Monkey
– Journey to the West – Chapter 2
Two
The
true wondrous doctrine of Bodhi thoroughly
Comprehended;
The
destruction of Mara and the return to origin
Unify the soul.
Now
we were speaking of the Handsome Monkey King, who, having received his name, jumped about joyfully and went forward to give Subodhi his grateful salutation. The patriarch then ordered
the congregation to lead Sun Wu-k’ung outdoors and to
teach him how to sprinkle water on the ground and dust, and how to speak and
move with proper courtesy. The company of immortals obediently went outside
with Wu- k’ung, who then bowed to his fellow
students. They prepared thereafter a place in the corridor to where he might
sleep. Next morning he began to learn from his schoolmates the arts of language
and etiquette. He discussed with them the scriptures and the doctrines; he
practiced calligraphy and burned incense. Such was his daily routine. In more
leisurely moments he would be sweeping the grounds or hoeing the garden,
planting flowers or pruning trees, gathering firewood or lighting fires,
fetching water or carrying drinks. He did not lack for whatever he needed, and
thus he lived in the cave without realizing that six or seven years had slipped
by. One day the Patriarch ascended the platform and took his high seat. Calling
together all the immortals, he began to lecture on a great doctrine. He spoke
With words so florid and eloquent
That gold lotus sprang up from the
ground.
The doctrine of three vehicle he subtly rehearsed,
Including even the
law’s minutest tittle.
The yak’s-tail waved slowly and
spouted elegance;
His thunderous voice moved e’en the Ninth heaven.
For awhile he lectured on Tao.
For awhile he discoursed on Zen.
To harmonize the three schools was a
natural thing.
One word’s elucidation in conformity
to truth
Would lead to a life birthless and knowledge most profound.
Wu- k’ung,
who was standing there to listen, was so pleased with
the talk that he scratched his ear and rubbed his jaw. Grinning from ear to
ear, he could not refrain from dancing on all fours! Suddenly the Patriarch saw
this and called out to him, “Why are you madly jumping and dancing in the ranks
and not listening to the lecture?” Wu-k’ung said,
“Your pupil was devoutly listening to the lecture. But when I heard such
wonderful things from my reverend master, I couldn’t contain myself for joy and
started to leap and prance about quite unconsciously. May the master forgive my
sins!” “Let me as you,” said the Patriarch, “if you
comprehend these wonderful things, do you know how long you have been in this
cave?” Wu- k’ung said, “Your pupil is basically
feeble- minded and does not know the number of seasons. I only remember that
whenever the fire burned out in the stove, I would go to the back of the mountain
to gather firewood. Finding a mountainful of fine
peach trees there, I have eaten my fill of peaches seven times.” The Patriarch
said, “That mountain is names the
The Patriarch said, “Within the tradition
of Tao, there are three hundred and sixty heteronomous
divisions, all the practices of which may result in Illumination. I don’t know
which division you would like to follow.” “I am dependent on the will of my
honored teacher,” said Wu- K’ung, “Your pupil is
wholeheartedly obedient.” “How would it be,” said the Patriarch, “if I taught
you the practice of the Art division?” Wu- k’ung
asked, “How would you explain the practice of the Art division?” “The practice of the Art division,” said the
Patriarch, “consist of summoning immortals and working the planchette,
of divination by manipulating yarrow stalks, and of learning the secrets of
pursuing good and avoiding evil.” “Can
this sort of practice lead to immortality?” asked Wu- k’ung.
“Impossible! Impossible!” said the Patriarch. “I won’t learn it then,” Wu-k’ung said.
“How would it be,” said the Patriarch again, “if I had taught you the practice of the Schools division?” “What is the meaning of the Schools division?” asked Wu-k’ung. “The schools division,” the Patriarch said, “includes the Confucians, the Buddhists, the Taoist, the Dualists, the Mohists, and the Physicians.They read scriptures or recite prayers; they interview priests or conjure up saints and the like," "Can this sort of practice lead to immortality?" asked Wu-k'ung, The Patriarch said, "If immortality is what you desire, this practice is like setting a pillar inside a wall?" Wu-k'ung said, "Master, I'm a simple fellow and I don't know the idioms of the marketplace, what's setting a pillar inside a wall?" The, Patriarch said, "When people build houses and want them to be sturdy, they place a pillar as a prop inside the wall, But someday the big mansion will decay, and the pillar too will rot," "What you're saying then," Wu-k'ung said, "is that it is not long-lasting, I'm not going to learn this."
