Sun Wukong was a very influential character, and he had different settings in many works. In the novel Journey to the West of the Ming Dynasty, he was a stone ape born from a fairy stone. He was honored as the "Monkey King" because he led a group of monkeys to enter the Water Curtain Cave. Later, he worshipped the ancestor Bodhi as his teacher and got the Dharma name "Sun Wukong". When he returned from his studies, the demons worshipped him. He broke into the East Sea Dragon Palace and obtained the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, the Phoenix-winged Purple Gold Crown, the Golden Lock Armor, and the Lotus Silk Cloud Walking Shoes. After causing a ruckus in the underworld, he summoned the Heavenly Court Ren Zhima Wen through the Taibai Jinxing. He felt that the official position was too small and called himself the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" and forced the Heavenly Court to acknowledge him. He also disturbed the Feast of Peaches due to drunkenness, stole immortal pills, and caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. He accidentally cultivated the body of King Kong and the Fiery Golden Eyes, and was later imprisoned in the Five Elements Mountain by Tathagata. After being rescued by Tang Sanzang, he was given the mixed name "Monkey". He protected Tang Sanzang and went through 81 difficulties to obtain the true scriptures and cultivate the "Fighting the Buddha". He was smart, lively, loyal, and abhorred evil. He represented wit and courage among the people. His image was constantly transplanted, adapted, and processed in various artistic manifestations. In Fujian and other regions of China, he also formed the belief of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, which spread at home and abroad. In the Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" and its derivative works, his original name was Kakarot, a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta. When he was young, he was sent to Earth as a "low-level warrior." Because he met Bulma, he embarked on a journey to find the Dragon Ball. His dream was to become stronger and cultivate hard in pursuit of strength. Since 2015, the Japan Memorial Association recognized May 9 as the "Wukong Memorial Day"(the Japanese numbers "5" and "9" were pronounced the same as "Wukong"). In Journey to the West, a domestic cartoon called One Hundred Thousand Cold Jokes, he was originally an ordinary monkey from Huaguo Mountain. After he was unfortunately knocked unconscious by the heavenly lightning, he thought that he was a natural stone monkey that had jumped out of a stone. From then on, he began his magnificent life. This character originated from Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.
Sun Wukong was a multiculturalist character. In the novel Journey to the West of the Ming Dynasty, he was born from a fairy stone and was a stone ape. He was honored as the "Monkey King" for leading the monkeys into the Water Curtain Cave. In order to seek immortality, he became the disciple of Bodhi, and was given the Dharma name "Sun Wukong". After he returned from his studies, the demons worshipped him. He broke into the East Sea Dragon Palace and obtained the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, the Phoenix-winged Purple Gold Crown, the Golden Lock Armor, and the Lotus Silk Cloud Walking Shoes. After causing a ruckus in the underworld, he summoned the Heavenly Court to surrender to Ren Zhima Wen through the Taibai Jinxing. He was too small to be an official and self-proclaimed himself as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven to force the Heavenly Court to acknowledge him. He also disturbed the Feast of Peaches due to drunkenness, stole immortal pills, and caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. He cultivated the body of King Kong and the Fiery Golden Eyes, and was later imprisoned by Tathagata in the Five Elements Mountain. After he was rescued by Tang Sanzang, he was named "Sun the Traveler". He protected Tang Sanzang through 81 difficulties to obtain the true scriptures and cultivate into the "Fighting Buddha". He was smart, lively, loyal, and hated evil. He represented wit and courage. His image was constantly transplanted, adapted, and processed in various art forms such as monkey shows, paper-cuts, shadow plays, and puppets. In Fujian and other places in China, he also formed the belief of the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" and spread it at home and abroad. In the Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" and its derivative works, his original name was Kakarot, a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta. When he was young, he was sent to Earth as a "low-level warrior." After meeting Bulma, he embarked on a journey to find the Dragon Ball. His dream was to become stronger and practice hard for it. Since 2015, the Japan Memorial Association recognized May 9 as the "Wukong Memorial Day"(the Japanese numbers "5" and "9" were pronounced the same as "Wukong"). In Journey to the West, a domestic cartoon called One Hundred Thousand Cold Jokes, he was originally an ordinary monkey from Huaguo Mountain. After being knocked out by the heavenly lightning, he thought that he was a natural stone monkey and started his life. This image originated from Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.
