Sign up :
Image of Monkey

Monkey

Hatched from an egg that emerged from a stone struck by lightning, the Monkey King gains immortality after studying with a Taoist master, who names him Sun Wu Kong, or Monkey with the Realization of Emptiness, and teaches him various kinds of magic. With his phenomenal kung fu fighting abilities, he leads a revolt against Heaven, for which he is imprisoned under Buddha?s palm for 500 years. The goddess Guan Yin, the divine messenger of Buddha, requests his release so that he can accompany and protect the monk Tripitaka on his journey to the West (India) to obtain Holy Buddhist Scriptures. Prone to violence, he ultimately redeems himself and attains enlightenment.