A roguish monkey leads a seventh-century traveller into encounters with spirits, demons, and fairies in this allegorical novel

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A mischievous monkey acquires godlike powers and creates havoc in heaven

A roguish monkey leads a seventh-century traveller and pilgrim into encounters with spirits and demons

While he is traveling to the Western Heaven in quest of the ancient Buddhist scriptures, the monk Hsuan Tsang is captured by the White Bone Demon and his disciple Monkey tries to rescue him.

Product Description: Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic sixteenth century novel is a combination of picaresque novel and folk epic that mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking adventure. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies...read more

The first complete English translation of the classic fictional narrative about the sixteen-year pilgrimage of the seventh-century monk Hsuan-tsang to bring back to China from India thousands of items of Buddhist scripture (view table of contents)

The amusing exploits of a rebel monkey who insults his teachers, guardians, and even the great Buddha himself introduces the wit and wisdom of Buddhist teachings