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blue1lotus · 1 month ago
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Pāramitā holds a very special place in my heart! Everyone, meet little Pāramitā! The oldest Son of Sun Wukong and Princess Iron Fan!!
He was VERY fat and VERY small as a baby- fat peach baby- so much so that Red Son could hold him with one hand. He was just like his papa in his early days! ❤️
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wuzhiqi-enj0yer · 2 years ago
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Headcanons for Sun Wukong’s children !REWRITE! (Part 1)
King Paramita
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The oldest and was born immortal. This however didn’t stop him from stealing the nectar of immortality.
Enjoys sweets.
Became a general at age 15.
Retired at the age of 25 to take care of his younger siblings.
is currently the caretaker and teacher of Jidu, Louhou, and Yuebei.
Has never met the Bull Demon Family.
Was never told about his birth.
Yuebei Xing
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Currently the youngest
Almost destroyed a section of Flower Fruit Mountain.
Her red bracelets were gifted to her by Guanyin to help control his powers
The skull she carries is the head of Lady Bone Demon.
doesn’t really get along with their siblings very well, especially Jidu.
Usually keeps to herself to prevent conflict which leads her to respond apathetically
((Part 2 in W.I.P))
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tuskstudioart · 16 days ago
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BEHOLD! The Ape Patriarch, Pāramitā!
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A small swerve from my LMK mask-making, I decided to redesign Pāramitā! I wanted to rlly push the limits of my character-designing abilities,and I'm SUPER happy with how he came out. No wonder he's the handsome monkey king's dad 🤭
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More under cut!
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Small little character sheet thingy I did for fun-
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Anddd a doodle out of boredom- I love para so much, he's one of my favorite OCS 🤭🤭
Daiyu coming soon-?
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royaltea000 · 4 months ago
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Hi, again!!
this is the anon that told you about SWK’s kids a few days ago- so when I saw your newest post I- *Sobbing in the distance*
ALSO Fun Fact: Yuebei Xing is his only daughter, her name also means “Moon Comet Star”
Pāramitā, his oldest son- who is also both a king and a general- means “Perfection”
I would love to think that Wukong constantly has his hands full with his kids. Especially considering the fact that both of his eldest are strong as heck!!
Of course Wukong’s kids would have the most ostentatious royal sounding princess names ever they all inherited his +1000 aura.
Dude probably has like over 300 concubines back home and his kids just crawl all over him and chew his tail whenever he’s there. I also think it would be super funny if he just comes back after a century and they’re fully grown going hi dad! :D but he’s just like who are you people 🗿
Also at one point every cub goes through demon monkey puberty where they accidentally sneeze and blast a hole through the wall lmao. Do you think he gets them fixed or just leaves em there as like a commemorative baby’s first power burst?
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nerevarswritingstuff · 4 days ago
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Hey so really random but I was wondering if in your fic you would mention Wukong's kids. I know that in certain stories he has them. Like King Pāramitā, Yuebei Xing, Sun Luzhen, ect. I mean they technically aren't mentioned in The Journey to the West but in some other stories they're mentioned. Im just a huge mythology buff lol-
I just thought it would be funny as hell if it was just randomly mentioned off hand lol
PFFFFBFF as funny as it would be to mention them, I'll be keeping it as Wukong never having kids X"D
This monkey (my version at least) is not fit to be a father he wouldn't be able to properly take care of kids, adopted or blood-related. Not yet at least I mean what
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quitealotofsodapop · 1 year ago
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Sorry just realized something funny about the Shadowpeach pregnancies.
First it was one (MK), then two (Eclipse Twins) and now three (Lunar Node Triplets). Maybe it is a good thing they are not interested in having any more magical pregnancies, if this keeps up they will be having quadruplets or quintuplets.
Haha! It was more a happy accident on my part XD
But yeah, Shadowpeach best be careful making more kids in the future. The "Buy 1, get 2 Free" situation with the Lunar Node Triplets have probably made them more wary when planning for future infants.
I wanted Macaque's little toyline shadow clones/Eclipse Twins (LMK) to be their kids, then I wanted the non-canon Yuebei Xing and ofc I had to include her brothers Jidu and Luohou (all three from "Journey to the South") cus they're so cool.
There are other "unofficial" kids of Sun Wukong in extended Journey to the West-inspired media that I wouldn't really count tho.
