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| The Monkey King, from Wikipedia |
- The existence of multiple gods in heaven reminds me of the ancient Greek Gods in Olympus.
- The Monkey King is making progress on the road to immortality, but I think the ultimate point might be that it has a moral cost. He's stealing things from people, which is bad. But, some of these people may be morally objectionable themselves.
- I think it's interesting that he meets the founder of Taoism, kind of like how Jesus is mentioned in the Koran.
- I find it interesting, but not surprising, that the Gods don't want any more immortal figures running around and are doing whatever they can to stop the Monkey King.
- I wonder what Buddhas motivation will be to stop the Monkey King, Buddha has always struck me as a peaceful figure.
Thanks for reading with me.
Hey Andrew, I was just stopping by to say hi. I was going to comment on this and say that I was between choosing this reading and Laos folk-tales for this weeks readings. From your notes this looks like it was a pretty interesting choice as well. I look forward to seeing what comes from it when you write up a story telling. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more of your posts.
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