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11 Jan 2017

The Sky, the Sun & the King: Mischievous and Divine Monkeys in Asian Myth

*By MartiniF*

*Mythology & Mystery, Sustainability & The Environment*

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For the past few thousand years, the Indian Epic Ramayana has been among the most important literary and oral texts of South and Southeast Asia. Every autumn, Lord Rama's victory over the demon king Ravana is celebrated through plays and dances in...
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A painting depicting a scene from the Chinese classic, Journey to the West. The painting shows the four heros of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. The painting is a decoration on the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. — 26 Aug 2016

The Monk and the Poet: Meet the Rebels behind the Legendary “Journey to the West”

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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Hsi-yu chi, or Journey to the West, is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century, during the Ming Dynasty. The novel adds elements from a bewildering array of Asian cultural lore, as well as from the three major religious traditions of China...
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Journey to the West

The Sky, the Sun & the King: Mischievous and Divine Monkeys in Asian Myth

The Monk and the Poet: Meet the Rebels behind the Legendary “Journey to the West”