10 Facts About Sun Wukong the Monkey King

This video covers ten facts about Sun Wukong that even super fans of Journey to the West (1592) may not know. The presented information comes from my blog Journey to the West Research.

https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/

References:

No. 10

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/the-location-of-monkeys-home-and-the-origin-of-his-daoist-master/

No. 9

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2017/05/17/sun-wukong-and-the-rhesus-macaque/

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2017/05/20/monkeys-religious-name-and-its-connection-to-daoist-doctrine/

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/what-does-sun-wukong-look-like-an-artist-and-cosplayer-resource/

No. 8

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/monkeys-birth-from-stone-and-more-connections-to-yu-the-great/

No. 7

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/what-does-sun-wukong-look-like-an-artist-and-cosplayer-resource/

No. 6

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/what-does-sun-wukong-look-like-an-artist-and-cosplayer-resource/

No. 5

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/the-purpose-and-possible-origin-of-sun-wukongs-golden-fillet/

No. 4

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/first-blog-post/

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2016/10/15/the-literary-precursor-of-journey-to-the-west/

No. 3

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/04/20/the-possible-origin-of-wanfu-temples-multiple-great-sages/

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/05/16/the-early-ming-zaju-play-journey-to-the-west/

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/pigsy-as-a-late-addition-to-jttw-and-revelation-of-monkeys-lustful-nature-in-a-yuan-era-play/

No. 2

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/04/15/the-worship-of-sun-wukong-in-the-wanfu-temple/

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/05/20/the-sun-wukong-cult-in-fujian/

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/06/07/the-monkey-headed-warrior-of-kaiyuan-temple-in-quanzhou-fujian/

No. 1

* https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/the-origin-of-sun-wukongs-name/

Thank yous and extra info:

The whimsical drawings of Sun Wukong in the beginning and on each title card are by Sammy Torres on Twitter. Please send her some love.

https://twitter.com/Animator_Sammy

The background music is "Nirvana Shatakam", an ancient 9th-century Hindu chant honoring Shiva. It is sung by Sadhguru. His organization was gracious enough to give me permission to use the song.

https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/blog/article/mystic-chants-nirvana-shatakam

A different, angelic version of the same chant appears in this gorgeous 3-hour-long collection. Check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrO8qs5lOrA

Music : Ancient Chants from India
Artist : Mahakatha Meditation Mantras
To download this mantra visit : https://store.mahakatha.com/ancient-chants-from-india-volume-1

The timelapse video is by mifen67.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNCX4K1rx_s

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