Xi You Ji (Journey to the West), Solarguard Summaries

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  1. I. (pp. 1-21): A marvellous egg produced a stone monkey. Merrily monkey abode in the mountains. With other monkeys, he sought stream source. He leapt through a waterfall, found a cave and was crowned Monkey king. Life was carefree until concern about death sent Monkey searching for immortals. Years later a woodcutter tells him the way to an immortal's cave. Subhuti hears Monkey's tale and names him Sun Wukong ('Monkey Awakened to Emptiness').
  2. II (pp. 22-39): After seven years of toil and study with disciples, Monkey heard the Master's exposition and received private instruction. He was warned of thunderbolt, fire and wind. Taught transformations and cloud soaring, urged not to name his master, Monkey sped home. There he vanquished the demon Confusion and rescued little monkeys Confusion had taken.
  3. III (pp. 40-57): Monkey provided his subjects with military training, magically acquired weapons from a nearby human town and received homage from other animal rulers. Dragon kings gave him armour and heavy weapon and protested to heaven. He visited six fellow kings, then entertained them. Dragged to Hell, Monkey caused a disturbance and erased his name from the register. The Jade Emperor, receiving memorials from dragon king and Hell's ruler and advice from the god Venus, invited Monkey to Heaven.
  4. IV. (pp. 58-76): The Jade Emperor pardoned Monkey's unawareness of court protocol and appointed him stables' supervisor. He learnt he was at the lowest level, went home and put up a banner reading "Great Sage Equaling Heaven." He defeated heavenly forces sent to capture him. The god Venus led him to Heaven where he was awarded that title and granted a palace.
  5. V. (pp. 77-94): Assigned care of magic peach trees, Monkey feasted on their fruit. Getting drunk on drink intended for a peach banquet, he staggered the wrong way to Lao Zi's palace and in that sage's absence ate his immortality pills. Sober and dreading imperial wrath, he hastened home. He returned briefly to filch heavenly drink for his fellows on earth. In fierce fighting heavenly forces capture his animal allies, but he and his monkeys remain free.
  6. VI. (pp. 95-112): Guanyin came to the wrecked peach banquet and sent her disciple Huian for news. Monkey beat Huian in a fine fight. Guanyin suggested True Lord Erlang try. He bested Monkey who in sparrow shape hid in a tree. Erlang spotted and through many transformations pursued him. Monkey escaped to Erlang's temple in Erlang's shape. Erlang arrived and they battled back to Monkey's cave. Knocked offbalance by Lao Zi's bracelet, Monkey was captured.
  7. VII. (pp. 113-129): Efforts to execute him failed. He escaped unharmed forty nine days in Lao Zi's eight trigrams furnace. Monkey resisted Kingly Spirit Officer. The Jade Emperor appealed to Buddha. Monkey failed the challenge of leaping from Buddha's hand. Heaven celebrated Buddha's triumph. Monkey languished long in rough shape on earth.
  8. VIII. (pp. 130-149): At a feast, Buddha spoke of scriptures for the east. Guanyin and Huian travel east to meet the scripture seeker. They saw an enormous river where Huian faught an ogre. Seeing Guanyin, the ogre became Buddhist and promised to help the pilgrim. On a mountain, Pig met bodhissatva and acolyte with the same result. A dragon agreed to be the seeker's steed. Monkey became Buddhist and awaited the one from the east. Guanyin and Huian in the shape of wandering monks entered Chang'an.
  9. IX. (pp. 150-166): Chen E came first in the examinations, married Wenqiao and was appointed prefect of Jiangzhou. He released a live carp. It was a dragon who revived Chen when a villain murdered him. Chen's wife received Guanyin's message to protect her newborn son from the murderer. An abbot found the baby, named him Xuanzang and raised him. When seventeen Xuanzang met his mother, restored sight to his blind paternal grandmother and informed his maternal grandfather who catured and executed the murderer. Chen E restored to life rejoined his family.