The Patriarch said, "How would it be if I taught you the practice
of the Silence division?" "What's the aim of the Silence
division?" Wu-k'ung asked: "To cultivate
fasting and abstinence," said the Patriarch, "quiescence and
inactivity, meditation and the art of cross'- legged sitting, resistant of
language and a vegetarian diet, There are also the practices of yoga, exercises
standing or prostrate, el1trance into complete stillness, contemplation in
solitary confinem~l1it, and the like," "Can these activities,"
asked Wu-k'ung, "bring about immortality?"
"They are no better than the unfired bricks on; the kiln," said the
Patriarch, Wuk'ung laughed and said, "Master
idea loves to beat about the bush! Haven't I just told you that I don't know
these idioms of the marketplace? What do you mean by the unfired bricks on the
kiln?" The Patriarch said, “The tiles and the bricks on the kiln
may have been molded into shape, but if the have not been refined by water and
fire, a heavy rain will one day make them crumble.” “So this too lacks
permanence,” said Wu’Kung. I don’t want to learn
it,"
The Patriarch said, "How would it be if I taught
you the practice of the Action division?" "What's it like in the
Action division?" Wu-k'ung asked. "Plenty of activities," said the
Patriarch, "such as gathering the yin to nourish the yang, bending the bow
and treading the arrow, and rubbing the navel to pass breath. There are also
experimentation with alchemical formulas, burning rushes and forging cauldrons,
taking red lead, making autumn stone, and drinking bride's milk and the
like," "Can such bring about long life?” asked Wu-k'ung.
"To obtain immortality from slich
activities," said the Patriarch, "is also like scooping the moon from
the water," "There you go again, Master!" cried Wu-k'ung, "What do you mean by scooping the moon from the
water?" The Patriarch said, "When the moon is high in the sky, its
reflection is in the water. Although it is visible therein, you cannot, scoop
it out or catch hold of it, for it is but an illusion." "I won't
learn that either!" said Wu-k'ung.
When the Patriarch heard this, he uttered a cry and
jumped down from the high platform. He pointed the ruler he held in his hands
at Wu-k'ung and said to him: "What a mischievous
monkey you are! You won't learn this and you won't learn that! Just what it is that you are waiting for?" Moving forward, he hit Wu-k'ung
three times on the head. Then he folded his arms behind his back and walked
inside, closing the main doors behind him and leaving the congregation stranded
outside. Those who were listening to the lecture were so terrified that
everyone began to berate Wu-k'ung, "You reckless
ape!" they cried, "You're utterly without manners! The master was prepared to teach you magic
secrets. Why weren't you willing to learn? Why did you have to argue with him
instead? Now you have offended him, and
who knows when he'll come out again?"
At that moment they all resented him and despised and ridiculed him. But
Wu-k'ung was not angered in the least and only
replied with a broad grin, For the Monkey King, in fact, had already solved
secretly, as it were, the riddle in the pot: he therefore did not quarrel with
the other people but patiently held his tongue. He reasoned that the master, by
hitting him three times, was telling him to prepare himself for the third
watch; and by folding his arms behind his back, walking inside, and closing the
main doors, was telling him to enter by the back door so that he might receive
instruction in secret.
Wu-k'ung spent the rest of
the day happily with the other pupils in front of the
The bright moon and the cool, clear dew;
In each corner was not a speck of dust.
Secluded fowls rested deep in the
woods:
A brook flowed gently from its source,
The glow of darting fireflies dispersed the gloom.
Wild geese passed in calligraphic columns through the
clouds!
Precisely it was the third-watch hour-
Time to seek the truth, the
You
see him following the familiar path back to the rear entrance, where he
discovered that the door was, indeed, ajar. Wu-k'ung
said happily, "The reverend master truly intended to give me instruction.
That's why the door was left open," He reached the door in a few large
strides and entered sideways. Walking up to the Patriarch's bed, he found him
asleep with his body curled up, facing the wall. Wu-k'ung
dared not disturb him; instead, he knelt before his bed. After a little while,
the Patriarch awoke: Stretching his legs, he recited to himself:
Hard! Hard!
Hard!
The Way is most obscure I
Deem not the gold elixir a common thing.
He who imparts dark mysteries not to a perfect man
Is bound to make words empty, the mouth tired, and the
tongue dry!
