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deadshadowcreature · 8 months

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Sorry for not posting in a while, I almost forgot that I have a Tumblr account. Have some dumb lmk drawings

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lady-inkyrius · 5 months

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[Source]

#erlang

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thesixearedmacaque · 9 months

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My collection grows!!!!!

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journeytothewestresearch · 2 months

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Rare JTTW Puppet Play

I am proud to host a guest post by @ryin-silverfish about a rare JTTW puppet play from Quanzhou, Fujian province, China. The play is roughly from the Yuan to early-Ming period, meaning that it predates the 1592 edition of the novel. There are parallels with the finished work, pointing to a possible influence, or at the very least, they borrowed from the same source. But there are many differences as well. The most surprising for me are:

Sha Wujing is the one who transforms into a white horse.

Erlang becomes one of Tripitaka's disciples after being demoted for flirting with a heavenly maiden.

An example of modern Quanzhou string puppetry depicting a battle between Sun Wukong and Princess Iron Fan.

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ninjahaku21art · 11 months

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Scars

(This comic takes place before Wukong and Macaque fought! I draw these out of order, so just a heads up haha!)

After Wukong lost and was sentence to his punishment (being trapped within a mountain), his home was to be burned down.

Macaque with the generals and commanders attempted to help their people escape the fires, but sadly, he was caught in a blast, causing a scar...

#journey to the west #Six Eared Macaque #liu'er mihou #Erlang #Erlang shen #comics #my art #Ninjahaku21 #Sorry if I posted this before! I don't really remember xD

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acoraxia · 1 year

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[NOT SHIP]

“Stay here. Behave. Your gege knows best.”

Ko-Fi

#lmk forest fires #lego monkie kid #lmk erlang shen #lmk erlang #lmk sun wukong #sun wukong #erlang #🐶☀️#NOT SHIP!!!#REMEMBER THAT!#IM ONTO SOME OF YOU (/j)#PCHOOOOO #my prediction for S4 Specials - S5 is ‘wukong becomes erlangs weapon’#make it REAL #art stuff

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foxgonyoom · 9 months

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I mean... In a way, he's technically not wrong on either account.

Heard a theory that Nezha maybe knew what the fuck was going on with MK's monkey form and my brain was like: "Yo but what if Nezha met MK when the boy was littol baby monkey?"

Eventually, that led to me making this in one day (by pulling an all-nighter). Enjoy!

(It's also been a while since I've drawn actual people and not legos, so I'm currently rediscovering my art style for them. I think I did pretty well here though!)

(And yes this comic is based on the

Girl: "Whatcha got there?" Guy holding a smoothie and sitting next to an ostrich: "A smoothie."

meme, just to clarify.)

Anyhoo here's all the panels in one image in case ya want that.

Alright, toodles!

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real-sun-wukong-fan01 · 5 months

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just to vent a little, I don't like the fact that Erlang is hated so much and Macaque is too victimized in lmktwt. I feel like people see him as the worst but they omit what Macaque does in the book as in the show. Macaque never apologizes to any of the characters. Of course he treats MK better but he never apologizes to Tang or Mei for what he did. His character is never developed further in the book. Instead, they tell you Erlang's past, what he had to go through, which gives you enough basis or ideas why he acts like that. His father and older brother are sent to kill by his own uncle, with him and his sister being the only ones who survive. He then tries to save his mother only for his attempts to be in vain and she is also killed. But people don't know or ignore that part of his story. He is a complex character.

I swear, if the writers put him as a villain it will make this problem much worse.

^^^^^^

They hate the wrong people. Tripitaka is too a victim of this, and while yes, I don't particularly enjoy both of the characters attitude I don't hate them, or think of them as bad guys, they are all so complex characters that should be appreciated more.

they antagonize sun wukong way too much, especially in a show where he's literally..a hero? Like, he's got big flaws because of trauma, but it's not okay apparently and he's a villain, but if mk does the same, or macaque does the same or worse, they are immediately forgiven.

Same goes for literally everyone, they baby mk and macaque too much.

Also I hate macaque but it's known anyway

#realest #lego monkie kid #journey to the west #jttw #Erlang #erlang shen #sun wukong #monkey king #monkie kid #macaque #lmk macaque #six eared macaque

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dorothygale123 · 4 months

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I just watched Yang Jian, soooo.... we're talking about that today.