  10. X. (pp. 167-193): Two sages (woodcutter and fisherman) composed verses extolling their simple life. A river dragon in disguise called on a fortune teller who has been telling the fisherman where to fish. The dragon to best the fortune teller disobeyed a decree of the Jade Emperor. The fortune teller advised the dragon to appeal to the Tang emperor. He did so. Taizong pardoned the dragon and played chess with the executioner who beheaded the dragon in a dream. Guanyin chased away the dragon's ghost. At night Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde guarded Taizong from ghosts. He had their portraits painted for that purpose. Dying Taizong was given a letter to an underworld official urging life restoration.
  11. XI. (pp. 194-215): Taizong presented the letter to the underworld official. He added twenty years to the emperor's allotted life. Taizong explained the dragon's dream beheading to Hell's ten royal judges. The official led the emperor through horrific sights back to life. He startled mourners, told ministers of his experiences and, as promised, sent a man with pumpkins to the underworld.
  12. XII. (pp. 216-244): The pumpkin bearer and his wife return to life, she in the body of the emperor's younger sister. Taizong ordered a monastery and shrine in honour of pious Xiang Liang and a great mass celebrated for the rebirth of good souls the emperor had met in the underworld. Fu Yi memorialized against Buddhism. After debate, Taizong established the post of Buddhist hierarch. Monks chose Xuanzang. He conducted the grand mass. Guanyin provided him wondrous cassock and staff. She preached from the Greater Vehicle, stirred Taizong's yearning for those scriptures and Xuanzang's willingness to seek them. The emperor gave him documents, provisions and good wishes.
  13. XIII. (pp. 245-261): Xuanzang was greeted along the way in China. Beyond the border, before dawn, demons captured him and devoured his two attendants. Dawn came and the god Venus rescued him. Later a hunter chased away creatures surrounding Xuanzang, fought a fierce mountain cat and entertained his holy visitor. The monk ate vegetarian food and his prayers ensured the hunter's father rebirth in a good family. The hunter guided Xuanzang to the edge of Tatar territory.
  14. XIV. (pp. 262-280): Xuanzang released Monkey, now Buddhist, who joined him. Monkey felled a tiger with one blow of his great cudgel. The travellers stayed at the house of an old man. Monkey slew six robbers earning Xuanzang's criticism. Monkey left, but a dragon convinced him to return. He found Xuanzang's discipline spell painful.
  15. XV. (pp. 281-297): A dragon frightened Xuanzang and ate his horse. Monkey fought it. Guanyin reminded the dragon of his duty to be the pilgrim's steed. She gave Monkey three magical protecting willow leaves. A river god carried them across and an old man received them at a temple. He gave them saddle and accessories for the horse. Then temple and old man vanished with only the words they'd borne Guanyin's gifts.
  16. XVI. (pp. 298-316): After two months they're received in a Guanyin monastery. The pilgrim's marvellous cassock aroused desire. Covetous monks sought to burn the travellers. Monkey obtained an anti-fire cover from Heaven to protect sleeping Xuanzang, horse and baggage. A monster took the cassock to its cave. The arsonists were startled to see their intended victims alive. Monkey learned of a monster and went to retrieve the cassock.
  17. XVII. (pp. 317-338): Monkey interrupted three monsters discussing alchemy and a Buddha robe viewing banquet. He slew one, fought half a day with the thief and disguised as a dead abbot called on the cassock stealer. Inside the cave, on the mountain, in the air they fought till dusk. Next morning Monkey appealed to Guanyin. Monkey transformed into a pill of immortality. Guanyin recited her headache spell. The thief became Buddhist, returned the cassock and went to serve Guanyin on Potaraka Island.
  18. XVIII. (pp. 338-351): Monkey delighted Xuanzang with the cassock; monks celebrated and saw them off. In a village Monkey rescued a girl, took her form, learned a monster's name was Pig and took off after it when it fled from him.
  19. XIX. (pp. 352-370): Monkey and Pig battled all night long. Pig fled into his mountain. Pig boasting of his marvellous rake found Monkey impervious. Monkey mentioned seeking scriptures. Pig said Guanyin had him waiting for that. He joined the quest. Villagers celebrated. The pilgrims travelled on encountering a hermit on a mountain. He recited the Heart Sutra and spoke of the way ahead.
