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The monkey king , galore

Scenes from the Setapak Sun Ling Gong's celebration in the Monkey King's honour, which took place yesterday.

More scenes from the Setapak Sun Ling Gong's celebration in the Monkey King's honour, which took place yesterday.



















This post has been edited by nachtsider: Sep 11 2016, 01:22 PM

The Monkey King was also fêted across the causeway.

Here are a few Monkey King mediums who featured in the Lion City's weekend's festivities.

Datuks partake of an Eid al-Adha feast.

bump for the tiger general

Good evening.

I'm sure many of us here are bananas, is there such a thing whereby once one is deceased, language still isn't going to be a problem? What do you think?

There are methods of communication that transcend linguistic barriers.

Bidding everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Here is a picture that shows even the death god likes himself a good mooncake or two.

Don't wait until your folks' funerals to stage a family get-together; reach out today and show how much you appreciate their company.

Today the 15th day of the 8th lunar month marks the big day of

馬府千歲

here are some festivity photos as well as my home altar's small celebration

and tomorrow is the monkey king's birthday , made a small greeting to him

Today is the Monkey King's feast day.

Here is a pic from a Monkey King temple in Melaka where he has been offered a bonanza of fresh fruit.

Penang. The Monkey King's image is placed on a sedan for a procession in his honour, and welcomed into the fray by a troupe of monkey-attired musicians.

It is not uncommon for godchildren of deities to dress up as their godparents on their godparents' feast days or celebrations.

Here are two of the Monkey King's godchildren.

Red carpet entrance.

Resplendent in gold.







This post has been edited by nachtsider: Sep 16 2016, 10:54 PM

Interesting. Can share more info on this?

Houses have guard dogs.

Temples or shrines have guard tigers (formally known as Tiger Generals) - the number of tigers depends on the size of the temple or shrine, with a small shrine usually making do with one and a large temple potentially having up to five.

They are usually cared for by the shrine/temple's Earth God; the mild-mannered gentleman is one of the few capable of taming these savage beasts.

The Tiger Generals can be prayed to by those wishing to rid their lives of the negative influences of petty people or other troublemakers; bacon, eggs and noodles are common offerings.

Manifestation of a Tiger General via a medium is rare, but quite dramatic if you have the chance to see it.

Talking about Monkey King, reminds me of another character of the novel Journey to the West, Zhu Bajie.

According to Wikipedia, Zhu Bajie originally held the title of Tiānpéng Yuánshuài (天蓬元帅; lit. "Marshal Canopy"), commander-in-chief of 80,000 Heavenly Navy Soldiers. He was later banished, however, for misbehavior.

Is he being worshiped by people?

There are a few important things one must understand regarding Journey to the West.

1. Wu Cheng En did not make his story out of whole cloth. He based it on beliefs, myths and legends that existed long before even HE was born.

2. Wu Cheng En modified some of these myths and legends before incorporating them into his story, often twisting them to suit allegorical or political purposes.

3. Zhu Ba Jie/Piggy and Tian Peng Yuan Shuai are NOT the same person, contrary to what Wu claims in his story.

The real Tian Peng Yuan Shuai is a fearsome warlord of the stars who is prayed to as himself, under the name Tian Peng Yuan Shuai, as a unique entity, even in this day and age.

As you can see from the picture below, he looks absolutely nothing like a pig.



The real Piggy was never a soldier, let alone a warlord; as per his original legend, before he was turned into a pig-half-man and banished from Heaven, he was merely a lowly chauffeur in the employ of Lady Dou Mu/Marici, the Goddess of the North Star, and his real name remains unknown.

This legend is a reference to the fact that Marici either rides on a wild boar or rides in a chariot drawn by boars.



Wu Cheng En mish-mashed/combined the two into one purely to insult the sect and worshipers of the real Tian Peng Yuan Shuai, whom he intensely disliked.

Piggy should therefore NEVER be addressed as 'Tian Peng Yuan Shuai'; his actual title is Jing Tan Shi Zhe/净坛使者, 'Cleanser of the Altar', which essentially means he is a glorified janitor, tasked with cleaning up after a religious event or celebration has taken place.

This was the post/duty he was awarded after successfully escorting the Tang Priest to India, and this is the post/duty he will occupy/perform indefinitely.

Prostitutes and women of easy virtue also pray to him to deliver them from abusive pimps, shady clients, diseases, poverty and so on.

Hope this clears up a whole lot of longstanding confusion.