Journey to the West | The Continued Story of Sun Wukong
Summary
TLDRThe video script narrates the legendary journey of Tang Seng, also known as Tripitaka, and his disciples in 'Journey to the West.' Chosen by Buddha to retrieve sacred sutras from India, Tang Seng embarks on a perilous quest with Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing. Overcoming demons, natural calamities, and their own flaws, they grow in enlightenment, ultimately achieving Buddhahood and returning the sutras to China, symbolizing the triumph of righteousness and self-improvement.
Takeaways
- ๐ The script is about the legendary journey of 'Journey to the West', a tale from Chinese mythology.
- ๐ The Buddha observes the greed and cruelty in China and decides to send scriptures to teach righteousness and enlightenment.
- ๐งโโ๏ธ Goddess Guanyin volunteers to find a worthy champion for the perilous pilgrimage to India to retrieve the holy sutras.
- ๐ Tang Emperor Taizhang is instructed by Guanyin to select a monk for the mission, choosing the reincarnation of the Buddha's disciple, Tripitaka.
- ๐ Tripitaka begins his journey with two attendants and a white horse, facing immediate danger from a demon king.
- ๐ The Evening Star, Tai Bai Jinxing, rescues Tripitaka from the demon king, setting the stage for his journey.
- ๐ต Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is introduced as a powerful but imprisoned figure, destined to assist Tripitaka on his quest.
- ๐ Tripitaka frees Sun Wukong, who pledges his loyalty and becomes his disciple, despite their contrasting personalities.
- ๐ A white dragon transforms into a horse after consuming Tripitaka's original steed, becoming a vital part of the journey.
- ๐ท The Pig Demon, Zhu Bajie, is converted and joins the pilgrimage, adding to the group's strength and diversity.
- ๐น The group encounters various demons and challenges, including the Sand Demon, who later becomes Friar Sand, another disciple.
- ๐ After 14 years, the group reaches India and is initially given blank scriptures, but their dedication leads to receiving the true texts.
- ๐ Upon their return to China, the group is honored, but they are ultimately granted amnesty and enlightenment by the Buddha in the end.
- ๐ Each character achieves a different level of spiritual attainment, reflecting their personal growth and contributions to the journey.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the pilgrimage to the Western Lands in the script?
-The purpose of the pilgrimage is to retrieve three volumes of holy sutras from the Vulture Peak in India, so that the people of China may learn the ways of righteousness and enlightenment.
Who volunteered to find a worthy champion for the journey to the West?
-The Goddess Guanyin volunteered to find a worthy champion to make the journey to the West.
Why was the monk Tang Zhang chosen for the mission?
-Tang Zhang was chosen because he was a reincarnation of the Buddha's disciple, Golden Cicada, and was considered worthy of the mission set forth by the Buddha.
What special item did Guanyin give to Tang Zhang to control Sun Wukong?
-Guanyin gave Tang Zhang a gold band that could not be removed and would tighten with a magical incantation, causing Sun Wukong great pain and forcing him to obey.
How did Sun Wukong gain his freedom from the Five Elements Mountain?
-Sun Wukong gained his freedom when Tang Zhang removed the detention order on the mountain summit, written in gold letters by Buddha.
What transformation did the White Dragon do to make amends for eating Tang Zhang's horse?
-The White Dragon transformed into a beautiful white stallion to replace the horse he had eaten, becoming Tang Zhang's new mount for the journey.
Why did Zhu Bajie join Tang Zhang and Sun Wukong on their journey?
-Zhu Bajie, once a commander-in-chief of heavenly naval soldiers, was banished to Earth for his misconduct and was instructed by Guanyin to aid Tang Zhang in his journey for the sutras.
What was the role of the Sand Demon in the story?
-The Sand Demon, also known as Friar Sand, was the mortal incarnation of the Great Curtain-Lifting General, Xiaowu Jing, who was converted by Guanyin to protect those coming to fetch the scriptures.