  20. XX. (pp. 371-387): An old man warned them of mountains and monsters. Tiger wind shed its skin, eluded Pig and Monkey, and bore Xuanzang to its demon chief. Monkey and Pig tracked it down. Tiger wind fleeing Monkey was slain by Pig.
  21. XXI. (pp. 388-404): The demon chief fought Monkey and drove him off with a great wind. Pig and Monkey stayed at a house whose master gave Monkey ocular ointment. Morning disclosed no house, only a note from Guanyin's helpers. Monkey in mosquito form overheard monsters saying only Bodhisattva Lingji can withstand their wind. Monkey brought Lingji who hauled off the demon chief to justice.
  22. XXII. (pp. 405-421): Thrice Pig strove with a fierce monster at the vast Sands River. It dove away from Monkey who was not very good underwater. Monkey appealed to Guanyin. She sent Huian with a special gourd so the creature, Curtain Raising General, could ferry the long awaited pilgrims across.
  23. XXIII. (pp. 422-438): Friar Sands joined them. Pig carrying baggage complained of the load. A wealthy widow suggested they marry her and her three daughters. She stormed off on their refusal. Pig found her and spoke of marriage. That night she led him through her vast house. Blindfolded Pig failed to catch one spirit girl. Bound he awaited release.
  24. XXIV. (pp. 439-456): They came to a wondrous mountain. At a splendid Taoist abode, in the master's absence, Xuanzang declined to eat manfruit. Monkey lost one to the ground, took three and Xuanzang's three disciples feasted. Taoists complained.
  25. XXV. (pp. 457-473): Angered by the harsh language of two Taoists, Monkey knocked over their manfruit tree. They locked up the pilgrims. Monkey arranged escape. The returned Taoist master found them, bound them and prepared punishment. Monkey confessed and bore sixty lashes. He transformed four willow trees and all escaped. Found again Monkey changed a stone lion to look like him, then came forth to be cooked to spare Xuanzang.
  26. XXVI. (pp. 474-491): Monkey promised to revive the tree for the pilgrims' release. He spoke to stars on Penglai who knew no cure, but went in crane form to the Taoist temple to ask more time for him. He asked the master on Mt. Fangzhang and the nine ancients of Yingzhou who couldn't help. At Potaraka Island, Monkey appealed to Guanyin. She came with him. The tree was restored. There was a manfruit feast.
  27. XXVII. (pp. 492-507): On a mountain a demon took the form of a pretty girl, an old woman and an old man. Monkey saw through its disguise, but Pig convinced Xuanzang Monkey needlessly slew honest people. Xuanzang dismissed Monkey who left sad.
  28. XXVIII. (pp. 508-524): Monkey returned to his waterfall cave, learned hunters have devastated the area and destroyed the hunters. Friar Sand went to find sleeping Pig. Xuanzang wandered into a monster's den. Two disciples found the den and began to fight the monster.
  29. XXIX (pp. 525-540): The monster's wife, an abducted princess, secured Xuanzang's release. He presented Elephatia's king with credentials of the Tang emperor and the princess's letter. The king received Pig and Friar Sand and sent them to fetch the princess.
  30. XXX. (pp. 541-557): Pig fled and Friar Sand was captured. He saved the princess by denying her letter. Disguised as a handsome man, the monster called on the king, turned Xuanzang into tiger shape, then drunk reverted to monster form. The dragon steed battled the monster, but fled defeated. Pig didn't reveal the need, spoke abusively and was seized.
  31. XXXI. (pp. 556-575): Pig disclosed the plight. Monkey returned, freed Friar Sand, fought fiercely against the monster, appealed to Heaven when it disappeared and, after the missing Strider Constellation repented before the Jade Emperor, changed Xuanzang back to human form. Xuanzang welcomed him back.
  32. XXXII. (pp. 1-17) They came to an enormous mountain and were warned of mighty monsters. Pig scouting slept. Monkey in woodpecker form pecked him. His story exposed, Pig scouted for real. He encountered ogres, fought hard and was captured.
  33. XXXIII. (pp. 18-34): Xuanzang ordered Monkey to carry a demon shaped like an old Taoist. It dropped three mountains on top of Monkey, battled Friar Sand and carried off horse, friar and monk to feast. Mountain gods freed Monkey. In Taoist shape he traded his sky holding gourd hair for the demons' man holding gourd and vase.
