The name Sun Wukong was given by the Patriarch Bodhi. In "Journey to the West" written by Wu Cheng'en, it is written: Sun Wukong was born from a fairy stone on Huaguo Mountain. He was born from heaven and earth. He had no parents and no name or surname. , worshiped Patriarch Bodhi as his master, and Patriarch Bodhi named him Sun Wukong.
Original work Chapter 2 Hongmeng first established the original surname, breaking the stubbornness of Wukong: Patriarch Bodhi took the surname Xun from the Monkey King, and the word Xun was changed to the animal, which turned out to be the ancient moon. The ancient means old, the moon means yin, and the old yin cannot be transformed into nurturing, so we teach him to have a surname of Xi. , so the surname is Sun.
There are twelve characters in the Bodhi Patriarch's sect, which are assigned names. The Monkey King is the tenth generation disciple. The Great Wisdom, True Nature, Haiying, realizes the twelve characters of Perfect Enlightenment, ranked as the Monkey King. When he realizes the characters, the golden water is the nature of vacuum. To realize this emptiness, one must practice this emptiness. When the golden water is collected, the Patriarch becomes the Monkey King. Named Sun Wukong.
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Related titles of Sun Wukong:
Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" of the Ming Dynasty records: The Taoist title "Taiyi Jinxianmei above Hunyuan Yiqi" Monkey King Qi Tian Da Sheng ", the Buddha name is called" fighting the Buddha. "
The "Journey to the West" by Zhu Dingchen and Yang Zhihe of the Ming Dynasty records: Sun Wukong is loyal to save his master and is called "Fighting Victory Buddha".
The Ming Dynasty's "Journey to the West" records: The eldest sage's surname was Sun Wukong. When he was studying for Buddhist scriptures, he had a popular name of "Walker".
"The Poetry of Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty" records: "Sun Wukong, the 84,000 bronze-headed and iron-fronted macaque king in Ziyun Cave in Huaguo Mountain, was awarded the title of "The Great Sage of Bronze Strength and Iron Bone" by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
"Pu Tongshi Proverbs" and the Yuan Dynasty Pinghua "Journey to the West" clearly record that the Buddhist title awarded to Sun Wukong is "Mighty King Bodhisattva"
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