What was the outcome when Tang Zhang and his disciples finally reached Vulture Peak?
-Initially, they were given textless scriptures, but after offering his gold-begging bowl as a gift, Tang Zhang received the true scriptures with words.
What were the final fates of Tang Zhang and his disciples after completing their journey?
-Tang Zhang was granted Buddhahood, Sun Wukong earned the title 'The Victorious Fighting Buddha', Zhu Bajie became the cleaner of the altars, and Friar Sand was made a Golden Arhan. The White Dragon Horse was made a Heavenly Dragon of the Eight Classes of Being.
Outlines
๐ The Quest for Enlightenment
The script opens with an introduction to mythology's role in explaining the world's mysteries. It then sets the scene in ancient China, where Buddha observes the people's greed and cruelty. To address this, he tasks an immortal council with finding a pilgrim to retrieve sacred sutras from India. Guanyin, the goddess, chooses Tang Sanzang, a monk and reincarnation of Buddha's disciple, for this perilous journey. Tang is given a document by Emperor Taizhang, granting him free passage, and sets off on a white horse with two attendants. However, they are quickly captured by a demon king, who intends to eat Tang for his enlightened mind. Tang is saved by the intervention of Tai Bai Jinxing, who escorts him to safety.
๐ Liberation of the Monkey King
Tang Sanzang's journey continues, where he encounters a hungry tiger but is saved by a hunter named Lubo Kin. The hunter accompanies Tang to the Five Elements Mountain, where Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is imprisoned. Sun Wukong, who caused havoc against the gods, is revealed to have been told by Guanyin that a monk would free him. Tang releases Sun Wukong by removing a golden seal, and Sun Wukong pledges his loyalty to Tang. The pair faces initial challenges due to their contrasting personalities, but Guanyin provides a magical gold band to control Sun Wukong. They encounter various trials, including a battle with a white dragon, which is later revealed to be a transformed demon and becomes their new horse. The group also helps a village by rescuing a girl from a pig demon, who turns out to be Zhu Bajie, a former celestial being, and joins the pilgrimage.
๐ถ The Trials of the Flowing Sands River
The narrative follows the group's encounter with the Sand Demon at the Flowing Sands River. After a fierce battle, Guanyin intervenes, revealing the demon to be the transformed Curtain-Lifting General, Sha Wujing, who was instructed to protect the scripture pilgrims. He joins the group as Friar Sand. The travelers face numerous challenges, including natural disasters and confrontations with bandits and demons. Despite internal conflicts, they grow stronger and more enlightened with each obstacle. After 14 years, they reach the Western Lands and are granted the sacred sutras by Buddha, but only after offering their gold begging bowl as a gift.
๐ต๏ธ The Reward of the Journey
The final paragraph describes the group's return to China and their subsequent return to Buddha. Each member of the group is rewarded for their journey: Tang Sanzang is granted Buddhahood, Sun Wukong earns the title of the Victorious Fighting Buddha, Zhu Bajie becomes the cleaner of the altars, Sha Wujing is made a Golden Arhan, and the White Dragon Horse is transformed into a Heavenly Dragon. They each take their place in heaven, concluding the epic tale of the Journey to the West.
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Keywords
๐กMythology
๐กMonkey King
๐กTripitaka
๐กBuddha
๐กGuanyin
๐กSutra
๐กPilgrimage
๐กEnlightenment
๐กDisciple
๐กDivine Intervention
๐กBuddhahood
Highlights
The Buddha observes the people of China acting greedily and violently, deciding someone must undertake a pilgrimage to India to retrieve holy sutras for enlightenment.
Guanyin volunteers to find a worthy champion for the journey and reveals herself to the Tang Emperor, instructing him to select a monk for the mission.
The monk Tang Zhang, a reincarnation of the Buddha's disciple Golden Cicada, is chosen for the pilgrimage and named Tripitaka.
