The Sacred Buddha's Journey East

As Sun Wukong journeys east, he slays demons, vanquishes evil, searches for the truth, and slowly unravels the mystery of his origins. What is the connection between Sun Wukong and Pangu, Yuanshi Tianzun, Taishang Laojun, and Patriarch Bodhi? What ties does the heroine Hui Xinlan have to Sun Wukong? Could the two of them uncover even more secrets of ancient mythology?

This book offers detailed explanations and analysis of many unanswered questions left by the classic Journey to the West, providing its own answers. Who exactly was Sun Wukong’s master, Patriarch Bodhi, and why did he teach Sun Wukong his skills? What was his purpose? Who was the woodcutter who pointed Sun Wukong toward the right path to find a master? Had Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen met before their great battle, and what was their relationship? Why did Zhu Bajie destroy the seven tree demons at Thorn Ridge? Where did the Nine-Headed Insect go after losing one of its heads, and what became of it? Why did Great Immortal Huli and Deer Power Immortal come back to life? These and many other stories from the mythology of Journey to the West unfold one by one in The Tale of the Sacred Buddha’s Journey East.