|character name| Monkey King| |--|--| |Primary Source| Journey to the West (Ming Dynasty novel), 100,000 Cold Jokes (domestic anime), Dragon Ball (Japanese anime), Musou Orochi series, and Three Kingdoms Musou Combined Assault 2 (game), etc.| |Character background (Journey to the West)| The stone ape was born from the immortal stone. It was born in the Huaguo Mountain of the Aolai Kingdom in Dongsheng Divine Prefecture. After leading the monkey group to the Water Curtain Cave, it was honored as the "Monkey King". In order to learn the immortality technique, it worshipped the ancestor Bodhi and got the Dharma name "Sun Wukong".| |Main Experience (Journey to the West)| After returning from his studies, he went to the East Sea Dragon Palace to worship the gods. He broke into the East Sea Dragon Palace to obtain treasures such as the Ruyi Golden Cudgel. He caused a ruckus in the underworld and altered the Book of Life and Death. He was recruited by the Taibai Jinxing to the Heavenly Court to be granted the title of Ma Wen. He was called the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" because he was too petty. He disrupted the Peaches of Immortality Festival, stole the Immortal Pill and caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. After he cultivated the body of King Kong and the Fiery Golden Eyes, he was imprisoned by Tathagata in the Five Elements Mountain. After being rescued by the Tang Sanzang, he protected him and went through 81 difficulties to obtain the true scripture. He cultivated the" Fighting Buddha" fruit position.| |Character background (Dragon Ball)| Originally known as Kakarot, he was a Saiyan, born on the planet Vegeta. When he was an infant, he was sent to Earth to avoid the fate of Saiyan destruction.| |Image and Character (Journey to the West)| It has the appearance of a monkey with a sharp mouth and shrunken cheeks. It is intelligent, lively, loyal, and hates evil. It represents wit and courage.| |image evolution| After the Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West was written, its image was continuously transplanted, adapted, and processed in various artistic manifestations such as monkey shows, paper-cuts, shadow plays, and puppets. In Fujian and other places in China, it even formed the belief of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, which spread at home and abroad.| |Other related topics ("A Hundred Thousand Cold Jokes")| He was originally an ordinary monkey from Huaguo Mountain. After being knocked unconscious by the heavenly lightning, he thought he was a natural stone monkey and started a different life. The original character was Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.| |Other related topics (Prototype discussion)| The real character of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West may be Shi Pantuo. Shi Pantuo was once the eldest disciple of Monk Xuanzang. He returned to the Central Plains with Xuanzang and went to the south. The Tomb of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven in Fujian may have been built by the local people to thank Shi Pantuo, and the words "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven" were engraved on it.|
|name| Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)| Sun Wukong (Dragon Ball)| Sun Wukong (100,000 Cold Jokes)| |--|--|--|--| |old name| not have| kakarrot| not have| |family background| A stone ape born from an immortal stone| Saiyans from Planet Vegeta| An ordinary monkey from the Flowerfruit Mountain who thought he was a natural stone monkey that had jumped out of a rock.| |experience| He led the monkeys into the Water Curtain Cave and was honored as the Monkey King. He became the Buddhist name of Sun Wukong after learning from the Patriarch Bodhi. After he returned from his studies, the demons worshipped him and broke into the East Sea Dragon Palace to obtain the Ruyi Golden Cudgel and other equipment. He caused a ruckus in the underworld and was recruited to the Heavenly Court. He called himself the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, because he hated Ma Wenguan. He disrupted the Feast of Peaches and stole the Immortal Pills. After that, he caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. He was imprisoned in the Five Elements Mountain by Tathagata and was later rescued by Tang Sanzang and became known as the Monkey King. Protect Tang Sanzang, through 81 difficulties, obtain the true scripture and cultivate the "Fighting the Buddha" fruit position| When he was young, he was sent to Earth as a "low-level warrior". After meeting Bulma, he embarked on a journey to find the Dragon Ball. He dreamed of becoming stronger and practiced hard for it.