  34. XXXIV. (pp. 35-52): Monkey's hair vanished. Demons plan in his hearing. He arrives in a chair disguised as demon kings' mother holding a magic cord. Discovered he fought long until trying the cord which turned on him. He got free, leaving a hair disguised as himself. Pretending to be his brother, Monkey was trapped in a gourd. He got out and escaped with the gourd.
  35. XXXV. (pp. 53-69): A demon king lost a gourd entrapping contest to Monkey. Monkey's magical duplicates devastated a demon horde. Another demon king fought Monkey and fanned a scorching fire. Monkey, took the fan, defeated the king, freed pilgrims and beat off more demons. Lao Zi claimed his spiritual items.
  36. XXXVI. (pp. 70-88): Amidst high mountains they came to a Buddhist monastery whose monks had renounced hospitality. Monkey frightened them into welcoming Xuanzang, providing food and bed. Xuanzang was moved by the moon. Monkey began an esoteric lunar conversation. The others got ready to sleep, Xuanzang to read a sutra.
  37. XXXVII. (pp. 89-107): A ghost told Xuanzang it was a king murdered. As it requested the young heir was brought to Xuanzang, lured by Monkey in hare shape, told a wizardly murderer was disguised as the king and shown the missing sceptre. Sceptical the prince went quietly to consult the queen.
  38. XXXVIII. (pp. 108-124): She confirmed the crime. Monkey had local gods provide game. Monkey took Pig to fetch the body. Pig met the well's dragon king who gave him the body its face preserved. Pig convinced Xuanzang Monkey could revive the king.
  39. XXXIX. (pp. 125-140): Monkey went to Heaven, obtaining an immortality pill from Lao Zi. The king alive went with them to call on the usurper. Monkey put the murderer to flight and pursued him. When the demon returned, seized Xuanzang and took his shape, Monkey could not tell them apart. Pig helped. Manjusri came and retrieved his lion, its predestined time as benevolent nemesis elapsed.
  40. XL. (pp. 141-159): Xuanzang and Monkey refused a crown. In mountains a demon disguised as a child called for help. Ignoring Monkey's advice, Xuanzang stopped and was carried off in the wind. Mountain gods informed Monkey. He called on a colleague's son.
  41. XLI. (pp. 160-178) The disbelieving demon fought Monkey. Pig pressed it, too. Demonic fire prevailed even over the dragon king's rain. Pig seeking aid from Guanyin was captured by the demon impersonating her. Monkey entered the demon cave intending rescue.
  42. XLII. (pp. 179-196): Disguised as the demon's father, Monkey refused to eat meat. Escaping he rushed to Guanyin. She was enraged at the demon's taking her form. She confronted it, overcame it, accepted its declaration it was now Buddhist and when it still strove to fight, tossed it a golden band.
  43. XLIII. (pp. 197-215): Guanyin left with the subdued demon. Pilgrims resumed their journey. A Black River demon snatched Xuanzang and Pig and fought off Friar Sand. Informed by the river god, Monkey called on a dragon king whose son returned with Monkey, subdued his cousin whom he took to the king for punishment. A grateful river god parted its waters for the pilgrims. XLIV. (pp. 216-234): They came to a city where ruling Taoists persecuted Buddhists. Monkey freed Buddhist workers, with a divine wind scattered festive Taoists and with Pig and Friar Sand enjoyed a Taoist feast.

  45. XLV. (pp. 235-252): Taoists investigated, mistook pilgrims for great deities and Monkey sported with them. Before the king Monkey entered a rain making competition. At his request dragon kings heeded not Taoist spells, providing rain and becoming visible for the king only at Monkey's command.
  46. XLVI. (pp. 253-271): Monkey's magic defeated Taoists in contests of meditation, identifying hidden treasures, beheading, extraction of vital organs and being boiled alive.
  47. XLVII. (pp. 272-289): Monkey extolled Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. By Heaven's wide river they obtained night shelter from a family whose heir was to be sacrificed. Monkey took the form of the little boy. Pig took the form of a sacrificial girl.
