The Stories of Monkey

    The magical stories of Monkey, from the novel Journey to the West, are retold by The Zen Gateway.

    © Original Image by Roberta Mansell
    Stories of Monkey

    Introduction

    With illustrations by Roberta Mansell
    Born from a rock, possessing magical powers to rival the Gods and imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha, the Character of Monkey has been the subject of...
    Monkey

    Chapter 1

    Journey to the West
    A precocious monkey seeks out the secrets to immortality in this retelling of the Chinese classic Journey to the West.
    Monkey

    Chapter 2

    Journey to the West Retold
    Monkey learns the secrets of immortality from a Daoist mystic, but how long will his teacher’s patience last?
    Monkey

    Chapter 3

    Journey to the West Retold
    In this episode, Monkey ransoms one of the four dragons of creation and gets kidnapped and dragged down into the underworld.
    Monkey

    Chapter 4

    Journey to the West Retold
    In this Episode the Jade Emperor of heaven, the planet Venus and multi limbed transforming warriors all attempt to get the precocious monkey under control.
    Monkey

    Chapter 5

    Journey to the West Retold
    Monkey, now the Great Sage and Equal of Heaven, has become so powerful that even the emperor of heaven is scared of him, after all he’s still a monkey.
    Monkey

    Chapter 6

    Journey to the West Retold
    With no one able to defeat the monkey king the great magician Erh-lang comes up with a cunning plan...
    Monkey

    Chapter 7

    Stories Retold: Journey to the West
    Although the God's have managed to capture Monkey but he has become so strong the Gods have no way of actually getting rid of him. With no one else left...
    Monkey

    Chapter 8

    Stories Retold: Journey to the West
    Monkey has now been imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha but a Bodhisattva who’s on a mission, may be able to get this monkey out of its cage.
    Monkey

    Chapter 9

    Stories Retold: Journey to the West
    We take a break from the fantastical misadventures of Monkey to tell a story of love, betrayal and redemption.
    Monkey

    Chapter 10

    Stories Retold: Journey to the West
    In this Episode, the Dragon King makes a bet with a fortune teller unaware that his bet is against Fate itself.
    Monkey

    Chapter 11

    Stories Retold: Journey to the West
    In this Episode, the Emperor faces a trial by the Judges of Death for killing the Dragon King in his dream.
    Monkey

    Chapter 12

    Stories Retold: Journey to the West
    In this chapter, the unfortunate couple Liu and his wife Blue lotus, who having being returned to the land of the living, finds that her soul has been placed...
    Monkey

    Chapter 13

    Stories Retold: Journey to the West
    In this episode the monk Tripitaka sets out on his long journey to retrieve the lost Buddhist texts but what will the naïve monk do when he comes face to...
    Monkey

    Chapter 14

    Stories Retold: Journey to the West
    In this episode, the monk Tripitaka stumbles across a particular Monkey who has been trapped under a mountain…
    Monkey

    Chapter 15

    Journey to the West
    Everyone is blaming Monkey for their misfortune again but surely this time it isn’t his fault?
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