"Master,"
Wu-k'ung responded at once, "Your pupil has'
been kneeling here and waiting on you for a long time." When the Patriarch
heard Wu-k'ung's voice, he rose and put on his
clothes. "You mischievous monkey!" he exclaimed, sitting down
cross-legged, "Why aren't you sleeping in front? What are you doing back
here at my place?" Wu-k'ung replied,
"Before the platform and the congregation yesterday, the master gave the
order that your pupil, at the hour of the third watch, should come here through
there are entrance in order that he might be instructed. I was therefore bold
enough to come directly to the master's bed." When the Patriarch heard
this, he was terribly pleased; thinking to himself, "This fellow is indeed
an offspring of Heaven and Earth. If not, how could he solve so readily the
riddle in my pot'" "There is no one here save your pupil," Wu-k'ung said, "May the master be exceedingly merciful
and impart to me the way of long life. I shall never forget this gracious
favor," "Since you have solved the riddle in the pot," said the
Patriarch, "it is an indication that you are destined to learn, and I am
glad to teach you. Come closer and listen carefully. I will impart to you the
wondrous way of long life." Wu-k'ung kowtowed to
express his gratitude, washed his ears, and listened most attentatively,
kneeling before the bed. The Patriarch said:
Know well this secret formula wondrous and true:
Spare and nurse the vital forces, this and nothing
else.
All power resides in the semen, the breath, and the
spirit;
Guard these with care, securely, lest there be a
leak.9
Lest there be a leak!
Keep within. the body!
Hearken to my teaching and the Way itself will prosper.
Remember the oral formulas so efficacious
To purge concupiscence and lead to purity:
Where the light is bright. .
You
may face the elixir platform and enjoy the moon!
The moon holds the jade rabbit,
the sun hides the crow;
See there also the snake and the tortoise tightly
entwined.
It tightly entwined,
The vital forces are strong.
You can plant gold lotus e'en
in the midst of flames.
The Five Phases use together and in
order reverse-12.
When that's attained, be a
Buddha or immortal at will!
At
that moment, the very origin was revealed to Wu-k'ung,
whose mind became spiritualized as happiness came to him. He carefully
committed to memory all the oral formulas. After kowtowing to thank the
Patriarch, he left by the rear entrance. As he went out, he saw that the
eastern sky was just beginning to pale with light, though golden beams were
radiant from the
Three years went by swiftly, and the patriarch again
mounted his throne to lecture to the multitude. He discussed the scholastic
deliberations and parables, and he discoursed on the integument of external
conduct. Suddenly he asked, "Where's Wu-k'ung ?" Wu-k'ung drew near and knelt down..
"Your pupil's here, ' he said, "What sort of art have you been
practicing lately?" the Patriarch asked. "Recently," Wu-k'ung said, "your pupil has begun to apprehend the
nature of all things and my foundational knowledge has become firmly
established.” "If you have penetrated to the dharma nature to apprehend
the order in," said the Patriarch, "you have, in fact. Entered into the divine substance. You need, however, to
guard against the danger of three calamities." When Wu-k'ung
heard this, he thought for a long time and said. "The words of the master
must be erroneous. I have frequently heard that when one is learned in the Way
and excels in virtue. He will enjoy the same age as Heaven; fire and water
cannot harm him and every kind of disease will vanish. How can there be this
danger of three calamities?" "What you have learned,'" said the
Patriarch, "is no ordinary magic: you have stolen the creative powers of
Heaven and Earth and invaded the dark mysteries of the sun and moon. Your
success in mixing the elixir is something that the 'gods and the demons cannot
countenance. Though your appearance will be preserved and your age lengthened,
after five hundred years Heaven will send down the calamity of thunder to
strike you. Hence you must be intelligent and wise enough to avoid it ahead of
time. If you can escape it, your age will indeed equal that of Heaven; if not,
your life will thus be finished. After another five hundred years Heaven will
send down the calamity of fire to burn you. That fire is either
natural nor common fire; its name is the Fire of Yin and it arises from
within the soles of your feet to reach even the cavity of your heart, reducing
your entrails to ashes and your limbs to utter ruin. The arduous labor of a
millennium will then have been made completely superfluous. After another five
hundred years the calamity of wind will be sent to blow at you. It. is not the
wind from the north, south, east, or west; nor is it one of the winds of four
seasons; nor is it the wind of flowers, willows, pines, and bamboos. It is
called the Mighty Wind, and it enters from the top of the skull into the body,
passes through the midriff and penetrates the nine apertures.14 The bones and the flesh will be dissolved and the body
itself will disintegrate. You must therefore avoid all three calamities."