Tang Zhang is granted an imperial document allowing him to travel freely, marking the beginning of his journey with two attendants.
Tang Zhang and his attendants are captured by an evil demon king, who devours the attendants and spares Tang Zhang for his enlightened mind.
Tai Bai Jin Zing, the Evening Star, rescues Tang Zhang from the demon king, showcasing divine intervention.
Tang Zhang encounters a hungry tiger but is saved by the hunter Lubo Kin, highlighting the theme of unexpected allies.
Lubo Kin escorts Tang Zhang to Five Elements Mountain, where Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is imprisoned.
Sun Wukong explains his past actions and imprisonment, and how Guanyin told him of Tripitaka who would free him.
Tang Zhang releases Sun Wukong from his imprisonment by removing the golden detention order, marking the start of their partnership.
Sun Wukong swears loyalty to Tang Zhang, despite their contrasting personalities, indicating the beginning of a complex relationship.
Guanyin grants Tang Zhang a magical gold band to control Sun Wukong, emphasizing the need for discipline in their journey.
The group encounters a white dragon who swallows Tang Zhang's horse, leading to a battle between Sun Wukong and the dragon.
The dragon transforms into a white horse to replace the one he ate, joining the group and providing a significant mode of transport.
Sun Wukong saves a villager's daughter from a pig demon, showcasing his heroism and the group's growing strength.
The pig demon, Jubaji, reveals his past as a celestial general and swears fealty to Tang Zhang, expanding the group.
The group faces the Sand Demon at the Flowing Sand River, introducing another challenge and potential ally.
Guanyin reveals the Sand Demon's true identity and provides a magical gourd to subdue him, adding another member to the group.
The group's journey is fraught with perils, both external and internal, as they grow stronger and more enlightened.
After 14 years, the group reaches the Western Lands and is granted the sacred sutras, symbolizing the culmination of their quest.
The group initially receives blank scriptures but is later given the true texts after offering a gift, reflecting the value of perseverance.
Tang Zhang and his disciples are honored in China, but are then taken back to the West to receive amnesty and rewards from Buddha.
Each member of the group is granted a new status in heaven, reflecting their growth and the resolution of their personal journeys.
Transcripts
throughout time people across the world
told each other tales of how they came
to be
of heroes and monsters romance and
tragedy death and rebirth
mythology helped shape the ancient world
explaining the unexplainable
this is
mythology
unleashed
centuries after the monkey king sun
was imprisoned
the buddha observed the people of china
acting greedy
needlessly cruel and violent to one
another
to remedy this
buddha assembled his immortal council
and declared that someone must be chosen
to make the perilous pilgrimage to the
western lands
to the legion temple on vulture peak in
india
and return with three volumes of holy
sutras
so that the people of china may learn
the ways of righteousness and
enlightenment
the goddess guanyin volunteered to find
a worthy champion
to make the journey to the west
guanyin made her way to the city of
changhan
and revealed herself to the tang emperor
tai zhang
and instructed him to select a monk
worthy of the mission set forth by the
buddha
after some deliberation
the monk tang zhang a reincarnation of
the buddha disciple golden cicada
was chosen and bestowed with the name
tripitaka
after the scriptures he was commissioned
to acquire
at court the next morning
tai zhong assembled his civil and
military officials
and wrote out the document tang zhang
would need to fetch the scriptures
stamping it with the imperial seal
granting him the right to travel freely
tong zhang began his journey in the
company of two attendants and rode upon
a magnificent white horse
early one morning before the sun rose
the horse stumbled and the travelers
plummeted into a pit and were captured
by an evil demon king and his
cannibalistic horde
the demons ruthlessly devoured the two
attendants
saving tang zhang to eat later
believing his enlightened mind would
grant them immortality
just when all seemed lost
tai bai jin zing the evening star
disguised as an old man appeared before
seongzang
and broke him free of all his bonds with
a wave of his hand
swiftly
tai bai jinxing escorted tang seong
zhong and his horse far and away to