  48. XLVIII. (pp. 290-306): Girl and boy quickly chased away a monster. It made a great snowfall, froze Heaven's River, broke the ice and seized Xuanzang crossing the frozen river. The others returned to the family home and prepared to rescue him.
  49. XLIX. (pp. 307-325): Pig and Friar Sand long struggled with the monster, let it chase them to Monkey from whom it fled. It refused to emerge again. Monkey went to Guanyin who came with a basket and caught the wicked goldfish. Rescued Xuanzang joined the others crossing Heaven's River on Ancient Turtle's back.
  50. L. (pp. 326-341): Monkey went to beg food, warning pilgrims nearby buildings were evil and all should remain within his protective circle. Yet they entered the buildings. Pig and Friar Sand found brocade coats that bound them. Local gods told Monkey who faced a strong demon whose ring caught Monkey's cudgel.
  51. LI. (pp. 342-359): Respectful Monkey appealed to the Jade Emperor. All stars accounted for, heavenly generals accompanied Monkey. The demon's ring caught Prince Nezha's six demon subduing weapons, Firestar's implement's, Monkey's magical hairs. Waterstar's waters were repulsed. Monkey in fly form entered the cave and extracted his cudgel.
  52. LII. (pp. 360-378): In cricket form Monkey re-entered the cave and brought out Prince Nezha's weapons and Firestar's implements. All were recaptured by the ring in a mighty battle, along with Buddha's eighteen grains of cinnabar in another great fight. Buddha's advice followed, Monkey consulted Lao Zi who came and retrieved his missing water buffalo.
  53. LIII. (pp. 379-397): Xuanzang and Pig drank water from Motherhood River and became pregnant. Monkey fought a monster for the antidote. Friar Sand came during a second bout. Monkey defeated the hoarder, while Friar Sand obtained the cure. They brought it to their fellow pilgrims. It worked.
  54. LIV. (pp. 398-416): Xuanzang, at Monkey's advice, accepted the Queen of Womanland's proposal. The pretending future husband ascended the royal carriage with the queen. After the wedding banquet, Xuanzang saw his disciples off, shocking the queen by wanting to go with them. A wind came seizing him.
  55. LV. (pp. 417-434): The queen thought him an ascended saint. In bee form Monkey found a monster with the monk. Stinging Monkey she drove him and Pig away. Xuanzang refused her most beguiling guise. She stung Pig winning again. In rooster form Pleides spirit vanquished the evil scorpion.
  56. LVI. (pp. 435-452): Bandits demanded money. Monkey gave blows of his cudgel. Angry Xuanzang had them buried and held a funeral. The rough appearance of the three disciples frightened an old man. He was the father of a robber and warned pilgrims when the band arrived. The bandits pursued. Monkey slew many. Furious Xuanzang banished Monkey.
  57. LVII. (pp. 453-468): Monkey's appeal to return rejected, he went to Guanyin. She bid him wait. Xuanzang's disciples gone for rice and water, he refused Monkey's water gift and was struck. Shelter found, the monk sent Friar Sand after Monkey. At Water Curtain Cave he argued with Monkey and slew a false Friar Sand. At Potaraka he saw Monkey waiting.
  58. LVIII. (pp. 469-484): Two identical Monkeys fought from Water Curtain Cave to Potaraka Island. Guanyin could not distinguish them nor could Heaven's gods, the Jade Emperor, a demon revealing mirror Xuanzang, nor the kings of the underworld. Buddha identified the imposter and sent Monkey to Xuanzang.
  59. LIX. (pp. 485-502): Finding fiery mountains ahead, Monkey went for a magic fan. The mother of one already overcome refused to lend it. She fanned Monkey far away. He came back with a wind resistent pill, fought her, entered her cave in fly form, obtained a fan, but it only made fires fiercer.
  60. LX. (pp. 503-520): Monkey went to visit her husband, frightened his concubine, irritated and fought him. Bull Demon King attended a banquet. Monkey followed underwater in crab form. Monkey disguised as Bull Demon King called on the wife, found the fan and learned its magic spell. Bull Demon King pursued.
