#Sage Monk

[journeytothewestresearch]

Can the demons in jttw eat other demons to gain longer life spans? Or like people too?

To my knowledge, this doesn't happen in the story. Just think about all of the times that Zhu Bajie (Pigsy) is captured and almost eaten. None of the demon kings involved say anything about the possibility of his flesh lengthening their lives. Also, think about all of the times that demons eat (or talk about having eaten) people throughout the story. It's nothing special.

The only reason that Tripitaka is much sought after is because he has refined his spirit over many lifetimes, making him a walking elixir of immortality. For example, chapter 33 reads:

The second demon said, "Here comes the Tang Monk!" "Where is he?" asked the various little fiends. The second demon said, "Auspicious clouds will alight on the head of a virtuous man, whereas the black ether emitted from the head of a wicked man will rise up to the sky. That Tang Monk is actually the incarnation of the Elder Gold Cicada, a virtuous man who has practiced austerities for ten existences. That's why he is encircled by these auspicious clouds" (Wu & Yu, 2012, vol. 2, p. 105).  

Monkey even mentions the grandeur of his master's aura in chapter 80:

We tell you now about our Great Sage, who somersaulted into midair. As he paused in his cloudy luminosity to look back, he saw that the pine forest was veiled by hallowed clouds and auspicious mists. So moved was he by the sight that he unwittingly blurted out, "Marvelous! Marvelous!"

Why did he say that, you ask? He was giving praise to the Tang Monk, you see, and recalling to himself the fact that his master was verily the incarnation of the Elder Gold Cicada, a good man who has practiced austerities for ten incarnations. That was why his head was surrounded by such an auspicious halo (Wu & Yu, 2012, vol. 4, p. 66).

Source:

Wu, C., & Yu, A. C. (2012). The Journey to the West (Vols. 1-4). Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.

[art-of-the-sage]

[ourlittleuluru]

A break away from dem angst of the previous WIP posting 😂 (sorry but not really) brain decided (instead of doing the art I'm SUPPOSED to) what if the LaDS boys were playing/in FF14, what'll be their race and jobs

[sageisnice]

Made a scug swearing tier list for fun, plan on making more tomorrow..

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[kamb3ngg]

EEK AAAAAAAAA,,, YOU SILLY MONKE,,, YOU'RE TAKING OVER MY LIFE IN MID TRIAL EXAMS !!

Yk, my dad should've introduced me to jttw earlier in my life

Will draw him in this

[daemonmage]

Ok this is super niche but if the Justice League was in Eorzea (ffxiv) what classes would they be. I’ve been thinking about this way too much.

Like I’m gonna draw Bruce as a Dark Knight but I genuinely believe he would either be a Ninja or a Sage. Cause of how mmo healers can be (I know cause I am one sometimes)

I think Diana would make a wonderful Paladin, she just feels like she is that light.

I genuinely am stumped on Clark. Maybe a Gunbreaker for what they represent, or maybe a Monk. I feel like Monk might work well.

Oliver has to be a Bard, like it just fits him perfectly. He’s hopeful and wants to help the little guy.

I’m thinking there can be some overlap and the Justice League is just a big Free Company. Oh my word this is so dumb but these are my hyper fixations. Like these are the two things that people can’t talk to me about cause I just won’t shut up about them. I like them a lot.

I might delete this later cause I’m embarrassed.

[ship-garbage-pile]

Respect to all the healers out there. Where do you find THE STRENGTH to do this daily??

[yurious-george]

I love how wukong was reading a book in season 1 and sent MK a letter in season 2 but still heavily implied he can’t read in season 3. He gains nothing from this. He just loves to lie

[maz-koshia]

lisstennnnnn listen i love mineru shes my favourite....but i have a Brand to maintain here ok... and hes already so good at being dead

(bonus Attack Mode under the cut)

bweee hes ready

[unrelatabledude]

ah okay im too tired and i dont know if ill have more time this week to finish them. can i interest you in a ffxiv au?

i will probably redo this but this is my ideas for the rest of the cast

[sanglunaria]

I'm happy to say that with the newest additions of Paladin, Monk, Ninja, Sage, and Machinist, my FFXIV job stone shaker charms are now complete through all Endwalker jobs! I've been working on these since 2021, so to know that I only have Viper and Pictomancer left feels amazing!

You can find them on my Etsy!

[journeytothewestresearch]

PDFs of First Japanese Translation of JTTW

Here, I archive PDF scans of Ehon Saiyuki (繪本西遊記, 1835; lit: "The Illustrated Journey to the West"), the first complete Japanese translation of Journey to the West. It has gorgeous woodblock prints.

[art-of-the-sage]

Day 2 done! Monk is doing mischief in memory conflux >:3

[lunaiinn]

Finally made a good angry Wukong drawing!

[sageisnice]

Made some more slugcat tier lists today.. Im gonna make more BUT I think it would be cool to have suggestions open for this..

suggest some topics, situations, and things for me to cover, I have to love to hear what anybody has to say :D

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[not-your-lifeline]

My 15 base strength dragonborn life domain CLERIC feat. Astarion