safety
traveling alone for a time
tong zhang soon found himself in the
presence of a hungry tiger
believing his journey was to be cut
short the monk prepared himself for
death
but his fate would have it
the tiger was driven off by the arrival
of a hunter named lubo kin
after recovering his strength at the
hunter's abode
bulkin escorted tang zhang as far as he
could
stopping at the foothills of five
elements mountain
where sun wukong lay imprisoned
as the two were about to say their
goodbyes the silence of the forest was
broken by the excited cheers of the
monkey king celebrating that his master
had finally arrived his captivity soon
to be put to an end
the monk and the hunter made their way
to a small opening where sun wukong
peeked his head out
he explained to them who he was
and of the havoc he caused against the
gods all those centuries ago leading to
his current imprisonment by buddha
he revealed to them that guanyin herself
came to him sometime before
and told him of the monk tang sangsang
who would free him up from the mountain
in return for his loyal service and
protection on the journey to the west
it was certainly a lot to take in
and tongsung zhong had not the first
idea of how to release the monkey king
sun wukong told him of a detention order
on the mountain summit
written in gold letters by buddha
himself
upon reaching the summit
tung sung
knelt down
recited the words
bowed his head to the ground and removed
the seal
[Music]
no sooner was the detention order
removed that the ground shook
and shattered and the monkey king sun wu
kong was free at last
he bowed before tung sung zhang
thanked him profusely
and swore his fealty to the monk
sun wu kong and tungsung zhang traveled
together for a time
but it was clear that it would not be an
easy journey for the two of them
not only due to the vast distance and
the many obstacles in their path
but the peaceful and gentle ways of the
monk often clashed with the stubborn
pride and violent tendencies of the
monkey king
to ensure that the unruly monkey would
better heed the words of tang zhang zang
guan yin granted the monk a gold band to
place on sun wukong's head
one that could not be removed
and would tighten with a magical
incantation
when the band would tighten
sun wukong would be in sheer agony
despite his physical prowess
from that point on sun hu kong did his
best to hold his tongue and obey tong
zhang as his disciple
[Music]
tong seong zhong and sun wu kong reached
the eagle sorrow gorge in the coiled
snake mountain and before them
lay a vast river
suddenly the calm waters were broken as
an immense white dragon rose from the
river and in the blink of an eye the
great beast snatched the horse from
beneath the monk and swallowed it whole
saddle and all
without a second thought sun wukong
fearlessly jumped into the river and
battled the
dragon as mighty a combatant as sun
gokong was he could not gain advantage
over the powerful creature in its own
element
the flight raged on until the
intervention of guan yin
who told the dragon that sun wukong is
in fact the disciple of the monk he had
been waiting for
the monk whose horse he had just
consumed
humiliated and ashamed the dragon
instantly transformed into the visage of
a beautiful white stallion to replace
the one he had eaten
the three continued on
with tong zhong astride the white dragon
horse
at a pace and speed far greater than any
mortal horse
the traveler soon came upon a village
draped in sadness
an old man
named gao related his troubles to the
monk and his disciple
about how his daughter was abducted by a
large gluttonous demon with a face like
a pig
who would consume endless amounts of
food
it had been six months since gao and his
family had seen their daughter
food was becoming scarce
and they began to despair
sun wukong offered gao his services to
save the man's daughter and rid the land
of this pig demon
sun wukong tracked the demon to his lair
the demon was away but he found the girl
alive and unharmed
he set her free and returned her to her
father
before going back to deal with the pig
monster
the monkey king
transformed into the perfect likeness of
gao's daughter
and waited for his enemy
the pig demon returned that very night
and thinking sun wukong was in fact his
captive bride
went to embrace the beautiful girl
the monkey king struck him hard on the
snout
shed his disguise
and engaged the pig demon in combat
despite the pig creatures bulk he
managed to keep pace against sun woo
kong's flurry of attacks his rake
against the monkey staff
amidst the duel
