#buddhist monks

[wgm-beautiful-world]

BUDDHIST MONKS

[journeytothewestresearch]

The historical Zhu Bajie

My friend Irwen Wong of the Journey to the West Library blog wrote a lovely article about a historical monk named Zhu Bajie (朱八戒) that the pig-spirit Zhu Bajie (豬八戒) is likely based on.

[maniaeofmadness]

Modern AUs of ATLA are so funny to me because they will try to come up with something new to represent Aangs tattoos and bald head. Completely forgetting the Monks exist in our current day so it’s entirely plausible that he just grew up in a monatary and moved to where ever the story takes place

[kodachrome-net]

Monks and Zombie, Chicago, June 2014

[jareckiworld]

Ichiro Fukuzawa (1898-1992)—The Journey to the West [oil on canvas, 1949]

[viagginterstellari]

Young monk watching the Tsechu - Gangtey, 2018

[khaperai]

Monks break for lunch after a morning of chanting during the Tiji festival, Upper Mustang, Nepal.

[akiymgc]

วันอาสาฬหบูชา (asaraha bucha)

buddhist important day

[dkettchen]

not me adding literal buddhist monk shaolin masters to my very short list of ppl I’ve ever strongly related to the philosophy/mentality/approach to life of oh boy

[atlasandacamera]

Bangkok, Thailand

[eagle-longing-for-rostau]

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

[tellingittash]

Religious Studies Term Of The Day: Sangha

[journeytothewestresearch]

hi okay i have a few questions!! sorry if i ask they're dumb, i'm only recently deep-diving into JTTW. they also might be more about buddhism and not JTTW so i'm not sure you can answer them?

1.) in this article, you mention the Akshobhya Mantra could be used for Wukong's fillet. do you know how/if this mantra was used by buddhists? like if it's sort of like,, a common prayer type deal or if there are certain situations for it!

2.) this one i'm really unsure about asking because it's a stretch from JTTW---but do you have anything on how monasteries worked in Ancient China, especially about roles within them or differences in female monasteries?

i appreciate your blog bunches and your articles have taught me so much!!

Why does everyone apologize? Questions are a good thing.

From what I understand, the Akshobhya Mantra is chanted to burn off negative karma, for both the living and dead.

I suggested an existing mantra so writers would have something real for Tripitaka to say:

Na-Mo Rat-Na Tra-ya-ya Om Kam-Ka-Ni Ro-Tsa-Ni Ro-Tsa Ni Tro-Ta-Ni Tro-Ta-Ni Tra-Sa-Ni Tra-Sa-Ni Pra-Ti-Ha-Na Pra-Ti-Ha-Na Sar-Va Kar-Ma Pa-Ram Pa-Ra Ni-Me Sar-Va Sa-To Nan-Tsa So-Ha

This would be mysterious to the general reader. And it could replace the silent chanting or straight up mumbling that is often seen on TV shows and movies.

I can't think of a book that fits all of your requirements. But this one about the Buddhist monastic code might be of use. I've uploaded a PDF to my blog for you.

There is also this thesis.

 

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Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony commemorating Makha Bucha Day in Pathum Thani province outside Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2024.

Reuters

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Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

What Men Live By (人はなんで生きるか)

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Buddhist monks on a trip - Lake Inle, 2017