More specifically these a-holes:

Buckle up.

Known as the 4 Heavenly kings, the 4 Diamond Kings of Heaven, or Fēng Tiáo Yǔ Shùn (風調雨順; lit. 'Good climate'), these guys play a pretty big part in the Buddhist religion. They are often depicted on doorways, two on each side, and like many other groups of 4 in Chinese myth are linked with the cardinal directions.

Mo Li Hung/Duōwén Tiānwáng/Vessavana/Bishamon-ten: Protector of the North and ruler of rain, as shown by his fancy umbrella, the Umbrella of Chaos. Opening it turns the skies pitch dark, and turning it upside down causes massive storms. (Fun fact: also one of the Japanese Shichi-fujin/7 Gods of Fortune)

Mo Li Ching/Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng/Virūlhaka/Zōchō-ten: Protector of the South and a god of plant life and growth. He has a super special sword, Blue Cloud, that can cause massive black winds and turn into a bunch of spears that turn people to dust.

Mo Li Hai/Chíguó Tiānwáng/Dhatarattha/Jikoku-ten: Protector of the East and god of music. As a result, his main weapon is his sick guitar that can mess up nature and cause all sorts of weird crap to happen.

Mo Li Shou/Guăngmù Tiānwáng/Virūpakkha/Kōmoku-ten: Protector of the East and an all-seeing deity that watches over everything. His tools are a magic bag and the goodest little guy Hua-hu Tiao, a white mink. His shoulder-buddy can also be a snake or dragon, depending on the version, but I like the fluffer.

Now, these guys have important jobs and are well respected in their own rights and stuff, but their most famous Chinese myth seems to be that time they got their asses kicked by Erlang Shen.

Okay, I guess that isn't entirely accurate as he and Nezha were mainly helping some guy named Huang Tianhua, but still. (Also don't expect any info on that Tianhua guy, I got nothing)

Anyways, the story starts when some guys pray for help in battle and for some reason the 4 brothers decide it's totally worth it to go down to the mortal realm themselves along with 1,000 celestial soldiers to kick some ass. Mo-li Shou sends his little floofer to go around and eat the opposing army's soldiers while the big boys kicked butt, but unfortunately one of the soldiers Hua-hu Tiao ate was Erlang Shen, here called by his other name Yang Jian. Erlang doesn't like that very much, so he rips his way out of Hua-hu, killing it, then transforms himself to look like it and sneaks back to his 'master,' waiting for the moment to strike.

Back at the plot, Nezha manages to break the 4 kings' divine weapons, making an opening for Tianhua to kill 3 of them, leaving only Mo-li Shou. Turning to his trusty fur-buddy to bail him out, Shou tries to sic Hua-hu at them, but surprise! That's actually Erlang Shen who bites his hand clean off. The ensuing agony gives Tianhua the distraction he needs to un-alive the last brother and win the day.

And then I guess they got out of the underworld on good behavior or something, because they continued to be important gods in the pantheon for many centuries to come.

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Sh*tpost Masterlist

#mythology sh*tposting #chinese mythology #investiture of the gods #journey to the west #chinese myth character inspo #new gods yang jian #yang erlang #yang jian #erlang #erlang shen #4 heavenly kings #new gods #new gods nezha reborn #nezha #lego monkie kid #lmk

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coming-for-them-kneecaps · 5 months

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Family outing :D

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monkiebois · 1 year

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MK and Mei shouting things like "No Bitches" and "Boomer" at Erland and Nezha trying to hold back laughing

nah fr FR they would bully him like a couple of middle schoolers.

Wukong and Macaque are doing NOTHING to stop them. Nezha is trying to pull them away while also trying desperatly not to laugh. pigsy and tang are concerned and Sandy plans a lecture about kindness.

Meanwhile Mk and Mei are still spewing insults. Left and right. Laughing at him at the stupidest things.

Ynow how Gen Z just has the wierdest and most out of pocket/random humor or insults. yeah thats whats happening here.

"tf is that on your forehead a birthmark?"

"i think thats bird shit"

"OHMYGOD MK SHUT.UP. THATS SO RUDE.

