The real tale of the Monkey King in Heaven - Ji Hao

Follow Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, on his journey to Heaven and the trouble he causes the Jade Emperor during his stay.

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While his disciples loved their roguish leader, Sun Wukong’s misadventures had spread chaos throughout the land. The Jade Emperor, watching from his throne in Heaven, decided he would no longer stand by as this monkey wreaked havoc across his domain. The Emperor decided the best way to maintain order was to keep a close eye on Sun Wukong. Ji Hao follows the Monkey King's exploits in Heaven.

Lesson by Ji Hao, directed by Mohammad Babakoohi, Yijia Cao.

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[garyhammer]

The jade emperor thought it’s a good idea to put wukong near some fruit to guard and to NOT eat it. Real smart.

[ibrahim_öztürk_youtube]

WOW! Someone should make a game about this.

[derkaiser]

The story ends with the Great Buddha imprisoning the Monkey King under a mountain that used to be his palm for 500 years to learn patience and humility. Two earth spirits feed him iron pellets when he is hungry and molten copper when he is thirsty. After this the Monkey King goes on a pilgrimage with Tang Sanzang on his Journey to the West to India where he learns the teaching of Buddhism. After this he officially becomes a Buddha and is granted the moniker 'Victorious Fighting Buddha.' I think the story really tells of the virtues of Buddhism and how patience and kindness can soothe even the most unpredictable and seemingly uncontrollable souls.

[justerinooo]

Ted-Ed creators confirmed playing Wukong

[SiverFangBlackWing]

The point of this part of the story was a critique of the Confucius court system. Wukong symbolizes the human mind and how the author believed it could never be tamed by government bureaucracy, and instead only by Buddhist enlightenment. It's why Wukong is sometimes called the "mind Monkey".

[kingofthemonsters]

“The Victorious Fighting Buddha. Have you any idea how many would give everything for immortality?”
“Immortality? Ha! For that word, all realms and beings have ruined themselves!”

[justsomeguywholovesberserk]

No wonder Goku was inspired by this dude
This man is badass

[puneetmishra]

There is something about the King of Gods getting jealous or anxious about someone becoming more powerful than him. You see it in all the old legends.

[SirsasthNigam.]

1:36
"I will Show you Who's 12"
-NeZha to the 8 x immortal Monkey King whose first act on birth was bow towards 4 directions and blasted laser eyes

:OSP

[AvidCanineEnjoyer]

The story of Sun Wu Kong is definetly one of the greatest myths ever told.

[DreamDaddie]

Son Wukong is one of my go to guys in the Shin Megami Tensei series. I love hearing the lore behind the characters in mythology

[poweroffriendship.]

My introduction to _Journey to the West_ is that one Capcom game called _SonSon._ Sun Wukong in this game later got a granddaughter who is one of the main rosters of _Marvel vs. Capcom_ series.

[docbaker]

I love that this uses the same animation style as the Previous Sun Wukong Video.

[eaglebeakv]

快请如来佛祖！this is every Chinese kid’s superhero story for my generation. Good to see the game is bringing much attention to my childhood favourite hero.

[Drakin]

"DID SOMEBODY SAY IMPULSIVE!?"
-Sun Wukong

(From youtube channel 'Overly Sarcastic Productions'.)

[jangzhang]

I heard stories about sun wukong when I was a little boy from my dad. It feels me with joy and excitement to imagine how sun wukong outsmarted his enemies. After seeing this video it still feels me with childlike joy and excitement from my younger days. Thank you Ted-ed for sharing this wonderful piece of an almost forgotten past.

[Stachios]

4 generations of my family grew up watching Journey to The West. Which is essentially about King Sun Wukong and he was our favorite character!

[CellRus]

This was literally my childhood growing up. They make 2 great series about Sun Wukong, 1 original and 1 sequel, and they are both fantastic. It's called The journey to the West. You should watch it. The CGI was horrendous but there's just something very fun and endearing and the way the story was told was just so magical.

[Primearch-GG]

This is a good summary of what Sun Wukong did before the Journey to the West happend.
Only flaw is the bad depiction of the divine skill of "Three Heads, Six Arms", since you guys added torsos on top of it.

[SarahAbramova]

I highly recommend Overly Sarcastic Productions' Journey to the West Kai series, or even Lego Monkie Kid.