King Pāramitā (+4 unseen brothers) from "A Supplement to the Journey to the West" - set between an alternate timeline of Chapters 61 and 62 where Tripitaka gets kidnapped by a time traveller (even in 1640 people were pulling that trope) that somehow convinced him to give up the pilgrimage. King Pāramitā and his four brothers were apparently concieved when SWK accidentally got PIF knocked up when he transformed himself into a stomach bug/parasite in order to extort the Fan from her (Chapter 59 of JttW). I find that situation a bit too uncomfy/medically inaccurate so no. If anything I'd give Ironbull the bonus five kids, and that Pāramitā was the result of SWK accidentally lifting a curse from the couple - like when parents joke that their kid's "true parent" was a bottle of alcohol.
And since LMK's MK himself is likely a whole reference to Sun Luzhen from "Later Journey to the West" (17th century), it would be a little redundant to make a Sun Luzhen kid. Does give my Wukongverse idea of each of the SWKs having an "MK" weight tho.
In hindsight; between my au Shadowpeach's bio and adopted kids, I accidentally gave SWK the "five sons" (MK, Rumble, Jidu & Luohou, + the adopted Chenxiang) he's said to have had in A Supplement. XD
I would like to thank @journeytothewestresearch for their endless dedication and research into these sort of topics, since I use their articles as sources. I apologise for using your research as fanfic material. Go check their website out if you got any Jttw questions.
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sketching-shark · 1 year ago
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a question how bad or disrespectful would it be to use the name as king paramita for an oc I really like the way it sounds It sounds like the name of a perfectionist character, someone who always seeks efficiency as a personal goal. I don't know, that's what it transmits to me
Thanks for the question anon! And as far as I'm aware using the name King Paramita for an oc wouldn't be disrespectful at all.
From what little I know the word "Pāramitā" is a Sanskrit term often translated as "perfection," and that it is used in Buddhism to describe the character of enlightened beings, or the paths bodhisattvas must follow to become true buddhas. And you wouldn't be the first to use it for an OC! The author of the unofficial side-journey for Journey to the West called A Supplement to the Journey to the West (published in 1640), after all, involves Sun Wukong meeting his "son" King Pāramitā in an illusion created by a goldfish demon.
So given this, "King Pāramitā" sounds like a pretty good name for an oc who's a perfectionist! That said, if you're still feeling uncertain about it you may want to do more research into Buddhism, and particularly Mahāyāna Buddhism, to get a better sense of how this term is commonly used and why your oc may have that name.
Of course, it again can't be forgotten that "King Pāramitā" is the name of someone's oc from the 1600s who was there to be a "what-if" scenario/mess with Sun Wukong's mind, so take that precedent as you will XD
I'm also linking @journeytothewestresearch's article on the fan children that people have come up with for the Monkey King over the centuries, as it gives more detail into what said oc does in A Supplement to the Journey to the West, as well as gets more into the term "Pāramitā" in Buddhism:
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avatarpabu97 · 2 years ago
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Monkie Kid theory
A little disclaimer I have very little knowledge on any form of Chinese literature or mythology. So everything I put down is scratching the surface. Also their is spoilers for S4
Allrighty think I know who MK is or at least who he’s based off. After the original Journey of the West was their was numerous unofficial sequels. Many of which gives Wukong children in various ways. Eight of them between two 17th century novels and one honorable one who is spiritual descendant of Wukong.
Only about four of the unofficial children were mentioned by name, two who had any relevance. All of which have a unique connection to Buddhism and Asian Astrology.
Five sons by Princess Iron Fan but only one is mentioned King Pāramitā. He was conceived somehow when Wukong turned into fly and entered PIFs stomach. From ch.59 of the OG TJTTW.
Pāramitā is from the story A Supplement of Journey to the South.
The other three who’s name we know are from the story Journey to the South.
They are two sons Jidu, Luohou, and his one daughter Yuebei Xing.
But then we have the spiritual descendant Sun Luzhen from the story The Later Journey to the West.Sun Luzhen was born from the same stone that Wukong sprung from. And after hearing the many stories of Wukong after emerging from the stone he gave himself the title Small Sage Equaling Heaven and went down the same path of Wukong.
MK in s3 episode 3 called himself Somewhat equal to heaven.
Luzhen basically speeds runs Wukong’s journey causing a bunch of Mayhem and Havoc. So the Jade emperor tells Wukong to stop him.