"i said what i said"

"aaaaa you said what you said"

ruthless behavior

#mei #mk #Mk can be mean if he wanted to #qi xiaotian #long xiaojiao #erlang #how did we go from self care sleepovers to bullying #ask #sweetpeajournals406

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deadshadowcreature · 1 year

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First try on animation, did you notice Erlang’s longass eyebrows in season 4, yeah you do. Also ink Nezha would be fun

#my art #shitpost #lego monkie kid #nezha #lmk #lego #monkie kid #third lotus prince #gif #animation #Erlang #erlang shen #xiaotian quan #yang jian #ink mk #ink Nezha #I have fun with the boarding #we have ink MK NOW GIVE US INK NEZHA #also the first thing Nezha does with his ring is to boink Erlang’s head by holding it with his sash

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lady-inkyrius · 5 months

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I think I've found my new least favourite implementation of strings.

#erlang

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thesixearedmacaque · 9 months

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What I have so far with more to come!

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journeytothewestresearch · 6 months

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PSA - Don't Treat JTTW As Modern Fiction

This is a public service announcement reminding JTTW fans to not treat the work as modern fiction. The novel was not the product of a singular author; instead, it's the culmination of a centuries-old story cycle informed by history, folklore, and religious mythology. It's important to remember this when discussing events from the standard 1592 narrative.

Case in point is the battle between Sun Wukong and Erlang. A friend of a friend claims with all their heart that the Monkey King would win in a one-on-one battle. They cite the fact that Erlang requires help from other Buddho-Daoist deities to finish the job. But this ignores the religious history underlying the conflict. I explained the following to my acquaintance:

I hate to break it to you [name of person], but Erlang would win a million times out of a million. This is tied to religious mythology. Erlang was originally a hunting deity in Sichuan during the Han (202 BCE-220 CE), but after receiving royal patronage during the Later Shu (934-965) and Song (960-1279), his cult grew to absorb the mythos of other divine heroes. This included the story of Yang Youji, an ape-sniping archer, leading to Erlang's association with quelling primate demons. See here for a broader discussion. This is exemplified by a 13th-century album leaf painting. The deity (right) oversees spirit-soldiers binding and threatening an ape demon (left).

Erlang was connected to the JTTW story cycle at some point, leading to a late-Yuan or early-Ming zaju play called The God Erlang Captures the Great Sage Equaling Heaven (二郎神鎖齊天大聖). In addition, The Precious Scroll of Erlang (二郎寳卷, 1562), a holy text that predates the 1592 JTTW by decades, states that the deity defeats Monkey and tosses him under Tai Mountain. So it doesn't matter how equal their battle starts off in JTTW, or that other deities join the fray, Erlang ultimately wins because that is what history and religion expects him to do. And as I previously mentioned, Erlang has royal patronage. This means he was considered an established god in dynastic China. Sun Wukong, on the other hand, never received this badge of legitimacy. This was no doubt because he's famous for rebelling against the Jade Emperor, the highest authority. No human monarch in their right mind would publicly support that. Therefore, you can look at the Erlang-Sun Wukong confrontation as an established deity submitting a demon.

I'm sad to say that my acquaintance immediately ignored everything I said and continued debating the subject based on the standard narrative. That's when I left the conversation. It's clear that they don't respect the novel; it's nothing more than fodder for battleboarding.

I understand their mindset, though. I love Sun Wukong more than just about anyone. I too once believed that he was the toughest, the strongest, and the fastest. But learning more about the novel and its multifaceted influences has opened my eyes. I now have a deeper appreciation for Monkey and his character arc. Sure, he's a badass, but he's not an omnipotent deity in the story. There is a reason that the Buddha so easily defeats him.

In closing, please remember that JTTW did not develop in a vacuum. It may be widely viewed around the world as "fiction," but it's more of a cultural encyclopedia of history, folklore, and religious mythology. Realizing this and learning more about it ultimately helps explain why certain things happen in the tale.

#sun wukong #monkey king #journey to the west #jttw #Erlang #Erlang shen #Buddhism #Taoism #Chinese mythology #Chinese religion

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deviliciousnavy · 1 year

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CHAPTER 3: HEAVENLY GRANDFATHER

The Jade Emperor makes an appearance

SPOILER ART

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