Thursday, September 6, 2012


Monkey King, also called Sun Wukong, is the main character in the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. He accompanies the monk Xuanzang to retrieve Buddhist sutras from India. Sun Wukong protects Xuanzang from other evil spirits and monsters along the journey. Sun is very powerful to lift his Ru Yi Jin Gu Bang. He is also very fast, traveling 108,000 li (54,000 kilometers) in one somersault. Sun knows 72 transformations, which allows him to transform into various animals and objects. With his help, Xuanzang successfully retrieves Buddhist sutras and gets back to his country.

美猴王孙悟空是国古典小说《西游记》的主要角色,他伴随玄奘法师去印度取经,保护玄奘法师,驱逐旅程中出现的各种妖魔鬼怪。孙悟空很强大,有一根如意金箍棒,行动迅速,一个筋斗云可以跑到十万八千里,能七十二般变化,可以将自己变成各种不同的动物或物体。有了他的护法,玄奘法师成功地取回真经,返回他的国家。

In India, there is also a special monkey. According to the Hinduism, he is called Hanuman, one of the most popular concepts of devotees of God. He is the 11th incarnation (Rudra avtar) of Lord Shiva, and is considered the most powerful and intelligent amongst Gods. His most famous feat, as described in the Ramayana, was leading an army of monkeys to fight the demon King Ravana.

在印度,也有一只特殊的猴子,即印度教猴神,一个被广泛供奉的神灵,他是湿婆神的第十一代化身,被认为是神中最强大最有智慧的神灵。根据《罗摩传》记载,他的最伟大的壮举是率领一只猴子军团抗击魔王罗波那的故事。

(译者:印度猴神哈奴曼是风神之子,他的出世就有着其不凡的经历,哈奴曼得道于始祖大梵天的真传,专为天地冥三界除恶扬善。他的武器虎头如意金棍在锄妖铲魔、扶正祛邪中立下了赫赫功劳,其来历与去向既令人称奇,也使人迷惑不解。哈奴曼从小苦练功夫的精神感动了各路神仙,在众天神的教导和帮助下,他的功夫与法力举世无双,天地三界中任何妖魔鬼怪都无法与他匹敌,尤其是他的智慧,在正义与勇武的糅合下产生的巨大力量,任何艰难险阻都阻挡不了他。哈奴曼率领猴子军进军楞伽岛,杀死十头魔王罗波那,救出大眼美女罗摩的爱妻悉多……全都是他的智慧、勇力、正义所取得的成果。哈奴曼具有无边的法力和变幻莫测的本领。他一手能擎山。一步能跨海,还能把太阳神挟在腋下,他几次救罗摩兄弟生命和拔山倒河的故事令人感叹不已;他善恶分明,扶正祛邪,除妖灭怪的故事。)

(译者:胡适认为《西游记》的美猴王孙悟空原型就是取自哈奴曼,他说:“我总疑心这个神通广大的猴子不是国货,乃是一件从印度进口的。也许连无支祁的神话也是受了印度影响而仿造的。”又说,“我依著钢和泰博士的指引,在印度最古的记事诗《拉麻传》里寻得一个哈奴曼,大概可以算是齐天大圣的背影了”随着印度佛教东传中国,《罗摩衍那》记载的“楞伽城大战”中大闹无忧园的情节,就被改编成《西游记》中孙悟空大闹天宫的故事。陈寅恪与季羡林皆同意此说法。)

Sun Wukong and Hanuman are monkeys. Ji Xianlin, a famous Chinese scholar, believes that Sun Wukong is the incarnation of Hanuman in China, which means that Sun Wukong might originate in India. 
Do you believe this?

孙悟空和猴神都是猴子。中国著名学者季羡林相信孙悟空就是猴神在中国的化身,这就是说,孙悟空源自印度。

你相信这个说法吗?

Hanuman in the picture.

猴神

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2. LONELYJO...

Sun Wukong, Monkey King.

