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June 16, 2021Jim R. McClanahan

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Is Sun Wukong FTM Trans?
How Tall are the Main Characters from Journey to the West?
Archive #39 – Journey to the West Adaptations
Laozi’s Realm in Journey to the West
The Buddha’s Vulture Peak and Journey to the West
How Many Humans Does Sun Wukong Kill in Journey to the West?
Yuebei xing, Daughter of the Monkey King
Journey to the West Artist Spotlight #2: NinjaHaku21
Archive #38 – Books on Learning Taiwanese Hokkien
A Realistic Retelling of Journey to the West?
Archive #37 – The 13th-Century Version of Journey to the West
My Great Sage Monkey King Statue from Thailand
What is the Oldest Known Media of Sun Wukong the Monkey King?
Does the Buddha Lie in Journey to the West?
Interesting Facts about the Monkey King
The Monkey King’s Crescent-Style Headband
A Survey of Sun Wukong’s Magic “Immortal Breath” and Its Abilities
Hercules vs Sun Wukong Death Battle Analysis
The Patriarch Subodhi: Sun Wukong’s First Master
Story Idea: The REAL Reason Sun Wukong is Expelled from Subodhi’s School
The Monkey King’s Worship in Thailand
Archive #36 – Sun Wukong and Battles of Magical Transformations
Archive #35 – The Tang Monk Tripitaka as a Confucian in Journey to the West
The Monkey King and the “Three-Teachings” (三教) Trinity of Southeast Asia
Archive #34 – Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic
Archive #33 – The Hsi-yu chi: A Study of Antecedents to the Sixteenth-Century Chinese Novel (1970)
Archive #32 – The Precious Scroll of Erlang (Erlang baojuan) (1562)
How Tall is the Monkey King? – A Debate
Archive #31 – The Original 1592 Edition of Journey to the West, Complete with Pictures
A Quick Study of the Four Celestial Primates from Journey to the West
Archive #30 – The “Great Sage Equaling Heaven” Story from Liaozhai zhiyi (1740)
Archive #29 – Ruthless Compassion: Wrathful Deities in Early Indo-Tibetan Esoteric Buddhist Art (1999)
The Monkey King’s Magic Staff: A Complete Guide
The Tightening Spell of Sun Wukong’s Golden Headband
Review of DC Comics’ Monkey Prince #0 to #6
The White Ape Perfected Man: Sun Wukong’s Divine Double
Archive #28 – Tripitaka’s Reincarnation and its Connection to Ancient Greek and Egyptian Philosophy
Archive #27 – The Journey to the West Japsang Effigies of Korean Royal Palaces
Archive #26 – Bimawen, Heavenly Horses, and Dragon Horses in Chinese Literature and History
Dragon Ball and Journey to the West
Journey to the West Artist Spotlight #1: Dario Virga
The Monkey King’s Children
Watch Your Step: The Influence of Journey to the West on the “Ashiarai Yashiki” Yokai Story of Edo-Period Japan
What Does Zhu Bajie Look Like? A Resource for Artists and Cosplayers
Archive #25 – The Gibbon in China: An Essay in Chinese Animal Lore (1967) by Robert van Gulik
The Weight of the Monkey King’s Staff: A Literary Origin
Story Idea: The Reason for Sun Wukong’s Rebellion
Review of Marvel Comics’ Sun Wukong
Review of DC Comics’ “The Monkey Prince Hates Superheroes”
The Worship of Sun Wukong the Monkey King: An Overview
Archive #24 – Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits and Demons (1997) by Keith Stevens
Archive #23 – “Pagan Temples in San Francisco” (1892)
Review of Imagin8 Press’ Bilingual Edition of Journey to the West for Chinese Language Learners
The Great Sage Monkey King Scripture: A Brief Analysis
Archive #22 – The Monkey King’s Scripture
Sun Wukong and the Buddha’s Past Life as a Monkey King
Qitian Dasheng Monkey King Temples in Taiwan
Archive #21 – Qing-Period Color-Illustrated Complete Edition of Journey to the West
The Magic Powers of the Monkey King’s Iron Staff
The Book of Xian and Shen (BOXS), a Catalog of Chinese Gods
My Qitian Dasheng Monkey King Talisman Block
Archive #20 – The Xiyou ji in Its Formative Stages: The Late Ming Editions (1981)
Archive #19 – Transforming Monkey: Adaptation and Representation of a Chinese Epic (2018)
Origin of the Pregnancy Episode in Chapter 53
Origin of the Six-Eared Macaque and the Character’s Influence on Black Myth: Wukong
Parallels Between the Monkey King and the Buddha
The Monkey King and The Buddha Victorious in Strife (a.k.a. Victorious Fighting Buddha)
Archive #18 – Demons, Gods, and Pilgrims: The Demonology of the Hsi-yu Chi (1985)
Sun Wukong’s Curlicue-Style Headband
The Great Sage Detecting “Ping-Pong” Bottle
When was the Monkey King Born?
