The Lord of the Heavens: In this part of the story, Sun Wu Kung was sent to the heavens to receive
his punishment for causing mischief to the Dragon-King and the ten Princes of
the Dead. However, the Evening Star convinced the Lord of the Heavens to
forgive the monkey for his sins. This was an interesting part of the story due
to the actions of these celestial beings. Why would the Evening Star go out of
his way to protect Sun? Maybe it is like getting a warning on your first
speeding ticket or something like that. Then after the Lord of the Heavens
forgives the monkey, he gives him the position of stablemaster. I am really
wondering if these divine beings really need someone like that.
The Great Saint:
Sun was excited to have his position of stablemaster for a short period of time
before he figured out that it was a pretty low title. Honestly, I would have
never accepted that title even if all I had to do was take care of their
heavenly steeds. After Sun figured out that his title meant nothing, he was
enraged and smashed his way out of the heavens and went back to his Mountain of
Flowers and Fruit.
Yang Orelang:
This was an epic battle between Yang Orelang and Sun Wu Kung. Both powerful
beings fighting against one another without end. Sun kept transforming into
different animals trying to escape Yang, but Yang was hot on Sun’s tail and
kept up with the transformations. Their fight was truly intense however, Sun
was brought down in the end by Yang with the assistance of Laotzse.
The Destiny of Sun Wu Kung: After Sun was brought down by Yang, Buddha appeared before the monkey
and spoke with him. Sun was not polite and challenged Buddha to give him the
title of the Lord of the Heavens. The monkey was cocky as ever and
summersaulted to the end of the world and wrote his name on a pillar. In truth,
there is no end since the world is round. As Sun returned to Buddha, he claimed
that he had won. However, Buddha told him he lost because on his middle finger
was where Sun had wrote his name. Then Buddha punished the monkey by sealing
him in a mountain of all elements for hundreds of years before he was released
to accompany the Monk of Yangtze-kiang for the journey to the west.
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