The Real Story of Journey to the West | WooKong

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With the end of the Year of the Monkey upon us, let's explore the story that contains the world's most famous monkey (Sun Wukong), Journey to the West. In this installment we look at Xuanzang, the real life inspiration for the Chinese classic.

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Sources:

http://www.vbtutor.net/xiyouji/history.htm

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=OMfXBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT18&lpg=PT18&dq=xuanzang+fictional+biography&source=bl&ots=h8Ee6-P1vY&sig=VKhPzERbF5yHO9SFTcCgM3wTe_Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDztSxkdDRAhXBJZQKHS53DqgQ6AEIcjAR#v=onepage&q=xuanzang%20fictional%20biography&f=false

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=fMhR8jVtfYYC&pg=PA135&lpg=PA135&dq=xuanzang&source=bl&ots=-FzWT2bb4M&sig=E0SmAOsoq2h0WSfSFmp2oWuTJ-o&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBzaa9scrRAhVFkJQKHQ4UDScQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=reincarnation&f=false

http://www.iep.utm.edu/xuanzang/

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