Reading Notes: The Monkey King Unit, Part B

In part B of The Monkey King Unit, ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens (1921), Sun Wu Kung was appointed a stablemaster of the heavenly steeds by the Lord of Heaven. However, Sun Wu Kung angried when he knew that this was the lowest rank position, he escaped the heaven and called himself " The Great Saint Who is Heaven's Equal"(The Great Saint)

Sun Wu Kung's destiny.

With his empty title, Sun Wu Kung idled day by day. He ate the peaches, drunk the nectar and swallowed the pills of life (Laotzse)  He latter was punished by the Buddha, be imprisoned under the mountain until a monk came and helped him out (The destiny of Sun Wu Kung).