sun wu kong let slip who he was and that
he served at tang zhang
in an instant
the pig stopped fighting and demanded to
see the venerated monk
the pig demon introduced himself as
jubaji
who was once the commander-in-chief of
80 000 heavenly naval soldiers
until he drunkenly attempted to seduce
the moon goddess changha and her
daughter
as a result he was stripped of his title
and banished to earth
and told by guan yin to await the
arrival of tong sun zhang and aid him on
his journey for the sutras
jubaji swore fealty to tungsang zhang
who took him as an additional disciple
the travelers came to a flowing sand
river
300 miles wide
as the three of them approached the
river
they heard the waves make a roar like
the collapsing of a mountain
as a hideous spirit emerged from the
water
the sand demon had an ugly face a red
beard balding scalp and a menacing
necklace of nine skulls about his neck
jubaji engaged the creature in battle
three bouts they fought with jubaji
scarcely slowing his opponent down
sun wukong unable to battle properly in
the water sought the aid of guan yin
guan yin told him that the ogre of the
flowing sands river is the mortal
incarnation
of the great curtain-lifting general
xiaowu jing
and a believer whom she converted
herself and instructed to protect those
who would be coming to fetch the
scriptures
she then gave him a magic gourd with
which to stop xiaojing's attack
as with the dragon and jupaji
relented his advances
apologized for his actions
and swore his loyalty to tung-sang-zhang
who dubbed him friar sand
the gourd was placed in the sand river
where it grew to the size of a large
raft
the travelers boarded and continued on
their fabled journey
the journey to the west was long and
arduous filled with immense perils
the group faced vast natural obstacles
and calamities
bandits and sorcerers demons and
monsters
but not only did they battle with
enemies and elements
they would each struggle with their own
inner natures and clash amongst each
other
but no matter what danger they met or
what challenge lay before them
tsang seong zhang and his disciples
always managed to overcome the obstacles
both inward and outward
growing stronger and more enlightened
with every step of their dangerous
adventure
after 14 years of traveling they at last
came into sight of the western lands
carpeted with lush grass and flowers and
filled with kind and welcoming people
and just over the horizon
they could see
vulture peak
after a hard ascension
the travelers were brought before buddha
himself
after the pilgrims prostrated themselves
before him the buddha presented them
with the sacred sutras
only
these scrolls were absent words
when put to question
the buddha explained that the scriptures
could not be casually passed on
nor taken away for nothing
the group had arrived without gifts or
offerings and so were given the textless
scriptures
but because they could not bring back
blank texts to china
the buddhist brought out this true
scriptures with words and gave them to
tungsang zhang
who offered his goldbegging bowl as a
gift
the monk and his disciples were escorted
back to china with the sutras
a journey that took them 14 years on
foot taking only a handful of days to
return
tang zhang delivered the sutras to
emperor tai zhong
who honored them with a grand feast
but before the celebration could
commence
the four travelers and their dragon
horse
were taken by their divine escorts to
return to the west
eight days after they had left the
western lands they were once again back
in the presence of buddha
who bestowed upon them amnesty for their
past offenses
and gifts for their courage and
sacrifice
who in a previous life as the golden
cicada disrespected the buddha and was
demoted to be reborn as a chinese mortal
was granted buddhahood
as the
who centuries ago insulted the jade
emperor and battled the gods was granted
buddhahood as well
earning the title the victorious
fighting buddha
jubaji
though he had proved himself time and
time again
still had not overcome his basest
instincts of lust and gluttony
and was not granted buddhahood
but instead was made the cleaner of the
altars
spending an eternity eating to his
heart's content
once a mighty general exiled to earth
for destroying a crystal bowl of the
jade emperor
was made the golden arhan
bailong ma
the white dragon horse who disgraced his
own father was made a heavenly dragon of
the eight classes of being
the five of them took their respective
places in heaven
and so ended
the journey to the west
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