The reason why the Monkey King is called Monkey is that the Tang Priest gave Wukong a nickname.
the Monkey King, also known as "Monkey", was born in water curtain cave, Huaguoshan, a proud country in Dongsheng Shenzhou. The golden water is of a vacuum nature. If you realize this emptiness, you still have to do it, but the golden water has been saved.
From the 14th time in The Journey to the West, the reformed six thieves disappeared without a trace
Excerpt from the original text: Sanzang rejoiced and said, "It also fits our sect. You look just like that little Buddhist monk. I'll call you Monkey, okay? " Wukong said, "Good, good, good." Since then, it has also been called Sun Walker.
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Origin of other names of the Monkey King:
The Journey to the West, Four Great Classical Novels, written by Wu Cheng'en: the Monkey King was originally born in a fairy stone on Huaguo Mountain, with no parents, no name and no surname, and was named the Monkey King.
surname sun: the ancestor took a surname' Yan' from the monkey king. Yan Zi went to a beast, but it was a Gu Yue. The ancients are old, and the moon is yin. Old Yin can't be educated, so teach him the surname' Yi'. The word Jue went to the side of the beast, but it was a child line. The son is male, and the baby is fine, which is in line with the theory of baby. The surname is' Sun'.
Famous Wukong: There are twelve characters in the ancestral school, which are assigned names. The Monkey King is a disciple of the tenth generation. Those twelve words are' the vast wisdom is as true as the nature, the sea, the enlightenment and the round sense'. Ranked as the Monkey King, it is just the word' enlightenment'. The founder gave the Monkey King a legal name, called' the Monkey King'.
the Monkey King, the Monkey King, called himself Monkey King when he led a group of monkeys into water curtain cave when he was just born.
the Monkey King, the Great Sage of Qitian, went down to the Heaven because he felt cheated, and returned to Huaguoshan, calling himself the Great Sage of Qitian, but the Heaven was forced to recognize the title.
Bi Mawen —— the Monkey King, whose magical powers are just beginning to emerge, first made a scene in the Dragon Palace to get the golden hoop, and then made a scene in the underworld to get rid of the book of life and death. Later, he was embraced by the heaven and was named Bi Mawen.
Fighting against Buddha —— protecting Tang Priest's Buddhist scriptures in the Western Heaven, exorcising demons all the way, not afraid of hardships and hardships, going through eighty-one difficult, and finally getting the true scriptures and getting the right results, which was named fighting against Buddha.
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