Sun Wukong and Births From Stone in World Mythology
Archive #17 – PDFs of Creation of the Gods Library of Chinese Classics Chinese-English Bilingual Edition (Vol. 1-4)
Generals Thousand-Mile Eye and Fair-Wind Ear
Taiwanese Religious Humor: The Epidemic Prevention Conference
Idea: Sun Wukong Animated Music Short
Archive #16 – Sun Wukong and Chinese Medicine
The Monkey King Temples of Fujian
Archive #15 – Narrative Structure and the Problem of Chapter Nine in the “Hsi-Yu Chi”
Archive #14 – Alchemy and Journey to the West: The Cart-Slow Kingdom Episode
The Alchemical Metaphor of Subodhi’s Mountain Home
The Origin of Sun Wukong’s Cloud Somersault
Archive #13 – Huineng, Subhuti, and Monkey’s Religion in “Xiyou ji” (2006)
Archive # 12 – The Origin of Sun Wukong’s 72 Transformations
Dragon Ball’s Senzu Bean and Journey to the West
Sun Wukong and the Buddhist Saint Mulian
Book Covers for Vintage Editions of Arthur Waley’s Monkey
Monkey Boxing: The Connection Between Primates and Martial Arts in Ancient China
Archive #11 – PDFs of the Journey to the West 2012 Revised Edition
Parallels between Sun Wukong and Wu Song
Archive #10 – The Magic White Ape of the Tang Dynasty
The Worship of Sun Wukong in 19th-century America
Bin Steel: The Magic Metal of Journey to the West
Origin of the White Bone Spirit
Sun Wukong and Miao Folklore
Sun Wukong and the Qiang Ethnic Group of China
Zhu Bajie’s Earliest Known Depictions and the Gyeongcheonsa Pagoda
The Great Sage Purple Cloud Temple of Yilan, Taiwan: A Photo Essay
Story Idea: The Origin of Sun Wukong
Archive #9 – PDF of Hanuman’s Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey
The Monkey King’s Cosmic Body
Archive #8 – The Pig and the Prostitute: The Cult of Zhu Bajie in Modern Taiwan
Musings on Journey to the West and my new Great Sage Tattoo
Sun Wukong’s Strength-Bestowing Ritual
Story Idea: Master Subodhi’s Curriculum II – Immortal Warriors and Shaolin Monks – Some Fun Monkey King Fanfiction Speculation
My Sun Wukong Art – “The Buddha has Awakened”
Master Subodhi’s Curriculum
Journey to the West and World History
The Story of the Original Golden Headband in the Great Sage Treasure Temple, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Sun Wukong’s Hellish Punishment
Monkey and the Summoners of Hell: The Story and Origins of the Heibai Wuchang
Sun Wukong and the Three Heavenly Calamities
The Monkey King and Graffiti
Archive #7 – The PRC Mythology Chapter from The Contemporary Chinese Historical Drama (1990)
Archive #6 – A Mission to Heaven (1913) – The First English Translation
Archive #5 – All Woodblock Prints from Mr. Li Zhuowu’s Literary Criticism of Journey to the West
Archive #4 – Mid-Century Illustrated Journey to the West Children’s Books from Japan
Sun Wukong’s Greatest Feat of Strength: An Allegory for Cultural or Religious Conflict?
Misconceptions About the Monkey King’s Staff and the Milky Way Galaxy
Archive #3 – Chinese Spirit-Medium Cults in Singapore (1955) PDF by Alan J. A. Elliott
10 Facts About Sun Wukong
The Sun Wukong Stone Relief of Kaiyuan Temple
Archive #2 – Suen Wu-kung = Hanumat? The Progress of a Scholarly Debate
What Does Sun Wukong Look Like? A Resource for Artists and Cosplayers
The Monk Tripitaka and the Golden Cicada
The Sun Wukong Cult in Fujian
Archive #1 – The Early Ming Zaju Play Journey to the West
The Origin of Monkey’s Punishment Under Five Elements Mountain
The Later Journey to the West: Part 3 – The Journey Comes to an End
The Later Journey to the West: Part 2 – The Journey to India Begins
The Origin of Sun Wukong’s Magic Hairs
How the Hindu Bird God Garuda Came to Appear in Journey to the West
The Possible Origin of Wanfu Temple’s Multiple Great Sages
The Worship of Sun Wukong in Wanfu Temple: Initial Findings
The Origin of Monkey’s Punishment in Laozi’s Furnace
The Origins and Evolution of Sha Wujing
Zhu Bajie: Patron Deity of Sex Workers
Sun Wukong and Martial Arts
The Origin of Sun Wukong’s Golden Headband
Why the Monkey King Wears a Tiger Skin Loincloth and How it Ties Him to Supreme Esoteric Buddhist Guardian Deities
Sun Wukong’s Connection to the Boxer Rebellion
The Historical Origins of Zhu Bajie’s Previous Incarnation and his Battle Rake
Pigsy as a Late Addition to JTTW and Revelation of Monkey’s Lustful Nature in an Early Ming-Era Play
The Monkey King’s Spiritual Training and Historical Daoist Internal Alchemy
The Origin of Monkey’s Battle with Lord Erlang and its Ties to Han Dynasty Funerary Rites and Folklore
Flower Fruit Mountain as the Center of the Universe
The Mountain of Flowers and Fruit and the Cosmic Geography of Journey to the West
Monkey’s Connection to Sex
The Later Journey to the West: Part 1 – Sun Luzhen’s Early Adventures
Modern Depictions of Sha Wujing’s Weapon and its Origins

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