a heavenly army to capture the monkey. After a long and hard battle, the monkey was finally captured by Erlang and sent to the Taoist Master's furnace to be burned. However, the monkey was still alive and even gained refined powers. He kicked his way out of the furnace, wrecked the Jade Emperor's throne room, and escaped.
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Monkey King Converts to Buddhism
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The Jade Emperor asked the Buddha to help subdue the monkey after he created havoc in Heaven. The Buddha created the Mountain of Five Elements to imprison the monkey. Five centuries later, Xuanzang, an eminent Buddhist monk, was entrusted by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to retrieve Buddhist sutras from the Western Continent. On his way west, Xuanzang rescued the monkey. Enlightened by Guanyin Bodhisattva, the monkey converted to Buddhism and became Xuanzang's disciple to guard him all the way to the Western Continent.
To maintain control of the unruly monkey, Guanyin instructed Xuanzang to put a golden hoop on the monkey's head and recite the hoop-tightening spell to punish any disobedience. The spell caused the monkey to writhe in agony and promise to behave. Guanyin also subdued a white dragon and transformed him into a horse to carry Xuanzang on his journey.
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The Birth of Monkey King
by Cheng'en Wu
read by Sacha Ghalili
Part of the Monkey King series
The Monkey King Series is inspired by the timeless classic the Journey to the West, one of the four great classical Chinese novels. This series follows the legendary adventures of the Monkey King, from the birth of the Monkey King and the rioting in the heavens, to the receiving the holy scriptures in the west. Renowned artists such as Yan Dingxian and Lu Xinsen and others have meticulously illustrated the series, bringing the vibrant story to life with a strong emphasis on traditional Chinese aesthetics. The adaptation of the text is crafted by celebrated children's literature authors Firethorn and Laomao, ensuring the content is both engaging and accessible for young readers.
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