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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Sun Wukong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Monkey King, Sun Wukong (孫悟空, pinyin: sun1 wu4kong1), is perhaps the most famous and beloved fictional character in all of classic Chinese literature.
Sun Wukong learned many of his magical tricks while serving as a disciple under the Patriarch Subodhi; it was the Patriarch who gave him the name "Wukong" ("aware of emptiness").
Son Goku, the central character in the Japanese animation Dragon Ball, is partly based on Sun Wukong.
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 Sun Wukong Information
Wukong began as a monkey born of a stone, and was extraordinarily brave and strong among the group of monkeys with which he lived.
Sun Wukong is so prominent in Journey to the West that the famous translation by Arthur Waley is entitled Monkey, leading to other versions of Journey to the West also being called Monkey, such as the Japanese television show, Monkey.
Sun Wukong was the inspiration for the trickster Monkey character in Laurence Yep's Dragon of the Lost Sea novels; he kept the telescoping staff which he stole from the Dragon King and the epithet "Great Sage [Equal to Heaven]".
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 Sun Wukong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Monkey King, Sun Wukong (孫悟空, pinyin: sun1 wu4kong1), is perhaps the most famous and beloved fictional character in all of classic Chinese literature.
Sun Wukong learned many of his magical tricks while serving as a disciple under the Patriarch Subodhi; it was the Patriarch who gave him the name "Wukong" ("aware of emptiness").
Son Goku, the central character in the Japanese animation Dragon Ball, is partly based on Sun Wukong.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/su/Sun_Wukong.html   (490 words)

  
 Brazil China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Whereas the Chinese stamp portraits the Sun Wukong (Chinese Doll), a symbol of Quanzhou’s Puppy Show and the Chinese opera, the stamp that represents the Brazilian culture ii this joint issue portraits the Mask, a symbol of the Brazilian Carnaval.
Sun Wukong is praised for its braveness, wisdom, optimism and humor, as well as his dauntlessness against the Power, and his perseverance and spirit of resistance.
Sun Wukong’s protection of Tang Sanzang’s trip to the West for the Sutra, the Buddhist Holy Book, against monsters and demons is the everlasting subject of Chinese operas.
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 Sun Wukong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sun Wukong (Traditional Chinese: 孫悟空; Simplified Chinese: 孙悟空; Hanyu Pinyin: Sūn Wùkōng; Wade-Giles: Sun Wu-k'ung), the Monkey King, is a Chinese culture hero or trickster and a main character in the epic story, Journey to the West.
Sun Wukong is also the inspiration for numerous anime and manga characters, most notably Son Goku, from the Dragon Ball series.
Sun Wukong was able to swindle it from the under-sea palace of the East Sea dragon king (who under-estimated Wukong and bet him he couldn't pick it up).
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 Sun Wukong - WiccanWeb.ca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Sun Wukong; also surn vukorn), the Monkey King, is perhaps the most famous and beloved of Mythological Beings in classical Chinese history, culture and literature.
Sun Wukong is a magician, priest, ruler, sage, and warrior in the shape of a monkey, he is the mischievous protagonist of Journey to the West, based on popular tales dating back to the Tang dynasty.
Sun Wukong was born out of a stone and through his many adventures he was able to master an array of amazing abilities and powers.
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 Sun Wu-Kung
Sun, his family name, is based on the Chinese word for monkey.
Sun Wu-Kung is the one of the major characters in the classic tale "Journey to the West", about the Tang Monk Tripitaka and his journey to the Western Heaven to gain holy scriptures from Buddha and bring them back to China.
Sun Wu-Kung was born of primal chaos, hatching from a stone egg impregnated by the sky.
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 Sun Wukong - Definition, explanation
Sun Wukong (Traditional Chinese: {ṭ}; Simplified Chinese: {ṣ}; pinyin: {}; Wade-Giles: {}; also surn vukorn), the Monkey King, is perhaps the most famous and beloved fictional character in all of classical Chinese literature.
Inspite of its popularity (or perhaps because of it) legends regarding Sun Wukong have changed with the ebb and flow that is Chinese culture.
Sun Wukong is on the shortlist of candidates for the mascot of the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/su/sun_wukong.php   (1359 words)