Wukong tells him the dangers of Brute Force and begins Luzhen’s enlightenment.
Essentially brute force isn’t the only way like VR king was telling MK in season 2.
MK’s character and his is clearly based off of Luzhen.
Like Wukong Luzhen is a stone monkey.
Luzhen even had two companions Zhu Yijie the son of Zhu Bajie and Sha Zhihe the disciple of Sha Wujing.
Pigsy and Sandy. It’s interesting that Monkie Kid had them being old friend.
Like I said I haven’t read any of these stories but going off of a brief summary of the stories. It’s actually interesting to see how writers of the past made their own stories based off other stories.
But yeah Sun Luzhen might be the inspiration for MK’s character. If not the story of Monkie Kid. Their not exactly one to one for the characters. But it might reveal where we’re going in the story. Maybe MK discovers the secrets to immortality like Luzhen.
But I am curious how the other stone animals and the mysterious goddess will play into things. I’m assuming it’s going to be Guanying given her connection to the original journey story but can easily be another creation goddess. MK clearly knows more then he realizes and Wukong definitely knows what MK is since MK was born from his stone on his mountain.
Whatever season 5 or the special hopefully it goes into what MK is.
Links to the sources I used.
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onemindzen · 7 months ago
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“Explanation-style teaching is not enough, some kind of demonstration is necessary.” - Seung Sahn
As Buddhists in general and Zen practitioners in particular, we try to spread the Dharma wherever possible. Sometimes we do it through words, sometimes through silence, and optimally through our actions. We try to leave greed, hatred, and delusion out, and bring generosity, love, and wisdom in, without proselytizing or preaching. Although it’s not always obvious or straightforward how we do that. 
Not every situation is the same. Likewise, no relationships are identical, and may change constantly. That being the case, can a single response realistically always be considered the correct one? It would be easy to say that generosity is always welcome, always helpful, always appropriate. But if a child were starving, would giving them a rubber ball for breakfast be generous? Would giving a basketball player a sandwich and expecting to see a fast break really be practicing the perfection of generosity? If someone’s wife just died, is pointing out the Buddhist teaching of no birth/no death be correct function? Would offering candy to a child who’s a stranger? None of these examples are necessarily bad actions, but they all reflect a certain tone-deafness regarding the situation and relationship.
We face challenges about what correct response—correct function—should be many times every day. If we aren’t paying attention—being mindful—and sensing the nuances in a given situation, we can very easily just do a shallow “Buddhist” response. Even the Buddha wasn’t all hugs all the time:
“….Ananda said to the Blessed One, "This is half of the holy life, lord: admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie."
"Don't say that, Ananda. Don't say that. Admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is actually the whole of the holy life….” (Upaddha Sutta)
In the Sutra in 42 sections, the Buddha said, “Giving food to a hundred bad people is not as good as giving food to a single good person,” meaning that not all dana is appropriate dana, or correct function. Through our pride, we might think to ourselves, “I’m so great, I just donated all this food to all these people,” but that isn’t as meritorious or wholesome as supporting even one person who helps all beings find their True Nature. Even within the realm of “saving all beings,” there are priorities. Sustaining one who will do the work of the Bodhisattva is more beneficial to all beings in the long run than randomly performing self-congratulatory acts that only help people who only spread greed, hatred, and delusion. Even this, however, is subject to paying attention to situation, relationship, and function. There are the King Ashokas, who start out evil and become good, and conversely Devadatta, who does the opposite. On the surface, generosity to Devadatta would seem more appropriate, but that may turn out to be a grave error. Even the Zen stick, a punch, or a twist of the nose may have skillful function…depending on situation and relationship.
The first of the Perfections (Paramitas) is generosity, or dāna-pāramitā); followed by morality (śīla-pāramitā); perseverance (kṣānti-pāramitā); vigor (vīrya-pāramitā), meditative concentration (dhyāna-pāramitā); and wisdom (prajñā-pāramitā). They are known as the Practice of Perfections, that’s to say that they are ongoing like our Zen practice. (Think of the phrase “Practice makes perfect,” but without ever achieving total perfection). They Practice of the perfections is how we perform correct function, skillfully adapting to situations and relationships from moment to moment, and always returning to the same simple point: “How may I help you?”