When Wu-k'ung heard this, his hair stood on end, and,
kowtowing reverently, he said, "I beg the master to be merciful and impart
to me the method to avoid the three calamities. To the very
end. I shall never forget your gracious favor." The Patriarch said,
"It is not, in fact, difficult, except that I cannot teach you because you
are somewhat different from other people." "I have a round head
pointing to Heaven," said Wu-k'ung, "and
square feet walking on Earth. Similarly, I have nine apertures and four limbs,
entrails and cavities. In what way am I different from other people?" The
Patriarch said, "Though you resemble a man, you have much less jowl. "The monkey, you see, has an angular face with hollow
cheeks and a pointed mouth. Stretching his hand to feel himself, Wu-k'ung laughed and said, "The master does not know how
to balance matters I Though I have much less jowl than human beings, I have my
pouch, which may certainly be considered a compensation."
"Very well, then," said the Patriarch, "What method of escape
would you like to learn? There is the Art of the Heavenly Ladle, which numbers
thirty-six transformations, and there is the Art of the Earthly Multitude,
which numbers seventy-two transformations." Wu-k'ung
said, "Your pupil is always eager to catch more fishes, so I'll learn the
Art of the Earthly Multitude." "In that case," said the
Patriarch, "come up here, and I'll pass on the oral formulas to you."
He then whispered something into his ear, though we do not know what sort of
wondrous secrets he spoke of. But this Monkey King was someone who, knowing one
thing, could understand a hundred! He immediately learned the oral formulas
and, after working at them and practicing them himself, he mastered all
seventy-two transformations.
One day when the Patriarch and the various pupils were
admiring the evening view in front of the
The sky now began to darken, and the master went back
to the cave dwelling with his pupils. Throughout the night, however, Wu-k'ung practiced ardently and mastered the technique of
cloud somersault. From then on, he had complete freedom, blissfully enjoying
his state of long life.
One day early in the summer, the disciples were
gathered under the pine trees for fellowship and discussion. They said to him,
"Wu-k'ung, what sort of merit did you accumulate
in another incarnation that led the master to whisper in your ear, the other
day, the method of avoiding the three calamities? Have you learned
everything?" "I won't conceal this from my various elder
brothers," Wu-k'ung said, laughing. "Owing
to the master's instruction in the first place and my diligence day and night
in the second, I have fully mastered the several matters!" "Let's
take advantage of the moment," one of the pupils said. "You try to
put on a performance and we'll watch." When Wu-k'ung
heard this, his spirit was aroused and he was most eager to display his powers.
"I invite the various elder brothers to give me a subject," he said.
"What do you want me to change into?" "Why not a pine
tree?" they said. Wu-k'ung made the magic sign
and recited the spell; with one shake of his body he changed himself into a
pine tree. Truly it was
Thickly held in smoke through all four seasons;
Its chaste fair form rose straight to the clouds,
With not the least likeness to the impish monkey,
But only frost-tried and show-tested
branches.
When
the multitude saw this, they clapped their hands and roared with laughter,
everyone crying, "Marvelous "monkey! Marvelous
monkey!" They did not realize that all this uproar had disturbed
the Patriarch, who came running out of the door, dragging his staff. "Who
is creating this bedlam here?" he demanded. At his voice the pupils
immediately collected themselves, set their clothes in order and came forward.
Wu-k'ung also changed back into his true form, and,
slipping into the crowd, he said, "For your information, Reverend Master,
we are having fellowship and discussion here. There is no one from outside
causing any disturbance." "You were all yelling and screaming,"
said the Patriarch angrily, "and were behaving in a manner totally
unbecoming to those practicing the Great Art. Don't you know that those in the
cultivation of Tao are wary of opening their mouths lest they dissipate their
vital forces, or of moving their tongues lest they provoke arguments? Why are
you all laughing noisily here?" "We dare not conceal this from the
master," the crowd said. "Just now we were having fun with Wu-k'ung, who was giving us a performance of transformation.
We told him to change into a pine tree, and he did indeed become a pine tree!
