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Thread: What’s the relationship between Chinese Monkey King and Indian Hanuman?
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[quote=LONELYJOURNEY,505679]GUEST16670, Wukong was created by Wu Cheng'en who was a novelist during the Ming Dynasty. Hanuman is the monkey god in the Ramayana (probably the most famous Indian epic). Some famous Chinese scholars including Hushi, Chen Yinque and Ji Xianlin, suspect that Wu Cheng’en must have read Ramayana when he wrote the Journey to the West. In the Journey to the West, there is a chapter about Monkey King Making Havoc in Heaven. Accidentally, a similar chapter is found in the Ramayana. The Ramayana records a battle called Battle of Lanka. In the battle, Hanuman burnt down the Lankapura. What’s more, Wukong and Hanuman use the same weapon, a magic golden cudgel. However, many Chinese people still believe that Wukong is “Made in China”. Lu Xun, another famous Chinese writer, says that Wukong is created according to Wu Zhiqi, a god of water in ancient Chinese mythology. Wu Zhiqi, surrendered to Yu the Great when Yu controlled the floods. Yu the Great was said to be a god who controlled the floods after 13 years hard work and finally built the Xia Dynasty. In the Journey to the West, Wukong’s magic golden cudgel was acquired from the palace of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea. It’s said that the magic cudgel was once used by Yu the Great to control the floods. Personally, I believe that Monkey King and Hanuman have similarities. Monkey King is probably created according to the Hanuman. [/quote]
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