| None (only mentioning that the original character was from Sun Wukong in Journey to the West, but did not describe his experience in the anime in detail)| |characteristics of personality| Smart, vivacious, loyal, abhorrent| Pursue strength, work hard| None (not mentioned)| |image influence| In Fujian and other regions of China, the belief of "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal" was formed and spread at home and abroad. With the development of film and television media, it was deeply rooted in people's hearts and had a high reputation and influence all over the world.| Since 2015, the Japan Memorial Day Association has officially recognized May 9th as the "Wukong Memorial Day"(the number "5" and "9" in Japanese have the same pronunciation as "Wukong").| None (not mentioned)|
[Name: Sun Wukong] ** Other Names **: Monkey King, Monkey King, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, etc. ** Origin **: - In the novel Journey to the West of the Ming Dynasty, a stone ape was born from a fairy stone. It was honored as the "Monkey King" because it led the monkeys to enter the Water Curtain Cave. Later, in order to practice immortality, it worshipped the ancestor Bodhi as its teacher and was given the Buddhist name "Sun Wukong". After he returned from his studies, the demons worshiped him and broke into the East Sea Dragon Palace to obtain the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, the Phoenix-winged Purple Gold Crown, the Golden Lock Armor, and the Lotus Silk Cloud Shoes. He caused a great disturbance in the underworld and was summoned to the Heavenly Court by the Taibai and Jinxing. He was granted the official title of Ma Wen. He self-proclaimed himself as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and forced the Heavenly Court to acknowledge him because he thought that his official position was too small. He disturbed the Peach Banquet due to drunkenness and stole the immortal pills. He caused a great disturbance in the Heavenly Palace and accidentally practiced the Body of King Kong and the Fiery Eyes. Later, he was imprisoned in the Five Elements Mountain by Tathagata. After being trapped in the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years, he was enlightened by Guanyin and rescued by Tang Sanzang, who was nicknamed "Monkey". He protected Tang Sanzang and went through 81 difficulties to obtain the true scriptures and cultivate the "Fighting Buddha". - Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" and its derivative works: Originally known as Kakarot, a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta. When he was young, he was sent to Earth as a "low-level warrior." Because he met Bulma, he embarked on a journey to find the Dragon Ball. His dream was to become stronger and pursue strength and practice hard. - The domestic anime "100,000 Cold Jokes"(Journey to the West): It was originally an ordinary monkey from Huaguo Mountain. Unfortunately, it was knocked unconscious by the heavenly lightning and thought that it was a natural stone monkey that jumped out of the stone. From then on, it began its magnificent life. The original character was Sun Wukong from Journey to the West. ** Image characteristics **: In the Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West, he looks like a monkey with a sharp mouth and shrunken cheeks. He is smart, lively, loyal, and hates evil. In folk culture, he represents wit and courage. ** Image Origin Point of View **: It can be roughly divided into four types: foreign, local, mixed-blood, and Buddhist. ** Influence **: After the Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West was written, its image was continuously transplanted, adapted, and processed in various artistic appearances, such as monkey shows, paper-cuts, shadow puppets, and puppets. In China, Fujian and other regions, it also formed the belief of the "Great Sage, Heaven's Equal", which spread at home and abroad. With the development of film and television media, it had a high reputation and influence all over the world. Since 2015, the Japan Memorial Day Association has officially recognized May 9th as the "Wukong Memorial Day"(the number "5" and "9" in Japanese have the same pronunciation as "Wukong").