美猴王孙悟空
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 3. WANHU
Buddhism started by a Hindu prince

佛教起源于一个印度王子。

4. KEVIN0518
I don't know much about Buddhism and Hinduism but they do resemble each other. I am thinking if the author of the Journey to the West knew Hinduism.

我对佛教和印度教了解的不多,但他们的确有相似之处,我在想《西游记》的作者是否知道有印度教。

5. CHERRY07
To be honest, I am just familiar with Sun Wukong and know nothing about Hanuman. Anyone can tell me something about Hanuman?

坦白点讲,我和孙悟空比较熟,猴神是什么我一点都不知道,有人能给我讲讲猴神吗?

6. WANHU
The Malay Shadow Play usually depicted Hanuman as the key player in Ramayana. Hanuman is assigned to find Sita Devi, the wife of Lord Rama who was abducted by Ravana, the demon king. If you read the epic of Ramayana perhaps you can understand better.

马来皮影戏经常描述猴神是《罗摩传》的关键角色,他被派去解救被魔王罗波那劫走罗摩之妻悉多,如果你读过这个史诗《罗摩传》你就能更好的理解。

7. GUEST24351
sun wukong is the incarnation of hindus god hanuman

孙悟空是印度教猴神的化身。

8. GUEST20759
Yes, i think Monkey King is an incarnation of Hanuman, for sure.

是的,我也确信美猴王是猴神的化身。

9. GUEST96123
Hanuman and Sun wukong were one n the same.Hanuman was immortal.After his duties towards Lord Rama he went to the himalayas for a long meditation and after that he became more powerful and also childlike and mischievous monkey king.

猴神和孙悟空其实就是一个人。猴神是不朽的人物,在他完成任务后去喜马拉雅山冥思修行,然后变得更加强大,然后变得更孩子气,然后变成淘气的美猴王。

11. GUESTVICLEE
Nice to know chinese monkey god is an incarnation of lord hanuman

很高兴知道中国美猴王原来是印度教猴神的化身。

12. GUEST44324
Nice to know chinese monkey god is an incarnation of lord hanuman
Are you sure? I never heard about Hanuman. Maybe they have a relationship.

你确定吗?我从来没听说过猴神,也许他们有点关联。

13. GUEST11710
Praise the lord. Jai hanuman! Jai sun wu kong!

感谢神,猴王万岁!孙悟空万岁!

14. GUESTPAT...
In either case, this is only coming up more seriously because Indian people are mad that riotgames added a new character to league of legends called...
Wukong, the Monkey King
he has a staff 
he's fast
he can make copies of himself

不管怎么说,印度人要疯了,因为他们的神话传说里又多了一个角色。。。
被称为孙悟空,美猴王,他有一支金箍棒,他能跑的很快,他能克隆自己一个又一个。

14.GUESTAM ...
I am thrilled and chilled to know that my favorite deity also is shared with the Chinese community and has had his impact there.
Till today, I had seen 'the forbidden kingdom' and loved Jet Lii's acting as sun wuchong, but had no idea it had anything to do with Hanuman, I just thought wow, Hanuman would have had this exact behaviour.
After much research I realized that 'Journet to the west' and 'Ramayana' have a LOT in common and I have even read in several places that SUn WUchong is Hanuman's own reincarnation .. and the Buddhist and Hindu religions both happily smile at this as the two religions share a fair amount in common.

当得知我最爱的神被华人所共享,我的心情如掉入冰火九重天。
我看过《功夫之王》,很喜欢李连杰扮演的孙悟空,从未想过他和猴神有任何关联,当时只是在想,猴神也这么牛X就太好了。
后来做了一些研究,发现《西游记》和《罗摩传》有非常多的相似之处,并且在其他好几个地方我也读到了美猴王是猴神的化身。。。
两个宗教共享一个神灵,佛教徒和印度教徒笑而不语。

15. GUEST19190
hanuman is legendary god according to indian hindu mythology

猴神是印度神话传说中神。

 

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