Journey to the West

Wu Cheng'en

Adapted from the WJF Jenner translation (Beijing, 1955) by Collinson Fair. Copyright 2005, Silk Pagoda.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License.

1. Chapter 1

2. He Becomes Aware of the Wonderful Truth of Enlightenment
   By Killing the Demon He Realizes His Spirit-Nature

3. The Four Seas and Thousand Mountains All Submit
   In the Ninth Hell the Tenth Category Is Struck Off the Register

4. Dissatisfied at Being Appointed Protector of the Horses
   Not Content with the Title of Equal of Heaven

5. After Chaos Among the Peaches the Great Sage Steals the Pills
   In the Revolt Against Heaven the Gods Capture the Demons

6. Guanyin Comes to the Feast and Asks the Reason Why
   The Little Sage Uses His Might to Subdue the Great Sage

7. The Great Sage Escapes from the Eight Trigrams Furnace
   The Mind-Ape Is Fixed Beneath Five Elements Mountain

8. Our Buddha Creates the Scriptures and Passes on Perfect Bliss
   Guanyin Obeys a Decree and Goes to Chang'an

9. Chen Guangrui Comes to Grief on His Way to His Post
   The Monk of the River Current Avenges His Parents

10. With a Stupid Plan the Dragon King Breaks the Laws of Heaven
    Minister Wei Sends a Letter to an Officer of Hell

11. After Touring the Underworld, Taizong Returns to Life.
    By Presenting a Pumpkin Liu Quan Continues His Marriage

12. The Tang Emperor Keeps Faith and Holds a Great Mass
    Guanyin Appears to the Reincarnated Golden Cicada

13. He Falls into the Tiger's Den and Is Saved by the Planet Venus
    On Double-Forked Peak Boqin Entertains the Priest

14. The Mind-Ape Returns to Truth
    The Six Bandits Disappear Without Trace

15. On the Coiled Snake Mountain the Gods Give Secret Help
    In the Eagle's Sorrow Gorge the Thought-Horse Is Reined in

16. The Monks of the Guanyin Monastery Plot to Take the Treasure
    The Monster of the Black Wind Mountain Steals the Cassock

17. Brother Monkey Makes Trouble on the Black Wind Mountain
    Guanyin Subdues the Bear Spirit

18. The Tang Priest Is Rescued in the Guanyin Temple
    The Great Sage Removes a Monster from Gao Village

19. In the Cloud Pathway Cave Sun Wukong Wins over Zhu Bajie
    On Pagoda Mountain Xuanzang Receives the Heart Sutra

20. The Tang Priest Meets Trouble on the Yellow Wind Ridge
    Pig Wins Mastery Halfway up the Mountain

21. The Protectors of the Faith Build a Farm for the Great Sage
    Lingji from Sumeru Pacifies the Wind Devil

22. Pig Fights a Great Battle in the Flowing Sands River
    Moksa Obeys the Dharma and Wins Friar Sand Over

23. Sanzang Does Not Forget the Basic
    The Four Holy Ones Have Their Piety Tested

24. On the Mountain of Infinite Longevity a Great Immortal Entertains an Old Friend
    In the Wuzhuang Temple Monkey Steals Manfruit

25. The Immortal Zhen Yuan Captures the Pilgrim Priest
    Monkey Makes Havoc in the Wuzhuang Temple

26. Sun Wukong Looks for the Formula in the Three Islands
    Guanyin Revives the Tree with a Spring of Sweet Water

27. The Corpse Fiend Thrice Tricks Tang Sanzang
    The Holy Monk Angrily Dismisses the Handsome Monkey King

28. On the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit the Devils Rise
    Sanzang Meets a Monster in the Black Pine Forest

29. Sanzang, Delivered, Crosses a Border
    A Grateful Pig Tours Mountains and Forests

30. An Evil Monster Harms the True Law
    The Mind-Horse Remembers the Heart-Ape

31. Pig Moves the Monkey King Through His Goodness
    Sun the Novice Subdues the Ogre Through Cunning

32. On Flat-Top Mountain the Duty God Delivers a Message
    In Lotus Flower Cave Pig Runs into Trouble

33. Heterodoxy Confuses the True Nature
    The Primal Deity Helps the Original Heart

34. The Demon King's Cunning Causes the Mind-Ape Trouble
    The Great Sage Wins the Treasures Through Improvisation

35. The Power of Heterodoxy Oppresses the True Nature
    The Mind-Ape Wins the Treasures and Beats the Demons

36. When the Mind-Ape Stands Correct All Evil Causes Submit
    When the Side-Gate Is Smashed the Moon Appears in Its Brightness

37. The Royal Ghost Visits the Tang Priest at Night
    Wukong's Magic Transformation Lures the Boy

38. Questioning His Mother, the Boy Sorts Right from Wrong
    When Metal and Wood Join in the Mystery, Truth and Falsehood Are Clear

39. A Pill of Red Cinnabar Is Brought from Heaven
    After Three Years the Monarch Is Revived

40. The Boy Fools with Transformations, Disturbing the Dhyana Heart
    Ape and Horse Return with a Knife; the Mother of Wood Is Empty

41. The Mind-Ape Is Defeated by Fire
    The Mother of Wood Is Captured by a Demon

42. The Great Sage Reverently Visits the Southern Sea
    Guanyin in Her Mercy Binds the Red Boy

43. At the Black River a Monster Carries Off the Priest
    The Dragon Prince of the West Captures an Alligator

44. Evil in the Heart's Centre Crosses the Backbone Pass

45. In the Hall of the Three Pure Ones the Great Sage Leaves His Name
    In the Kingdom of Tarrycart the Monkey King Shows His Powers

46. False Faith Oppresses the True Dharma
    The Sage Mind-Ape Eliminates Evil

47. The Holy Monk Is Stopped by the River of Heaven at Night
    Metal and Wood in Their Mercy Rescue a Child

48. A Devilish Blizzard Makes the Snow Whirl
    The Monk Who Seeks to Worship Buddha Walks on Ice

49. Sanzang's Great Misfortune Is to Fall into the River
    Guanyin's Fish Basket Saves the Tang Priest

50. Feelings Run Wild and Nature Gets Loose Because of Desire
    In Confusion of Spirit the Heart Is Disturbed and the Demon Encountered