  61. LXI. (pp. 521-539): Bull Demon King disguised as Pig got the fan. Monkey fought him. Pig and the local god joined Monkey in a long hard fight. Bull Demon King and Monkey engaged in a transformations game. Help came from Buddha and Heaven. Bull Demon King and his wife reformed. Monkey fanned flames permanently out.
  62. LXII. (pp. 540-557): A royal capital had monks punished for stealing their monastery's treasure. Pilgrims released them. Xuanzang swept a tall pagoda. Monkey caught thieving demons. Pilgrims presented demons to a grateful king and enjoyed his celebratory banquet. Monkey and Pig went after the demons' chiefs.
  63. LXIII. (pp. 558-575): Nine heads strove long with Monkey and Pig and took Pig captive. In crab form Monkey rescued Pig. Invisible Monkey obtained Pig's magic rake. Pig battled demons. Monkey slew a demon ruler. Erlang and party arrived, feasted with Monkey and Pig and joined in defeating demons. Nine heads fled wounded. Monkey disguised found stolen treasure and caught a demon queen.
  64. LXIV. (pp. 576-594): They came to an enormous stretch of thorns. Pig cleared a path. An old man appeared and a rough looking servant with a tray of cakes. Monkey refused. They seized Xuanzang. Through a wondrous night the monk discussed philosophy, added verses to poetry and resisted Apricot Fairy's amorous advances. Dawn brought only his disciples.
  65. LXV. (pp. 595-612): At Lesser Thunder Mountain Monkey spotted evil. He and other pilgrims were taken by demons pretending to be holy. Monkey was trapped between cymbals gods failed to pry apart. Monkey was rescued by constellations. After fierce fighting the demon chief caught constellations and Monkey. Monkey escaped and freed others. Sought, fought, caught, but Monkey escaped and appealed to Martial God.
  66. LXVI. (pp. 613-630): Martial God sent reinforcements. These and then those led by Prince Zhang were seized by the demon's magic bag. Now arrived Maitreya who gave Monkey a spell that led to the demon's defeat. Maitreya retrieved his magical bag imprisoning in it his errant acolyte.
  67. LXVII. (pp. 1-17): They came to a village a demon was harrassing. Villagers had hired Buddhist and Taoist exorcists who failed. Monkey and Pig fought and slew a great python demon. Pig cleared a way through rotting persimmoms.
  68. LXVIII. (pp. 18-38): They arrived in the metropolis of Purpurea where Xuanzang conversed with the king. Monkey offered to heal the ailing king. Xuanzang berated Monkey who advanced to take the pulses with golden threads.
  69. LXIX. (pp. 39-53): Monkey correctly diagnosed the king's condition and prepared a remedy. It cured the king who held a celebratory banquet. There he spoke of a demon carrying off a queen. The king showed pilgrims his underground demon shelter, hastening there as a demon arrived.
  70. LXX. (pp. 54-73): Monkey repelled a demon, quenched its fire with a goblet of wine, cloud sped spying out demon mobilization, assumed a slain demon's form, showed the queen her bracelets, almost made off with three magic bell weapons and in fly form avoided searchers.
  71. LXXI. (pp. 74-93): Monkey in the form of a handmaiden obtained the bell weapons, turned invisible and magically opened the locked gates. Monkey and the demon long fought. The demon's fake weapons failed. Monkey's genuine ones worked. Guanyin came, reclaimed her great hound and bells. Monkey and the queen cloud sped to a joyful king.
  72. LXXII. (pp. 94-113): Xuanzang begging vegetarian food was offered man flesh. Trying to leave he was bound. Monkey saw seven spirits in a hotspring. Pig attacked them, was tied and escaped. Pilgrims fought demons' insect kin. Monkey's magic prevailed. They burned the demon residence.
  73. LXXIII. (pp. 114-133): The Taoist master of the demons offered pilgrims poisoned tea. Monkey alone refrained, engaged in battle and escaped. He returned, slew seven spider demons, fought the Taoist and barely emerged from his frightful magical light. Bodhisattva Vairambha came with dazzling sunlight, captured the demon and gave pilgrims her antidote for the poison.
  74. LXXIV. (pp. 134-150): An old man (Venus) warned of demons ahead. Confident Monkey scouted. In demon form he learned the powers of the three demon chiefs and describing his own might scattered a demon army.