Haengdal Citta gave the Dharma talk June 26, 2024
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celestial-jade-plum · 1 year ago
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Considering how many sequels (and supplementary material) of the JTTW novel gave him kids…
I’d say it’s a time honored tradition. There’s King Pāramitā in one that’s supposed to take place between two later chapters of the novel. A son he accidentally has with Princess Iron Fan through magical means.
Then there is the Journey to the South sequel novel. He has three children in that one, 2 sons (Jidu and Luohou) and a daughter (Yuebei Xing).
Then there is his spiritual successor Sun Luzhen. Who goes through similar trials and challenges throughout his life as Sun Wukong did.
Outside of animation, though, I’d like to point you in the direction of the DC comicbook series Monkey Prince, that kind of does the same as LmK? The titular character is a regular human boy until he finds out he has the powers of the Monkey king. He does eventually get to meet Sun Wukong but he’s raised by regular human parents and thought by a disguised Piggy and Sandy.
Just seems like everyone looks at any Sun Wukong and says “hmm, dad shaped.”
If I had a nickel for everytime a monkey king show made him an accidental father figure to a mysterious kid with supernatural powers I'd have two nickels whicb isn't a lot but it's so funny that every writer looks at Sun Wukong and said "The cure to anger management is giving this unstable monkey a child"
Lol they both also leave said super powered child behind cause they don't want it to get hurt and die. RIP
They really said give this monkey familial trauma and make it personal
EDIT 5 WHOLE TIMES THIS TROPE EXISTS IN 5 WHOLE ITERATIONS???? Well tbf Monkey King (Netflix) and Hero is Back, the kid doesn't have supernatural powers but it still WORKS. And New Gods the kid is full grown BUT STILL
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loyaltykask · 3 years ago
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Okay but I can't stop thinking about these 5 non-canon kids in JTTW "sequel" I just might an AU where he keeps them himself after the JTTW, don't know how the timeline would work but just don't think about it too hard
Like he LITERALLY ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKS UP IRON FAN is like 5 levels of funny to me when it shouldn't be.
Can you imagine that conversation:
Iron Fan at Wukong’s door: Pay your fucking child support Wukong just getting back from promoting to Buddha status: Woah, first all we never did the horizontal tango, and two, I don't even have the equipment  for that to happen Iron Fan: You jumped my stomach so hard that I have quintuplets now Wukong who was born from stone: .... THAT IS NOT HOW THAT WORKS ..... (is it?) ((IS IT?))
I like to think Iron Fan treated it as more of a surrogate mom thing rather than Wukong and her having anything romantic (She's my sister! I would never!) Iron Fan and Bull Demon King get monthly visits to Red Son as long as they stay "good" while he's under GuanYin's teaching and he gets to hear about his new half-siblings... that's a conversation GuanYin had to intervene "Skinning a monkey alive is not 'merciful'"
 And just like.... the quintuplets themselves..... just the havoc I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the only named son is the firstborn (cause it always is) and keep that this Wukong is like JTTW 1996 Wukong so super into Buddhism so, of course, he names the first son Pāramitā after the six transcendent perfections that are generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom
AND HE NAMES THE OTHER 4 THE EXTRA FOUR PERFECTIONS (cause he's a nerd)
The second born is Upāya for skillful means
Third is Praṇidhāna for determination, this related to the Bodhisattva vows
Fourth is Bala for spiritual power
And youngest is Jñāna for knowledge
And now he's a single father of five children
Bajie gets his revenge for the Birthing-River Situation and harps on Wukong for being "loose." After several well placed hits with a staff Bajie admits the kids are cute and proceeds to spoil his new nephews/nieces
Wujing is a crier in this one and insists on staying around to help protect them. Despite Wukong living in a literal fortress in a Mountain, inhabited by immortal fighting monkeys and escorted by his generals and marshals.
But it's Wujing so of course he's always holding one of the Quintuplets at all times
Wujing crying holding monkeys like the drunk girls from youtube: I can't protect them all
Tripitaka also ascended to Buddha-hood but you cannot convince me that man isn't going to try to hold all five of them but they keep trying to slap his bald head cause that's what babies do
Wukong: Don't hit your grandmaster! Tripitaka: It's fine Wukong, it doesn't hurt Wukong: ...(I wanted to slap the head)... Tripitaka: What was that? Wukong: Nothing, Sifu!
Bai Long Ma insists that they have to have a royal celebration because they are now Royal Monkey Heirs. Wukong takes this as just a huge party but what Bai Long really meant was to have other people come "pay their respects" to the new royalty.
