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This epic from China is a fabulous adventure story with elements of philosophy, magic & folklore all blended in. I read the abridged edition on your screen and would like to read the unabrided, Journey to the West sometime in the next couple of years.
A list of the names I tried to pronounce & helpful names:
Wu Cheng’en
Anthony C. Yu
Xuanzang (c. 596-664 CE)
Tang Dynasty.
Emmperor Taizong (c. 600-649)
Kashmir
Northern Pakistan
coastlines of India
75 volumes or 1 341 scrolls
The Mahabharata
The Ramayana
Hanuman
The monk himself as the spiritual guide
The monkey
Half-human/half-pig comic
Reformed Cannibal
Delinquent dragon-horse
Higher self or soul within the monk
Lower self or mind within the monkey
Self-destructive appetites
Conscious knowledge of right and wrong within Heaven’s marshal
Physical body within the White Dragon horse
Ancient Chinese texts
Classic of Changes or I Ching
Very ancient Chinese Calendar from the Yellow Emperor of 2697-2597 BCE.
This beautiful little poem from Chapter 8, page 126 in the abridged edition,
“One wish born in the heart of man
Is known throughout Heaven and Earth.
If vice or virtue lacks reward,
Unjust must be the universe.”
This site explores the Journey to the West in a little more detail and also compares some passages with other ancient traditions around the world.
innerjourneytothewest.com/english/en-meaning.html
This link has an academic thesis where Zhang, Kai is exploring “Archetype and Allegory in ‘Journey to the West.’ He includes thoughts from the work of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung.
dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/1823
A fantastic site that gives detailed locations of modern day places they visited. Also shows the travel pathways as a broad overview.
drben.net/ChinaReport/Sources/China_Maps/China_Empire_History/Tang_Dynasty/Map-Asia-Xuanzhang_Travel_Route-629-645AD-1A.html
This epic from China is a fabulous adventure story with elements of philosophy, magic & folklore all blended in. I read the abridged edition on your screen and would like to read the unabrided, Journey to the West sometime in the next couple of years.
A list of the names I tried to pronounce & helpful names:
Wu Cheng’en
Anthony C. Yu
Xuanzang (c. 596-664 CE)
Tang Dynasty.
Emmperor Taizong (c. 600-649)
Kashmir
Northern Pakistan
coastlines of India
75 volumes or 1 341 scrolls
The Mahabharata
The Ramayana
Hanuman
The monk himself as the spiritual guide
The monkey
Half-human/half-pig comic
Reformed Cannibal
Delinquent dragon-horse
Higher self or soul within the monk
Lower self or mind within the monkey
Self-destructive appetites
Conscious knowledge of right and wrong within Heaven’s marshal
Physical body within the White Dragon horse
Ancient Chinese texts
Classic of Changes or I Ching
Very ancient Chinese Calendar from the Yellow Emperor of 2697-2597 BCE.
This beautiful little poem from Chapter 8, page 126 in the abridged edition,
“One wish born in the heart of man
Is known throughout Heaven and Earth.
If vice or virtue lacks reward,
Unjust must be the universe.”
This site explores the Journey to the West in a little more detail and also compares some passages with other ancient traditions around the world.
innerjourneytothewest.com/english/en-meaning.html
This link has an academic thesis where Zhang, Kai is exploring “Archetype and Allegory in ‘Journey to the West.’ He includes thoughts from the work of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung.
dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/1823
A fantastic site that gives detailed locations of modern day places they visited. Also shows the travel pathways as a broad overview.
drben.net/ChinaReport/Sources/China_Maps/China_Empire_History/Tang_Dynasty/Map-Asia-Xuanzhang_Travel_Route-629-645AD-1A.html