Your pupils were all applauding him and our voices disturbed the reverend
teacher. We beg his forgiveness" “Go away, all of you," the Patriarch
said. "You, Wu-k'ung, Cbme over here I I ask you what
sort of exhibition were you putting on, changing into a pine tree? Did I
give you spiritual ability just for showing off to people? Suppose you saw with
this ability. Wouldn’t you ask him at once how he acquired it? So when others
see that you are in possession of it, they'll come begging, If you're afraid to
refuse them, you will give away the secret; if you don't, they may hurt you,
You are actually placing your life in grave jeopardy," "I beseech the
master to forgive me," Wu-k'ung said kowtowing,
"I won't condemn you," said the Patriarch, "but you must leave
this place," When Wu-k'ung heard this, tears
fell from his eyes, "Where am I to go, Teacher?" he asked, "From
wherever you came," the Patriarch said, "you should go back
there," "I came from the East Purvavideha
Continent," Wu-k'ung said, his memory jolted by
the Patriarch, "from the Water-Curtain Cave of the Flower-Fruit Mountain
in the Ao-lai Country," "Go back there
quickly and save your life," the Patriarch said, "You cannot possibly
remain here I" "Allow me to inform my esteemed teacher," said
Wu-k'ung, properly penitent, "I have been away
from home for twenty years, and I certainly long to see my subjects and
followers of by gone days again, But I keep thinking that my master's profound kindness
to me has not yet been repaid; I therefore dare not leave," "There's
nothing to be repaid," said the Patriarch, "See that you don't get
into 5rouble and involve me; that's all I ask,"
Seeing
that there was no other alternative, Wu-k'ung had to
bow to the Patriarch and take leave of the congregation, "Once you
leave," the Patriarch said, "you're bound to end up evildoing, I
don't care what kind of villainy and violence you engage in, but I forbid you
ever to mention that you are my disciple. For if you but utter half the word,
I'll know about it; you can be assured, wretched monkey, that you'll be skinned
alive, I will break all your bones and banish your soul to the Place of Ninefold Darkness, from which you will not be released even
after ten thousand afflictions" "I will never dare mention my
master," said Wu-k'ung. "I'll say that I've
learned -this all by myself," Haying thanked the Patriarch, Wu-k'ung turned away, made tlie magIc sign, pulled himself up, and performed the
cloud-somersault, He headed straight toward the East Purrvavideha,
and in less than an hour he could already see the Flower-Fruit Mountain and the
Water-Curtain Cave, Rejoicing secretly, the Hand- some Monkey King said to
himself:
Heavy with bones of mortal stock I left this place,
But success in Tao has lighten'd
both body and frame,
'Tis this world's pity that
none is firmly resolved
To learn the mystery, plain to all who seek,
Hard was the advance in that hour of ocean crossing.
How easy the journey of my homecoming today!
Parting words of counsel still echo in my ears.
Mine's not the hope to see so soon the eastern depths!
Wu-k'ung lowered the direction of his cloud and landed
squarely on the
Dear Monkey King I He leaped up with a bound and
somersaulted all the way northward until he saw a tall and rugged mountain.
What a mountain!
Its pen like peak stands erect.
Its winding streams flow unfathomed and deep.
Its pen like peak. standing erect. cuts through the air;
Its winding streams, unfathomed and deep, reach divers
sites on earth.
On two ridges flowers rival trees in exotic charm;
At various spots pines match bamboos
in verdure.
The dragon on the left
Seems docile and tame;
The tiger on the right
Seems gentle and meek.
Iron oxen 15 on occasion are seen plowing,
Gold-coin flowers are frequently planted.
Rare fowls make melodious songs;
The phoenix stands facing the sun.
Rocks worn smooth and shiny
By water placid and bright
Appear by turns grotesque, bizarre, and' fierce.
In countless numbers are the world's famous mountains
Where flowers bloom and wither they flourish and die.
What place resembles this long-lasting scene
By the four seasons and eight epochs16 wholly
untouched?
This is, in the Three Regions,17
the Mount of Northern Spring,
The
The
Handsome Monkey King was silently viewing the scenery when he heard someone speaking.
He went down the mountain to find who it was, and he discovered the
Hearing this, the imps darted into the cave and cried
out, "Great King, a disastrous thing has happened
I" "What sort of disaster?" asked the Monstrous King.
