Last updated: 02-26-22 This article is a greatly expanded version of this piece. One of the many unique aspects about 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 … Continue reading Sun Wukong and Births From Stone in World Mythology