Theos-Talk Archives (October 2009 Message tt00092)

Monkeyis the dubbed English language version of the Japanese television seriesSaiyÅki (èéè?), based on the classic Chinese novelJourney to the West by Wu Cheng'en.[1] It was originally produced by Nippon Television(NTV) and International Television Films in association with NHK.
The series ran for two seasons of 26 episodes each. The first season ran from October 1978 to April 1979. The second season ran from November 1979 to May 1980. Both seasons had footage shot on location in north-west China and Inner Mongolia.
Plot summary
Monkey, the title character, "born from an egg on a mountain top", was a brash king of a monkey tribe (indeed, the title song goes so far as to claim that he was the "funkiest monkey that ever popped"). He achieved a little "enlightenment" and proclaimed himself "Great Sage, Equal of Heaven". After demanding the "gift" of a magical stafffrom a powerful Dragon king, Monkey is approached by Heaven to join their host in the lowly position of "Keeper of the Peach Garden of Immortality". Monkey eats them all, becomes immortal and runs amok. Having earned the ire of Heavenand being bested in a challenge by an omniscient, mighty, but benevolent, cloud-dwelling deityBuddha, Monkey is imprisoned under a mountain in order to learn humility.
Eventually Monkey is released by the monk Tripitaka in 630, who has been tasked by the BoddhisatvaGuanyinto undertake a pilgrimage to India to fetch holy scriptures. The pair soon recruits two former members of the heavenly host who were cast out as a result of Monkey's transgressions: Sandy, the water monster and ex-cannibal, expelled from heaven after his interference caused a precious jade cup to be broken, and Pigsy, a pig monster consumed with lust and gluttony, who was expelled from heaven after harassing star princess Vega for a kiss. A dragon, Yu Lung, who was set free by Guanyin after being sentenced to death, eats Tripitaka's horse but upon discovering the horse was carrying Tripitaka, assumes the shape of a horse to carry him on his journey; later in the story he occasionally assumes human form to assist his new master, although he is still always refered to as 'Horse'. Monkey can also change form, for instance in 'The Great Journey Begins'
 Monkey transforms into a girl to trick Pigsy. Monkey's other magic included a cloud upon which he could fly, a fighting staff which could be any size and the ability to conjure bare-fisted monkey warriors by blowing on hairs plucked from his chest.
The pilgrims face many perils and antagonists both human and supernatural. Monkey, Sandy, and Pigsy are often called upon to battle demons, monsters and bandits, despite Tripitaka's constant call for peace. Many episodes also feature some moral lesson, usually based upon Buddhistand/or Taoistphilosophies, which are spoken by the narrator at the end of various scenes.
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>From: Morten Nymann Olesen <global-theosophy@stofanet.dk>
>To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sun, 11 October, 2009 7:41:35 PM
>Subject: Re: Theos-World Abhidharma the core of MahÃyÃna and HÃnayÃna?
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>What Monkey?
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>Funny japanese monkey!!
>http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=msWJ468PVQY& feature=related
>(Video - Since all of us knows Japaneese, I will not translate the words.)
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>The Wikipedia is very western in its appraoch to this very important subject.
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>Psychology
>http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Psychology
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Cass Silva 
>To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com 
>Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 12:45 AM
>Subject: Re: Theos-World Abhidharma the core of MahÃyÃna and HÃnayÃna?
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>Anyone ever watch 'Monkey'? 
>Cass
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>>From: Morten Nymann Olesen <global-theosophy@ stofanet. dk>
>>To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com
>>Sent: Sat, 10 October, 2009 11:38:03 PM
>>Subject: Theos-World Abhidharma the core of MahÃyÃna and HÃnayÃna?
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>>Dear friends
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>>My views are:
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>>HPB wrote:
>>"Tripitaka (Sk.). Lit., "the three baskets"; the name of the Buddhist canon. It is composed of three divisions : (1) the doctrine; (2) the rules and laws for the priesthood and ascetics; (3) the philosophical dissertations and metaphysics: to wit, the Abhidharma, defined by Buddhaghosa as that law (dharma) which goes beyond (abhi) the law. The Abhidharma contains the most profoundly metaphysical and philosophical teachings, and is the store-house whence the MahÃyÃna and HÃnayÃna Schools got their fundamental doctrines. There is a fourth division-the Samyakta Pitaka. But as it is a later addition by the Chinese Buddhists, it is not accepted by the Southern Church of Siam and Ceylon."
>>(The Theosophical Glossary, 1892, published posthumously by GRS Mead)
>>http://www.phx- ult-lodge. org/ATUVWXYZ. htm#t
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>>It seems that this Abhidharma teaching must have a very strong esoteric core and flavour attached to it since the fundemental Buddhistic doctrines was based on it. That is what HPB says, and scholars think different even today.
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>>Abhidharma 
>>"In the West, the Abhidhamma has generally been considered the core of what is referred to as 'Buddhist Psychology'. "
>>http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Abhidharma
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>>The third category, the Abhidhamma Pitaka (literally "beyond the dhamma", "higher dhamma" or "special dhamma", Sanskrit: Abhidharma Pitaka), is a collection of texts which give a systematic philosophical description of the nature of mind, matter and time. There are seven books in the Abhidhamma Pitaka.
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>>M. Sufilight
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