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Sun Wukong And Moral Behavior In Ancient China

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Kelvin Yang Mythology Mrs. Larsen May 23,2023 Sun WuKong and Moral Behavior in Anicent China Characters in a variety of fairy tales, myths, folktales, and more act in a certain way to portray their morals. Throughout the times of ancient China, morals and behavior were heavily enforced and expected. These standards were set by ancient Chinese philosophies that are still present to this day. A popular Chinese mythology that reflects the idea of moral behavior is The Journey to the West. Sun Wukong, commonly known as the Chinese myth of the Monkey King, is a well-known story that tells the tale of a bold monkey who develops superhuman abilities and is born from a large rock. Sun Wukong recklessly uses his new bound powers and displeases the heavenly peace. Sun Wukong was banished from heaven and confined to a mountain for over 500 years. Eventually, a traveling monk named Tang Sanzang discovered the monkey trapped in the mountain and offered to release him only if he would atone for his past sins and become the monk’s disciple. Sun Wukong …show more content…

Taoism conveys the idea of the Tao, meaning "the great way of nature has no selfish motives, that Mother Nature gives and nourishes without claiming anything in return" (CONTENTMENT AS THE WAY OF NATURE: INSIGHTS FROM TAOISM). Taoism teaches that humans should live in harmony with nature. Animals, plants, humans, and all other living things in the universe should be living in harmony with each other. One of Taoism’s renowned teachings is the yin and yang. The yin and yang are "an ancient symbol of harmony and balance, challenges the conventional association of light with good and darkness with evil." (Balancing Act: How Yin Yang Promotes Harmony and Balance) Yin and yang show the balancing forces of polar opposites. The function of yin and yang shows that everything in the world needs balance and should be connected, or nothing would make sense

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Yin is supposed to be cold dark and mysterious while Yang is supposed to be warm and bright. The quote “shoulder Yin and embrace Yang” means that evan though there is both good and bad, you can choose to block out the bad and embrace the good. No changes must be made to the world around you that might even the slightest bit effect and change the possible future. The behavior people must follow is to act in harmony and be humble, quiet, and thoughtful. “And the one who has the way does not abide in them” (document 7).

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