Journey to the West

The Monastery of the False Buddha

Greed 8, the Little Thunderclap

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Before a temple gate with a name board, the monk and his disciples bow to the ground, their horse and bundles beside them.
Illustration from Master Li Zhuowu’s Commentary on Journey to the West, Ming woodblock, 1620sOriginal

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The road up the mountain opened into brightness. There was a golden roof and a pagoda, and bells were sounding, and a wooden fish.

Sanzang got down from the horse. The board above the gate read Little Thunderclap Monastery, and he straightened his robe and started forward.

Wukong stepped in front of him. “That is not the Great Thunderclap. One character is different.” Sanzang was already looking through the gate.

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