The lantern festival with the three oily Buddhas.
Journey to the West: The Podcast
Release Date: 06/25/2021
Keep on going with Journey of the Monkey King!
Journey to the West: The Podcast
This week we take you behind the scenes of the Journey of the Monkey King Podcast. If you're not quite ready to go full enlightened after our last chapter, then listen to Caoimhe and Emjay give you the Chinese classic from a whole new angle.
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Chapter 100: You're a Buddha! And You're a Buddha! And... you're a janitor!
Journey to the West: The Podcast
This week marks the conclusion of our Journey to the West! Monkey King and friends become buddhas, bodhisattvas, and arhats. But Tathagata has a special surprise waiting for Wuneng the pig... Thank you all for joining us on this trek, may you all know the root of happiness and be free of suffering!
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Chapter 99: Ordeal with it!
Journey to the West: The Podcast
Guanyin does some quick math and realizes that the pilgrims, including Monkey King and his master, are one ordeal short of the set needed to achieve enlightenment. So they get dumped on a turtle who reminds Tripitaka of a promise he once made...
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Chapter 98: How the West Was One
Journey to the West: The Podcast
The Monkey King has arrived! But first, Tripitaka must cast off his earthly body and cross the river that lies before Thunderclap Mountain, and then just before they get their scriptures, the librarians want a bribe. Could this journey get any harder? Find out this week!
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Chapter 97: Monkey Justice! with Monkey King researcher Jim McClanahan
Journey to the West: The Podcast
After the pilgrims' awkward parting last chapter, a group of bandits descend on their hosts' home and kill Squire Kou! Kou's wife blames Wukong and the gang in her grief and everyone gets arrested. No demons and no fighting, yet this is the favorite chapter of JourneyToTheWestResearch.com Find out why this week!
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Scott Park Phillips Returns For Our 100th Episode!
Journey to the West: The Podcast
This week we are excited to welcome back one of our favorite guests, Daoist and Martial Artist Scott Park Phillips. In addition to enlightening us on many more fascinating aspects of Journey to the West, Scott is also launching a new course and newsletter. Sign up for fascinating insights at ScottParkPhillips.substack.com
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Chapter 96: Monkey and Friends Understay Their Welcome
Journey to the West: The Podcast
When you're the last 4 monks to be fed by a philanthropist who's vowed to feed 10,000 monks, some partying is bound to ensue. But when everyone but pig Wuneng is tired of all the feasting and try to hit the scripture trail, they offend their host's wife. Ruin a party or scrap the holy mission? Find out this week!
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Chapter 95: Silly Rabbit, Tripitaka's Not For Monstrous Deviates!
Journey to the West: The Podcast
Tripitaka's bride-to-be is unmasked as the Jade Hare, her divine owners come calling, and we get a heartfelt reunion between the royal family with the real princess. Plus, we discuss gender dynamics and catcalling during Monkey King's time. Don't miss it!
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Chapter 94: As the Wedding Day Looms, Tripitaka's Poetry Blooms!
Journey to the West: The Podcast
With the wedding of Tripitaka to the fiendish princess arranged, the feasting begins! Wuneng's having the time of his life with daily banquets, despite Wujing's disapproving jibes. Tripitaka's composing poetry to deal with his anxiety. But all is not lost, for Monkey's got a plan. Find out what it is this week!
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Chapter 93: Forced to Marry a Princess! Will Tripitaka's Journey End Here?
Journey to the West: The Podcast
This week Wukong the Monkey King and the gang hear about a princess who mysteriously turns up at the monastery they're staying in. Later, Tripitaka visits the capital where he's marked for marriage by her doppelganger. What's going on? Find out this week!
info_outlineThis week the crew attend an annual lantern festival that's so expensive that the townsfolk must starve to afford it. We wonder about what happens to old religious traditions and whether they ever really go away.