Sun Wukong had many characteristics. He was brave and fearless. He did not back down in the face of many demons and ghosts. He always actively protected Tang Sanzang and his disciples. He was smart and quick-witted, just like when he was fighting the White Bone Demon three times. He used his Fiery Eyes to see through the White Bone Demon's tricks and defeat it. When he encountered a dilemma, he could always resolve it skillfully. He was firm and persistent. Even though he was misunderstood and expelled by Tang Sanzang many times during the journey, he was still loyal to Tang Sanzang and never gave up the mission of protecting Tang Sanzang during his journey to the west to obtain the scriptures. He was rebellious and unruly. In the beginning, he dared to challenge the Jade Emperor's authority and called himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Even though he had restrained himself after joining the Tang Sanzang team, this personality was still occasionally reflected. He was loyal and righteous. He did his best to protect Tang Sanzang's safety on the way to obtain the scriptures. He also helped Tang Sanzang deal with various moral and spiritual tests. He was humorous, which allowed him to overcome many difficulties and bring joy to his readers. He had strong self-esteem and attached great importance to his identity and status. Once he was despised or ridiculed, he would be angry and work harder to prove himself in order to gain respect. In addition, he sympathized with the weak and saved the commoners who were bullied by demons and ghosts many times, showing his kind and benevolent side. His complex and diverse personality made him a charming and well-loved character in Journey to the West.
Sun Wukong had many complex and unique characteristics. He was brave and fearless. He was not afraid of many powerful demons. In the process of protecting Tang Sanzang, he always rushed to the front and fought with demons. He was smart and quick-witted. He was good at using his wisdom and skills to resolve crises. For example, he often came up with ingenious strategies when fighting with demons. He was determined and persistent. No matter how many difficulties he encountered on the way, he never gave up. Sun Wukong had a rebellious and unruly personality, daring to challenge authority. The Uproar in Heaven was the embodiment of this personality. He was loyal and loyal to Tang Sanzang. Even though Tang Sanzang misunderstood him and chased him away, he still cared about Tang Sanzang's safety and risked his life for him. He was humorous, which made his image even more attractive. He had strong self-esteem and attached great importance to his identity and status. At the same time, he sympathized with the weak. Although he was strong and brave, he was full of love for the weak. In addition, he had good morals, was obedient, sensible, polite, optimistic, and helpful. He also had a strong self-cultivation ability to constantly improve himself.
Sun Wukong had many characteristics. In terms of character, he was brave and fearless, never retreating in the face of all kinds of demons and ghosts; smart and witty, able to use wisdom and skills to resolve the dangers on the way to the scriptures; firm and persistent, never giving up in the long process of the Western Buddhist scriptures. He was also rebellious and unruly, daring to challenge authority. He had a strong spirit of resistance, which reflected his contempt for tradition and hierarchy. In terms of moral character, he was loyal and loyal to Tang Sanzang; humorous and humorous, his words and deeds were full of humor; he had strong self-esteem and attached great importance to his identity and status; he sympathized with the weak and cared for the weak even though he was strong. From the perspective of ability and image, he was omnipotent and possessed awe-inspiring magic power. He looked like a monkey but had extraordinary wisdom and courage. At the same time, he also understood the weakness of human nature. He was a man of wisdom, positive, optimistic, abhorrent, unyielding, righteous, adventurous, proactive, and had strong self-confidence.
Sun Wukong had many appearances. In the Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West, he was a stone ape born from a fairy stone. He was honored as the "Monkey King" because he led the monkeys into the Water Curtain Cave. In order to learn the art of immortality, he worshiped Patriarch Subodhi as his teacher and was given the Dharma name "Sun Wukong". After he returned from his studies, the demons worshipped him. He broke into the East Sea Dragon Palace and obtained the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, the Phoenix-winged Purple Gold Crown, the Golden Lock Armor, and the Lotus Silk Cloud Shoes. He caused a great disturbance in the underworld and summoned the Heavenly Court Ren Zhima Wen through the Taibai Jinxing. He self-proclaimed himself as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and forced the Heavenly Court to acknowledge him. Later, due to drunkenness, he disrupted the Feast of Peaches, stole immortal pills, and caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. By accident, he developed the Body of Vajra and Fiery Golden Eyes, and was imprisoned in the Five Elements Mountain by Tathagata. After being rescued by Tang Sanzang, he was given the mixed name of "Monkey". He protected Tang Sanzang and went through 81 difficulties to obtain the true scriptures and cultivate into the "Fighting Buddha". In the Japanese manga " Dragon Ball " and its derivative works, his original name was Kakarot, a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta. When he was young, he was sent to Earth as a " low-level warrior." Because he met Bulma, he embarked on a journey to find the Dragon Ball. His dream was to become stronger and cultivate hard for it. In Journey to the West, a domestic cartoon called One Hundred Thousand Cold Jokes, an ordinary monkey from Huaguo Mountain was knocked unconscious by the heavenly lightning. He thought that he was a natural stone monkey that jumped out of a stone and started his unique life. The original character was Sun Wukong from Journey to the West.
