Sun Wukong

Sun Wukong (Traditional Chinese: 孫悟空; Simplified Chinese: 孙悟空; Pinyin: Sūn Wùkōnghttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AD%AB%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA#Chinese) is a deity in Chinese mythology. He is a monkey god; and among his several titles he is known as The Monkey King. He is also commonly referred to as the Great Sage Equal To Heaven, and some practitioners prefer to call him this then the other two. While he has roots to other, smaller monkey gods, his main appearance and deification results from the 1592 novel Journey To The West. He was also popularized by a 1970s TV Show and some of his statues in temples and worship of him reflects this image and portrayal. He is a god that is commonly rides tangki mediums.
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Category:Chinese gods