They feature the main character, Monkey, and outline his mythical birth from a stone, his acquisition of supernatural powers, his shape-shifting abilities, his rebellious, arrogant antics (while in heaven he crossed his name off the list of the dead), and the culmination of all his defiant behavior: banishment from heaven and burial under a mountain for 500 years as punishment. The first seven chapters of Journey to the West serve as background to the main story. These rich literary antecedents form the backdrop for Wu Cheng’s hundred-chapter novel, which bursts with mighty clashes and heroic feats and features a thrilling cast of beasts, demons, and demi-gods. Xuanzang became the best-known Buddhist monk in Chinese history, and the story of his dangerous but ultimately triumphant journey worked its way into Chinese folklore, where for nearly a thousand years it was retold in various legends, tales, and dramas. He returned with 657 Buddhist scrolls, many of which he translated into Chinese. 602-664), a Buddhist monk who traveled the Silk Road from China to India in search of sacred scriptures. The novel is based on the pilgrimage of an actual historical figure, Xuanzang (c. Journey to the West is, at once, a traditional Chinese folktale, a comic fable, an epic quest story, an allegory, and a pilgrim’s dramatic journey. Influenced by his father, a student of Confucianism and other classic traditions, Wu Cheng developed a love for literature and wrote elegant poems and stories. Its author, Wu Cheng, was born into a family that harbored literary ambitions, though they were bureaucrats and shopkeepers by trade.

The one-page stories are told in the fashion of Aesop¿s fables with the moral given at the end.Journey to the West, sometimes referred to simply as Monkey, is a classic novel that was written during the Ming Dynasty in 16th century China. In this collection, she offers 10 of her favorites and gives them an elegant presentation. The one-page stories are told in the fashion of Aesop¿s fables with the moral given at the end., 'Demi, a practicing Buddhist, has been collecting jakatas, Buddha stories, for years.

The one-page stories are told in the fashion of Aesop's fables with the moral given at the end.' - Booklist, boxed review, Demi, a practicing Buddhist, has been collecting jakatas, Buddha stories, for years. The one-page stories are told in the fashion of Aesop¿s fables with the moral given at the end.' - Booklist, boxed review, 'Demi, a practicing Buddhist, has been collecting jakatas, Buddha stories, for years.

'Demi, a practicing Buddhist, has been collecting jakatas, Buddha stories, for years.

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