Sun Wukong had many identities. In the Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West, he was a stone ape born from a fairy stone. He was honored as the "Monkey King" because he led the monkeys into the Water Curtain Cave. After that, he became the disciple of Patriarch Subodhi and was given the Buddhist name Sun Wukong. After he returned from his studies, he broke into the East Ocean Dragon Palace and obtained treasures such as the Ruyi Golden Cudgel. He caused a ruckus in the netherworld and was recruited by Venus to the Heavenly Court. He was called the Great Sage Equal to Heaven because he felt that his official position was too small. He also disturbed the Peach Banquet and stole the Immortal Pill and caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace because he was drunk. He accidentally developed the body of King Kong and the Fiery Eyes. Later, he was imprisoned in the Five Elements Mountain by Tathagata. After being rescued by Tang Sanzang, he was given the mixed name "Monkey". He protected Tang Sanzang and went through 81 difficulties to obtain the true scriptures and cultivate the "Fighting the Buddha". In the Japanese manga " Dragon Ball " and its derivative works, his original name was Kakarot, a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta. When he was young, he was sent to Earth as a " low-level warrior." Because he met Bulma, he embarked on a journey to find the Dragon Ball. His dream was to become stronger and stronger. Since 2015, Japan has recognized May 9 every year as " Wukong Memorial Day." In Journey to the West, a domestic cartoon called One Hundred Thousand Cold Jokes, he was originally an ordinary monkey from Huaguo Mountain. After he was unfortunately knocked unconscious by the heavenly lightning, he thought that he was a natural stone monkey and started his life journey. His original character was Sun Wukong from Journey to the West.
There were many versions of Sun Wukong. The following are the introductions of the two more famous versions. In the Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West, Sun Wukong was a stone ape born from a fairy stone. He was honored as the "Monkey King" because he led the monkeys into the Water Curtain Cave. In order to learn the art of immortality, he worshipped the founder Bodhi as his teacher and was given the Dharma name "Sun Wukong". When he returned, the demons worshipped him and broke into the East Sea Dragon Palace. He took the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, the Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown, the Golden Lock Armor, and the Lotus Silk Cloud Shoes from the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas. He caused a ruckus in the underworld and summoned the Heavenly Court with the help of the Venus. He was granted the title of Ma Wen. He hated Guan Xiao and called himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, forcing the Heavenly Court to acknowledge him. He also disturbed the Feast of Peaches due to drunkenness, stole immortal pills, and caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. By accident, he cultivated the body of King Kong and the Fiery Golden Eyes. Finally, he was imprisoned in the Five Elements Mountain by Tathagata. After being suppressed in the Five Elements Mountain, he was enlightened by Guanyin. Five hundred years later, he was rescued by Tang Sanzang and got the mixed name of "Monkey". Since then, he protected Tang Sanzang and went through 81 difficulties to obtain the true scriptures and cultivate the "Fighting Buddha". He was smart, lively, loyal, and hated evil. In folk culture, he represented wit and courage. In the Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" and its derivative works, Sun Wukong, whose original name was Kakarot, was a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta. When he was young, he was sent to Earth as a "low-level warrior." Because he met Bulma, he embarked on a journey to find the Dragon Ball. His dream was to become stronger and cultivate hard in pursuit of strength. Since 2015, the Japan Memorial Day Association has officially recognized May 9th as the "Wukong Memorial Day"(the number "5" and "9" in Japanese have the same pronunciation as "Wukong").