China Naming Network - Almanac query - The Monkey King's first master was Xie Yue () from Sanxingdong, and it made sense for him to name the Monkey King: (_) _ the Monkey King was a master.
The Monkey King's first master was Xie Yue () from Sanxingdong, and it made sense for him to name the Monkey King: (_) _ the Monkey King was a master.
Xie Yue Sanxing Cave must be the founder of Bodhi.
Niu, founder of western religion in Hezhou
The origin of the Monkey King's name
About surnames: Because the Monkey King looks like a monkey, a monkey is a monkey. The ancestors said that it was better to be surnamed Sun than to be surnamed Hu.
About the name: there are several words under the bodhi patriarch. Giving to monkeys is an enlightened word, so it is simply named Wukong.