Wukong ain't about that life but he does like free stuff so it becomes a mix of both where he invites everyone in Heaven to come to pay his kids respect (except the Queen Mother as revenge for not being invited to HER peach festival cause he petty like that)
 It turns out to be a full blown rager in the Mountain considering he invented all of Heaven and the local 72 Demon Kings so considering it the first cultural exchange... with lots of drinking
Our five heroes are of course good monks and don't drink and while the party rages the rest of the night Wukong slips away early on (leaving a clone) to put his babies to sleep where it's nice and quiet.
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tuskstudioart · 1 month ago
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Monkie Talk- 1
Greetings!!
Kamma here :)
Today I shall rant/info dump on my LMK/JTTW OCS because i have nothing else to do,and also because you guys seem to like em!!
Okay,so. In case you haven't read the article from my previous posts,here a little context.
Pāramitā and Daiyu are basically the living embodiments of yin and yang (para being yang,Daiyu being yin) as well as the lifegivers to the Great Sage equal to heaven himself,sun wukong.
They were created as the progenitors of all monkeying,similar to the Phoenix. They fell in love,created flower fruit mountain so all their monkey kids can run around,and made the temple inside the waterfall that Wukong soon finds. More on that later.
Like I said, Once their family grows to titanic proportions, the gibbons wield their arcane knowledge to create an island home, therefore raising up Flower Fruit Mountain (or Huaguo shan) from the ocean. There, they construct the Water Curtain Cave from which they continue to plumb the depths of the Dao. Their exploration takes them to the heights of the mountain where heaven meets earth, using the corresponding yin (earth/female) and yang (heaven/male) energy to fuel their reenactment of the creation of the cosmos through sexual union. By PURE chance, these powerful, creative sexual energies are absorbed by a boulder atop the mountain. (Ooo foreshadowing).
Okay so,the pair loved to sing songs together,as mated gibbons do. Their songs were very powerful,and only got stronger and stronger overtime. So strong,in fact,that these furry creatures were able to crumble MOUNTAINS, shake SEAS, and even destroying a mountain pillar in the sky. They were one hell of a opera duo,basically. The devi Nuwa basically had to mend the heavens with the five glowing rocks or whatever-
As you would expect,this caused unease in heaven. Celestials were afraid of what were to go on if they allowed this happy married couple to stay,well,happy. So they did the only thing they could,brought the issue to the gibbons themselves.
Now they were NOT happy when they were basically told "yeahhhh,like,your love is a little TOO strong,my guy", but understood the direness of the situation. So,with heavy hearts, Daiyu and Pāramitā decided to part ways, with the promise given by the primordial devas that they'd be brought together again in the near future. They say their goodbyes, and isolate themselves to two separate,far away holy mountains,leaving Huaguo shan in need of a new leader...or a monkey king. Heheheeeh-
The two are much sought after by animal, human, devil, and deva to teach them the essence of the Dao. Both become the religious teachers of countless beings, from the lowliest creature to the purest deva in the highest heaven. Former students include the Tathagata Buddha and the immortal Subodhi.(Ironic,ain't it?)
So! The primordial devas are eventually superseded by deified humans after a great battle between the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The August Jade Emperor (Yuhuang dadi, 玉皇大帝) and the rest of the heavenly retinue go about setting the cosmos into order. Unfortunately,This means the promise made by the primordial devas is lost to time.
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Now,we ALLLL know the story of the monkey king (I'd hope), so I'm just gonna skip past that whole thing. The boulder gives birth to Wukong,Wukong becomes a menace,he gets thrown under a mountain,enters his un-menace arc, blah blah blah.
NOW. After the fixed period of time has elasped, kinda-sorta divorced couple Pāramitā and Daiyu request to leave their exile and finally see their other half again,after so long. The jade emperor,scared of the consequences,DENIES said request. Which, understandably,angers the couple. They've been LIED to! And so,they awaken their inner Wukong or whatever,and rebels against heaven. They WILL see each other again. One way or another.
all of the devas, spirits, and devils struggle to keep them apart. This is an impossible task given that the two are among the highest immortals. And so great battle ensues in which the pair uses their knowledge of the Dao to put the celestial army into disarray. ( More on their abilities and specific skills later).
