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The translation of the story, titled "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal" by Sidney L. Sondergard, was released in 2014. [1] The Martin Bodmer Foundation Library houses a 19th-century Liaozhai manuscript, silk-printed and bound leporello-style, that contains three tales including "The Bookworm", "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal", and "The Frog God". [3]
The Arabic title translates as The Aim of the Sage or The Goal of The Wise. [4] The Arabic work was translated into Spanish and then into Latin during the 13th century, at which time it got the Latin title Picatrix. The book's title Picatrix is also sometimes used to refer to the book's author.
The story, described as a piece of "sacred-profane love fiction", was discussed alongside "Zhu-qing", another entry in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, at the 5th Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities in 2007; Grace Lau Yinping posits that "The Frog God" is a reflection of "realistic ... (and) different marital problems ...
When he tells the maidens he is the Great Sage Equal of Heaven, the maidens giggle, replying that everyone in Heaven knows he is merely an immortal who tends to the peach garden. The Monkey King's indignation then turns to open defiance. During the preparations for the Royal Banquet, Sun Wukong sneaks in to taste the fine foods and drink royal ...
The battle of the Bull King and Sun Wukong.Painting in the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace in Beijing.. Bull Demon King (Chinese: 牛魔王; pinyin: Niú Mówáng), also translated as the Ox King, also-known by his self-proclaimed title the Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven (Chinese: 平天大聖; pinyin: Píngtiān Dàshèng), and as Dàliwáng (大力王, lit, "King [of] Great Might"/"King ...
The religion-delivering great sage, born in the western realm. Conferring and receiving heavenly scripture in thirty parts, universally transforming all created beings. Master of the trillion rulers, leader of the ten thousand sages. Assisted by destiny, protector of the community.
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Li Gun fights with a sword and a shield whose front is carved with a beast head. He also carries 24 short javelins which he could throw with accuracy. Because he is a versatile warrior, Li Gun is nicknamed "Sky Soaring Great Sage" after the omnipotent Monkey King in Chinese folk lore.