"Outside the cave," said the imps, "there is a monkey who calls
himself the lord of the
Wore on his head a black gold helmet Which gleamed in the sun;
And on his body a dark silk robe Which
swayed in the wind;
Lower he had on a black iron vest Tied tightly with
leather straps:
His feet were shod in finely carved boots.
Grand as those of warriors great.
Ten spans-the width of his waist;
Thirty feet-the height of his frame;
He held in his hands a sword;
Its blade was fine and bright.
His name: the Monster of Havoc
Of most fearsome form and look.
"You
have such big eyes, reckless monster, but you can't even see old Monkey!"
The Monkey King shouted. When the Monstrous King saw him, he laughed and said,
"You're not four feet tall, nor are you thirty years old; you don't even
have weapons in your hands. How dare you be so insolent, looking for me to
settle accounts?" "You reckless monster!" cried Wu-k'ung. "You are blind indeed I you think I'm small,
not knowing that it's hardly difficult for me to become taller; you think I'm
without weapon, but my two hands can drag the moon down from the edge of
heaven. Don't be afraid; just having a taste of old Monkey's fist!" He
leaped into the air and aimed a blow smack at the monster's face. Parrying the
blow with his hand, the Monstrous King said, "You are such a midget and
I'm so tall; you want to use your fist but I have my scimitar. If I were to
kill you with it, I would be a laughing stock. Let me put down my scimitar, and
we'll see how well you can box." "Well said. fine
fellow," replied Wu-k'ung. "Come on!"
The Monstrous King shifted his position and struck out. Wu-k'ung
closed in on him, hurtling himself into the engagement. The two of them
pummeled and kicked, struggling and colliding with each other. Now it's easy to
miss on a long reach, but a short punch is firm and reliable. Wu-k'ung jabbed the Monstrous King in the short ribs, hit him
on his chest, and gave him such heavy punishment with a few sharp blows that
the monster stepped aside, picked up his huge scimitar, aimed it straight at
Wu-k'ung's head, and slashed at him. Wu-k'ung dodged, and the blow narrowly missed him. Seeing that
his opponent was growing fiercer, Wu-k'ung now used
the method called the Body beyond the Body. Plucking a handful of hairs from
his own body and throwing them into his mouth, he chewed them to tiny pieces
and then spat them into the air. "Change!" he cried, and they changed
at once into two or three hundred little monkeys encircling the combatants on
all sides. For you see, when someone acquires the body of an
immortal, he can project his spirit, change his form, and perform all kinds of
wonders. Since the Monkey King had become accomplished in the Great Art,
everyone of the eighty-four thousand hairs on his body
could change into whatever shape or substance he desired. The little monkeys he
had just created were so keen of eye and so swift of movement that they could
be wounded by neither sword nor spear. Look at them! Skipping and jumping, they
rushed at the Monstrous King and surrounded him, some hugging, some pulling,
some crawling in between his legs, and some tugging at his feet. They kicked
and punched; they yanked at his hair and poked at his eyes: they pinched his
nose and tried to sweep him completely off his feet, until they tangled
themselves into confusion. Meanwhile Wu-k'ung
succeeded in snatching the scimitar, pushed through the throng of little
monkeys, and brought the scimitar down squarely onto the monster's skull,
cleaving it in two. He and the rest of the monkeys then fought their way into
the cave and slaughtered all the imps, young and old. With a shake, he
collected his hair back onto his body, but there were some monkeys that did not
return to him. They were the little monkeys kidnapped by the Monstrous King
from the
Dear Monkey King. He recited a spell, rode for a while
on a fierce wind, and then lowered the direction of the cloud. "Little
ones," he cried, "open your eyes!" The monkeys felt solid ground
beneath their feet and recognized their home territory. In great delight, every
one of them ran back to the cave along the familiar roads and crowded in
together with those waiting in the cave. They then lined up according to age
and rank and paid tribute to the Monkey King. Wine and fruits were laid out for
the welcome banquet. When asked how he had subdued the monster and rescued the
young ones, Wu-k'ung presented a detailed rehearsal,
and the monkeys broke into unending applause. "Where did you go, Great King ?" they cried. "We never expected that you
would acquire such skills!" "The year I left you all," Wu-k'ung said, "I drifted with the waves across the
The
surname is one, the self's return' d to its source.
This
glory awaits-"a name recorded in' Heaven!
If
you do not know what the result was and how Wu-k'ung
fared in this territory, you must listen to the explanation in the next
chapter.