Chapter 1 20 Journey to the West "What are these twelve words?" asked the Monkey King. "Broad, great, wisdom, intelligence, true, likeness, nature, sea, bright,
9dragons gold, awakened, complete and enlightenment.If we work out the generations of disciples, then you should have a name with Wu ('Awakened') in it. So wecan give you the Dharma?name Sun Wukong, which means 'Monkey Awakened to Emptiness'. Will that do?""Marvellous, marvellous," said the smiling Monkey King. "From now on my name will be Sun Wukong."Indeed: When the Great Vagueness was separated there were no surnames; To smash foolish emptiness he had to be awakened to emptiness. If you want to know what success he had in cultivating his conduct, you must listen to the explanation in thenext installment. Chapter 2 He Becomes Aware of the Wonderful Truth of Enlightenment By Killing the Demon He Realizes His Spirit?Nature The story goes on to tell how after being given a name the Handsome Monkey King jumped for joy andbowed to Subhuti to express his thanks. The Patriarch then ordered the others to take Sun Wukong outthrough the double doors and teach him how to sprinkle and sweep the floor, answer orders, and deporthimself properly. All the Immortals went out in obedience to this command. When Sun Wukong was outsidethe doors he bowed to all his spiritual elder brothers and laid out his bed on the verandah. The next morningand every following day he studied language and deportment under his spiritual elder brothers, expounded thescriptures, discussed the Way, practiced calligraphy, and burnt incense. When he had any spare time he wouldsweep the grounds, dig the vegetable patch, grow flowers, tend trees, look for kindling, light the fire, carrywater, and fetch soy. Everything he needed was provided. Thus six or seven years slipped by in the cavewithout his noticing them. One day the Patriarch took his seat on the dais, called all the Immortals together,and began to explain the Great Way. Heavenly flowers fell in profusion, While golden lotuses burst forth from the earth. Brilliantly he expounded the doctrine of the Three Vehicles,
9dragons power leveling, Setting forth ten thousand Dharmas in all their details. As he slowly waved his whisk, jewels fell from his mouth,