  75. LXXV. (pp. 151-170): In demon form Monkey frightened demon chiefs, snickered, was discovered, imprisoned in a magical, murderous jar and escaped. Pig joined Monkey. The senior demon chief fought hard, frightened Pig and swallowed Monkey who annoyed greatly from the demon's stomach.
  76. LXXVI. (pp. 171-188): Plotting to bite Monkey and confront him with an army on his emergence, the demon was forced to concede defeat. Second demon chief fought and caught Pig. Monkey rescued Pig and beat a demon chief. Feigning submission, demons bore Xuanzang in a chair into an ambush.
  77. LXXVII. (pp. 189-208): Demons tried to cook captives. Monkey escaped, summoned a dragon king to cool the fire, put cooks to sleep and rescued his fellow pilgrims. All accept Monkey were captured again. He heard the rumour Xuanzang was eaten. Monkey complained to Buddha. Buddha and bodhisattvas overcame demons. Monkey learned Xuanzang lived.
  78. LXXVIII. (pp. 209-226): They came to a land whose ruler threatened to kill little boys. Monkey called on gods to hide away the boys. Xuanzang called on the enervated king. A Taoist adviser talked on immortality. Xuanzang left. Monkey in insect form heard the fake Taoist urge Xuanzang's death.In Xuanzang's guise Monkey went to the palace.
  79. LXXIX. (pp. 227-243): Asked for a black heart, Monkey demonstrated he didn't have one. He defeated the fake Taoist who fled. Monkey and Pig pursued and fought it. Longevity caught his errant stag. The king was shown. There was a banquet. Little boys returned safe.
  80. LXXX. (pp. 244-262): Over high mountain, in dense pine forest the monk found a lovely lady bound to a tree. Monkey saw she was a demon. Xuanzang untied her anyway. They entered a monastery whose outer sections bandits had made derelict; inner ones yet gleamed.
  81. LXXXI. (pp. 263-282): There Xuanzang fell ill and asked Monkey to inform the emperor another envoy be appointed. Monkey brought his master cool water and the monk became better. Monkey fought a lovely demon. She grabbed Xuanzang and fled. Monkey asked local deities and discovered her whereabouts.
  82. LXXXII. (pp. 283-301): Pig called two evil spirits evil spirits and they beat him. In altered form speaking more politely he learnt of Xuanzang's impending wedding. Monkey cloud sped to a deep cave's floor, in fly form found the monk, in eagle form destroyed a wedding feast and as a peach entered a demon's stomach and made her release the monk.
  83. LXXXIII. (pp. 302-318): Outside Monkey fought her. Pig and Sand ran to attack. She fled inside with Xuanzang. Monkey found the demon's tablets to Heavenly General Li and Prince Nezha. Monkey appealed to Heaven. Prince Nezha reminded his father of an adopted daughter. They arrested her and freed Xuanzang.
  84. LXXXIV. (pp. 319-336): Guanyin warned of monk killers ahead. In moth form Monkey saw a splendid city; in rat form Monkey took merchants' clothes. Disguised as horse dealers, four pilgrims stopped at an inn. Bandits carried them off. Monkey by magic had all in the palace shaved as bald as monks.
  85. LXXXV. (pp. 337-355): So humbled the monarch and his officials were respectful to the pilgrims. Further on, seeing monsters Monkey told Pig food waited. Pig won. Three junior demons lured three disciples away. The demon chief seized Xuanzang and tied him near a woodcutter.
  86. LXXXVI. (pp. 356-375): Demons presented a willow root as Xuanzang's head. Monkey perceivd its falsity. A real human skull fooled him. Pig buried it. Pilgrims attacked Monsters. Pressed hard, demons fell back and barred the front entrance. Around back Monkey discovered Xuanzang and rescued him. After defeating demons, pilgrims dined simply at the woodcutters cottage.
  87. LXXXVII. (pp. 376-393): They came to a city suffering drought. Monkey appealed to Heaven and learnt the drought would end when the governor returned to righteousness. Monkey told the governor who repented of past misdeeds. Rain fell. The grateful governor held a banquet and built a new monastery.
