![]() Ǒusībùyúnlǚ (藕絲步雲履)/"cloud-stepping boots" or "cloud-stepping shoes": Made of lotus fiber, these are one of the treasures of the Dragon Kings Ào Ming gives them to him in order to get rid of him when he acquires the Rúyì Jīn Gū Bàng.A special chant causes the headband to tighten, inflicting terrible pain. Magical Headband: Not so much a possession as a trap Guanyin gives Xuánzàng this headband to help him keep Wùkōng under control.鎖子黃金甲/ "golden chain mail": One of the treasures of the Dragon Kings Ào Run gives this to him in order to get rid of him when he acquires the Rúyì Jīn Gū Bàng.Jet Li depicts Sūn Wùkōng, here seen holding his Rúyì Jīn Gū Bàng.Fèngchìzǐjinguān (鳳翅紫金冠)/"Phoenix-feather Cap": One of the treasures of the Dragon Kings, Ào Qin gives this to him in order to get rid of him when he acquires the Rúyì Jīn Gū Bàng. Wùkōng ultimately achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha, finally getting his long-desired immortality. He accompanies Xuánzàng on the journey to retrieve sutras from India, alternatively protecting his companions and causing mischief. Here he remains until Guānyīn makes him Xuánzàng's disciple. ![]() Wùkōng defeats the entire army as well as Erlang Shen, heaven's greatest general.īuddha finally traps Wùkōng in a mountain, under a seal with the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum. He then returns to the Cave of the Water Curtain, where the Army of Heaven attacks. When he learns that the Bā Xiān have excluded him from an important banquet, he rebels again, stealing Xī Wáng Mǔ's peaches of immortality, Lao Tzu's pills of longevity, and the Jade Emperor’s royal wine, devouring them all. After a long fight, the gods are forced to recognize this title, and Wùkōng is appointed guardian of Xī Wáng Mǔ's heavenly peach garden. When he finds out what a low rank this really is, he rebels, appointing himself "Great Sage, Equal of Heaven". Kings of Heaven report him to the Jade Emperor for this wrongdoings.Īt the immortals' residence on Mount Pénglái, Wùkōng is appointed Keeper of the Heavenly Horses to keep him out of trouble. When the Ten Judges of the Dead come to collect him, he fights back, managing to erase his name and all the monkeys’ names from the Book of Life and Death. ![]() Seeking a way to become immortal, Wùkōng first trains under a Buddhist patriarch and masters many magic spells. Wùkōng reigns happily over the monkeys for many years until he finally begins to realize his own mortality. He soon becomes leader of a tribe of monkeys who take up safe residence in the Cave of the Water Curtain. Wùkōng begins life as a rock on the Mountain Huaguo, which the winds shape into a monkey that becomes supernaturally animated. ![]()
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