  
 Sun Wukong biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Monkey King, Sun Wukong (孫悟空, pinyin: sun1 wu4kong1, WG: Sun Wu-k'ung, also surn vukorn), is perhaps the most famous and beloved fictional character in all of classical Chinese literature.
It is believed that the character Sun Wukong was partly based on Hanuman, the "monkey god" of Hindu described in a book by the historical Xuanzang.
Sun Wukong is expected to be the mascot of the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing.
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 Sun Wukong - Famous Chinese Folktales & Famous Chinese Proverbs - Chinese Culture
Sun Wukong (zh-tspw t=孫悟空 s=孙悟空 p=Sūn W?kōng w=Sun Wu-k'ung; also surn vukorn), the Monkey King, is perhaps the most famous and beloved fictional character in all of classical Chinese literature.
Sun Wukong learned many of his magical tricks while serving as a disciple under the Patriarch Subodhi; it was the Patriarch who gave him the name "Wukong" ("aware of shunyataemptiness").
Sun Wukong is on the shortlist of candidates for the mascot of the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing.
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 China today
Born from a stone that is the essence of Heaven and Earth rather than of a mother and father, Sun Wukong is unbound by the fetters of temporal human relationships.
Sun Wukong symbolizes the worldly desire for the ideal human life that is free from constraint.
Zhao speaks for the many who see Sun Wukong as epitomizing the essence of the Olympic motto: "Swifter, higher, stronger." One somersault takes him a distance of 9,000 kilometers; he can jump on top of a cloud in an instant, and in the face of powerful demons is always resourceful enough to confound his enemies.
www.chinatoday.com.cn /English/e2003/e200311/p16.htm   (1098 words)

  
 Journey to the west
Pointing at Sun Wukong with his cane he said, "You won't study this and you won't study that, so what do you want, you monkey?" He went up to Monkey and hit him three times on the head, then went inside with his hands behind his back and shut the main door, abandoning them all.
Sun Wukong said in reply, "Master, your disciple has been kneeling here for a long time." When the Patriarch heard that it was Sun Wukong who was speaking he pulled some clothes on, sat up cross-legged, and shouted, 'it's that monkey.
Sun Wukong used his skill to perform a series of somersaults that carried him fifty or sixty feet into the air, then walked around on the clouds for about as long as it takes to eat a meal.
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 Peking Opera in NYC
Sun Wukong uses his magic golden staff to inscribe a protective circle on the ground, and tells his companions to stay inside where they will be protected from demons.
Sun Wukong shows his master the porcelain crock, now filled with toads and maggots, and warns him not to let himself be tricked.
Seeing that Sun Wukong is gone, White Bone Demon leads a group of demons to capture Tang Seng and the other acolytes, and holds them captive in her cave.
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 Chinese carved root wood figure of Sun Wukong, the monkey-god, and four carved monkeys on his shoulder and at his feet, ...
Chinese carved root wood figure of Sun Wukong, the monkey-god, and four carved monkeys on his shoulder and at his feet, inlaid eyes, intricate base, one foot as is, 36" high.
Sun Wukong accompanied the Buddhist pilgrim Xuan Cang to India and came to his rescue many times.
Contact Us Chinese carved root wood figure of Sun Wukong, the monkey-god, and four carved monkeys on his shoulder and at his feet, inlaid eyes, intricate base, one foot as is, 36" high.
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 Legends - Journey to the West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A long battle ensued and when Sun Wukong was finally arrested and brought to the heavenly court, he tore the Heavenly Palace apart and declared himself Sage of the Heavens (or Monkey God).
That Stick: The Golden Rod Sun Wukong stole from the Dragon King was a treasure because it could sort of shapeshift, changing to be as small as the size of a needle so the Monkey King could keep it in his ear or bigger than the Heavens so he could stir the oceans with it.
Sun Wukong is very mischievous and never stops moving even for a minute (more like Naruto) but Enma is wise and serious.
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Born from a stone that is the essence of Heaven and Earth, Sun Wukong is unbound by the constraints of temporal human relationships.
Sun Wukong's punishment for causing havoc in Heaven is imprisonment under a mountain where he remains for 500 years.
Sun Wukong defeats all manner of ghosts and demons along the way to the Western Heavens.
www.mybestchina.com /People_200402.html   (303 words)

