Pig Moves the Monkey King Through His Goodness; Sun the Novice Subdues the Ogre Through Cunning

Pig Moves the Monkey King Through His Goodness Sun the Novice Subdues the Ogre Through Cunning They swore to become brothers, And the dharma brought them back to their true nature. When metal and Wood were tamed, the True Result could be achieved; The Mind‑Ape and the Mother of Wood combined to make the elixir. Together they would climb to the World of Bliss, And share the same branch of the faith. The scriptures are the way of self‑cultivation, To which the Buddha has given his own divinity. The brothers made up a triple alliance, With devilish powers to cope with the Five Elements. Sweeping aside the six forms of existence, They head for the Thunder Monastery. As he was being dragged and carried back by the crowd of monkeys, Pig's tunic was shreds. "I'm done for," he grumbled to himself, "done for. He'll kill me now." Before long he was back at the mount of the cave, where Monkey, sitting on top of a rock‑face, said to him angrily, "You chaff‑guzzling idiot. I let you go, so why swear at me?" "I never did, elder brother," said Pig on his knees, "May I bite off my......