This article is a greatly expanded version of this piece. Last updated: 08-31-2025 One of the many unique aspects of Sun Wukong‘s story cycle is his birth from stone (fig. 1). Chapter one of Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西遊記, 1592 CE) describes how the 36-foot, 5-inch (11.09 m)-tall, 24-foot (7.31 m)-circumference rock issues forth … Continue reading Sun Wukong and Births From Stone in World Mythology