  88. LXXXVIII. (pp. 394-410): The prince of a great city welcomed the pilgrims. His three sons enjoyed the martial arts display Pig, Monkey and Sand performed in the sky. Monkey trained the three sons. Lighter copies of the three weapons were made. A monster stole the originals.
  89. LXXXIX. (pp. 411-425): Monkey in butterfly form learnt of a demon banquet. He and Pig in demon form with Sand a pretended merchant entered the cave, retrieved their weapons and defeated demons. The demon chief fled to a superior. Pilgrims met demon reinforcements.
  90. XC. (pp. 426-442): In a long fight Monkey caught two demons, but demons seized Pig. Next day Monkey took several, but Nine Heads captured Xuanzang and the princes. Then Nine Heads captured Friar Sand and Monkey. Monkey escaped and appealed to Nine Heads' Master who came and fetched his errant lion.
  91. XCI. (pp. 443-461): In Jinping City pilgrims enjoyed the Lantern Festival. Xuanzang bowing to Buddhas was taken by demons. Monkey pursued the fake Buddhas and long struggled with them.
  92. XCII. (pp. 462-479): In firefly form Monkey released Xuanzang. Awakened demons recaptured the monk. Friar Sand and Pig came to help and were taken. Monkey appealed to Heaven. Four stars came and chased the rhino demons into the ocean whose dragon king led his forces against the rhinos. Rhinos defeated the stars and the pilgrims were thanked by a grateful people.
  93. XCIII. (pp. 480-495): Pilgrims slipped away without material reward. They stopped at a monastery, heard a princess weep and after cockcrow went on to a splendid city. A demon in princess form hit Xuanzang with a ball, selecting him as mate. Disciples were summoned to the palace.
  94. XCIV. (pp. 466-514): For a few days monk and disciples were entertained. On the wedding day the fake princess asked that the disciples not attend. Monkey in bee form went to the wedding.
  95. XCV. (pp. 515-532): Monkey exposed the demon and battled her in the sky. They fought to the gates of Heaven. She fled to a far mountain. As Sand and Pig guarded Xuanzang, Monkey found and defeated the demon. Moon Lord asked Monkey's mercy and retrieved his errant servant girl. The real princess was reunited with her grateful parents.
  96. XCVI. (pp. 533-549): In Brazen Tower City Mr. Kou fulfilled his promise to feed ten thousand monks. Xuanzang attended Mr. Kou's celebration. Travelling on pilgrims spent the night in a ruined monastery.
  97. XCVII. (pp. 550-570): Bandits robbed and killed Mr. Kou. Mrs. Kou falsely accused pilgrims. Bandits held up monks. Monkey defeated them and recovered the loot. Brigands fled. Returning with Kou's property, pilgrims were arrested. Monkey in ghost guise encouraged Kous and officials to release innocent monks. Monkey went to the Underworld and returned with Mr. Kou now restored to life.
  98. XCVIII. (pp. 571-591): Pilgrims were welcomed and guided by Gold Crested Immortal, ferried in Ratnadhvaja's bottomless boat, received by Lord Buddha who instructed they be provided scriptures. At first given wordless scrolls, they returned to receive written texts. Guanyin requested Buddha allow them to reach home in eight days. Buddha agreed.
  99. XCIX. (pp. 592-607): Guardian spirits listed eighty ordeals Xuanzang faced obtaining the scriptures. Guanyin ordered one more to make nine nines. Giant turtle dunked them in Heavenly River. They dried scriptures in the sun. They were feasted in a grateful village and slipped away in the night.
  100. C. (pp. 608-627): Emperor Taizong welcomed Xuanzang who then introduced his disciples. There was a grand banquet. Taizong wrote a preface for the scriptures and ordered a copying monastery be founded to copy the scriptures. Swiftly on clouds Xuanzang and disciples returned to Buddha, received high spiritual offices and praised Buddha, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and all.
Author Comments: 

This is primarily for my own study, but I thought I would share it with a larger community. Also for purposes of archiving the great work Solarguard did. Enormous thanks should go to Michael McKenny, if it ever becomes possible to contact him.

Journey to the West, Wu Cheng'en, transl. W.J.F. Jenner, Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, 1984 (1982) v. 1 illos from 1888 edition.

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