  
 Golden Monkey Saves Her Father
Because Sun Wukong has not been to the Eastern Land, so he is eager to see as much as possible from the clouds: factories, skyscrapers, roads extending in all directions, cars… Suddenly, a huge fl dragon dashes towards them.
Sun Wukong is fumed, about to run after it to revenge when a sizable golden arrow flies towards his chest, as if the arrow would strike out all his inner organs.
Flustered and exasperated, Sun Wukong stares at Lao Zi and jump onto the somersault cloud to pursue the golden arrow, determined to square accounts with Lao Zi with the evidence he is pursuing.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Erlang made his first appearance when he had been ordered by the Jade Emperor (in which Erlang was also with his seven elite sages whom he called his brothers) to subdue Sun Wukong, who was to be punished for his havoc in heaven.
He was defeated, but eventually defeated Wukong through teamwork with several other gods; Lao Tzu personally had dropped his refined golden ring that had hit Sun Wukong on the head, giving Erlang a chance to bring him down, and Erlang's dog bit him in the leg.
After Sun Wukong had been captured, he and his heavenly soldiers would burn random areas of the Bloom Mountains.
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 China History Forum, chinese history forum > Sun Wu Kong vs. Superman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
However, I'll still have to give this to Sun Wu Kong, since Superman's power is dependent on the Sun, and Sun Wu Kong has the ability to alter the course of stars or cover them even destroy it if he has to.
If Sun Wukong were to visit either the Marvel or the DC universe, he'd seriously be one of the most powerful characters in both universes.
Sun made a dagger and cut through ropes before, the fan on the other hand is an immortal treasure, and certainly could not be transformed into.
www.chinahistoryforum.com /lofiversion/index.php/t4325.html   (1494 words)

  
 Sun Wukong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Monkey King, Sun Wukong (孫悟空, pinyin: sun1 wu4kong1, also surn vukorn), is perhaps the most famous and beloved fictional character in all of classic Chinese literature.
The are joined by Sandy (Sha Wujing) and Pigsy (Zhu Bajie), two other monsters who have been tamed in advance by Guanyin and woven into Sanzang's destiny.
Monkey and the monk are eventually made into buddas while the others are rewared by the udda based on their levels of enlightment.
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At the end of the battle, Sun Wukong was to be executed, but because he had consumed the peaches of immortality, he could not be killed.
Sun Wukong can tear off parts of his body and either call them back or grow a new appendage.
Sun Wukong is trapped in this furnace for an extended period of time and this causes his eyes to glow golden.
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 Sun Wukong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Through a series of audacious stunts he acquires the powers of immortality, shape-changing ability, cloud travel skills, and ownership of a handy "as-you-will resizeable cudgel" which can be nestled behind the ear for easy carrying or resized to tree-trunk size for pounding the sense out of dragons and demons.
There is also a Chinese TV series by CCTV named "Journey to the West", starring Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Sun Wukong.
The general public was displeased with the second part, mostly due to the recasting of Sun Wukong.
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 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Sun Wukong saw through his trick with his sharp eyes.
It wasn't until Sun Wukong eliminated the demon and brought the king back to life that the royal court began to believe Sun.
Sun's mission was to protect the Tang monk on his journey to the west so that all could benefit from the Buddhist scriptures gained at the end of the trip.
www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2005/4/27/60090p.html   (273 words)

  
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He ate Tang Sanzang's white horse, so he is subdued by Sun Wukong and is changed into the white dragon horse for Sanzang to ride on the way.
Sun Wukong accompanies his master to Gaolaozhuang village, he changes into Zhu Wuneng's wife and subdues Zhu and takes him as Tang Sanzang's disciple and gives him a nickname by Bajie.
Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and the white dragon have saved their master at the risk of their lives and captured Sha Wujing.
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 Sun Wukong - Wikipedia
Non che Sun Wukong sia un buon discepolo; alla prima ramanzina abbandona il monaco, e la Bodhisattva Guanyin, giunta in suo soccorso, dona a questi un diadema magico.
Quella che segue è una poesia appartenente a Viaggio in Occidente in cui Sun Wukong, presentandosi a un nemico, si racconta a parole sue:
Sun Wukong è un personaggio che ha segnato profondamente la cultura cinese e giapponese, e spesso compare come personaggio in altre opere con altri nomi, ma con alcune caratteristiche distintive che ne rendono immediata l'identificazione da parte del pubblico.
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