The August Jade Emperor begs the Buddha to intervene like he had done for the rebelling Sun Wukong in the past. But considering that heaven went back on its word and the ape immortals are both friends and former teachers of the Enlightened One, the Tathagata sends their spiritual son, SUN WUKONG, to ask them to pacify their rage instead of using trickery to halt the onslaught. So,yeah. Wukong finds out he's got parents,and said parents find out they have a son. A very weird,but otherwise sweet moment.
all three travel by cloud to the Buddha’s abode on Vulture Peak (Lingjiu shan, 靈鷲山) to discuss the matter. The immortal lovers opine the great injustice done to them by the heavenly hierarchy. The Buddha knows their duet is part of their primordial animal nature and is the ultimate expression of their love, which reaches back to the very beginning of time. Unfortunately, he realizes that the power of their song could destroy the universe if allowed to take place. So,he compromises. the couple can remain as his permanent guests of the Buddha realm, where they can frolic with Wukong. This way the gibbons will be free to sing their melodious song without fear of negative effects. And when the end of the sixty-fourth Mahakalpa comes to a close, their song will serve the function of the wind element to bring about the dissolution of the universe to make way for the new one.
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WHEW. that was..a lot. butttt, we're still not done!! We've discussed their story,now let's discuss another matter:
Fun facts!: Daiyu(Yin)
Let's start off with the mistress of mystique herself, Daiyu!!
-Daiyu is a master of illusions and trickery. You could think you're talking directly to her,and she could already be in another city,reading a book or something. Riddles are her guilty pleasure,she LOVES speaking in parables.
-she likes gems and rocks. Will go on a rant that lasts like four hours on the differences, where to find them,etc. Pāramitā loves listening to her talk.
-She loves to explore and see new things. Even if it's something small,she loves experiencing everything the world has to offer. Especially with a loved one.
-She CAN shapeshift, although it's not as well performed as her husband. There might be a few details off about her shifting (for example,when copying a person she might have a different eye color).
-her love language is biting. Dunno why,it just is. All her favorite things will at least have one bite mark. (Her husband has several,and shows them off proudly.) she also has VERY strong jaws and fangs.
Fun facts!: Pāramitā(Yang)
And now it's time for her mellowed-out husband, Pāramitā!!
-He hardly ever holds grudges. it's just not in his nature. He forgave the jade emperor pretty quickly after the whole "your-love-could-destroy-the-world" thing was resolved. His wife,on the other hand....
-Shspe. Shifting. MASTER. He could enlarge himself,shrink, turn into almost anything. Draw him a picture of a form you want him to take? It'll only take one glance,and he'll capture that form perfectly.
-he's also very stretchy. Elastic even. Think Luffy,from one piece.
-he's very knowledgeable, just not when it comes to emotions. Which kind of caused problems in the early stages of their relationship. Don't worry,he learned to. He's still learning,honestly.
-Whilst Daiyu likes to bite, Pāramitā likes to watch. He will spend hours staring at a bug just because he likes it's color. It may seem creepy, but he means no harm by it. He's js watching.
-His hair is very fluffy,almost cloud like, and it always flows,even when there's no wind. Daiyu loves grooming his fur because of this fact.
Alrighty! Well,that was a lot! I might do more of these later,but as of now,that's all I got!!
Bye bye,now!
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journeytothewestresearch · 3 years ago
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The Monkey King’s Children
I've written a new article about the Monkey King's children appearing in late-Ming literature. He has a total of eight children shared between two late-Ming novels, but only four are mentioned by name, and only two of these actually have parts in the respective stories. They range from the handsome to the grotesque and have connections to Buddhism and Asian astrology.
https://journeytothewestresearch.com/2021/10/25/the-monkey-kings-children/
His named children include:
King Pāramitā (Boluomi wang, 波羅蜜王) - son
Jidu (奇都, “Ketu”) - son
Luohou (羅猴, “Rahu”) - son
Yuebei Xing (月孛星, “Moon Comet Star”) - daughter.
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wuzhiqi-enj0yer · 2 years ago
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Monkey siblings!
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wuzhiqi-enj0yer · 2 years ago
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big honey king, younger brother of red son
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wuzhiqi-enj0yer · 2 years ago
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Another old drawing I made a long time ago.... of the wukong family!
((Oldest to youngest from left to right))
King Pāramitā, Ketu, Rahu, yuebei Xing, sun luzhen
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((Really struggled with ketu's and rahu's designs not really liking it))
((Hoping the tags are correct))
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