A user with 17,266 edits. Account created on 26 April 2006.
17 April 2024
- 02:28 02:28, 17 April 2024 diff hist +172 Talk:Monkey King →Monkey King fictionality: Reply Tag: Reply
6 April 2024
- 04:33 04:33, 6 April 2024 diff hist −59 Sha Wujing →Overview: Removed incorrect info. The original novel states that "the nine skulls changed into nine curls of dark wind and vanished" (Wu & Yu, 2012, vol. 1, p. 434).
14 February 2024
- 07:25 07:25, 14 February 2024 diff hist −587 Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang I made three changes: 1) I removed more plagiarized material; 2) I removed made up material (i.e. the Buddha has Peng chase the pilgrims); and 3) I removed a section because the linked source doesn't appear to mention the info. Searching for "鵬" turned up nothing.
- 07:17 07:17, 14 February 2024 diff hist −288 Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang →Overview: Removing plagiarized material. It was copied, with slight changes, from my blog article "How the Hindu Bird God Garuda Came to Appear in Journey to the West." The original passage reads: "The Ming dynasty examples suggest Garuda was considered a common element of the Buddha’s enlightenment torana. The bird god is in effect a guardian of the faith who watches over the world from an exalted position high atop the Buddha’s throne."
3 February 2024
- 06:20 06:20, 3 February 2024 diff hist −3 List of Journey to the West characters Undid revision 1202157009 by 2603:6010:FB02:E419:1930:9FD1:92D3:9684 ( talk) Define "many sources," please. And can you show that these sources are themselves not based on the previous version of this article stating that it is a "she"? The reason I ask is because the Anthony C. Yu (2012) translation calls it "he/him" (pp. 250-51, for example). Tag: Undo
29 January 2024
- 03:51 03:51, 29 January 2024 diff hist +13 Ruyi Jingu Bang Undid revision 1199131970 by Eelitee ( talk) A manuscript for the older version of JTTW was discovered in the Kozanji temple, hence the name. Tag: Undo
22 January 2024
- 02:47 02:47, 22 January 2024 diff hist +432 User talk:Ymblanter →Monkey King edit: new section Tag: New topic
4 December 2023
- 05:20 05:20, 4 December 2023 diff hist −366 Zhenyuan Daxian Removing section about supposed idols. A random blog with pictures is not a reliable source. Also, removing "dojo." He doesn't run a martial arts school.
16 September 2022
- 12:15 12:15, 16 September 2022 diff hist −205 Kali (demon) Revert change of image. This is about the demon Kali, not the goddess Kali.
3 June 2022
- 07:56 07:56, 3 June 2022 diff hist −82 Kali (demon) Undid revision 1090830225 by Jhonsyrani ( talk) - A doodle is not suitable for an encyclopedia. Tag: Undo
24 May 2022
- 10:19 10:19, 24 May 2022 diff hist −341 Puti Zushi →Background: The source does not support the statement.
- 08:22 08:22, 24 May 2022 diff hist −274 Puti Zushi →Background: The source does not support the statement.
22 March 2022
- 12:16 12:16, 22 March 2022 diff hist +12 m List of Journey to the West characters →Immortal Zhenyuan: made correction
26 January 2022
- 13:25 13:25, 26 January 2022 diff hist −83 Journey to the West →Main characters: This has no basis. The spell is never mentioned in the book.
28 July 2021
- 12:50 12:50, 28 July 2021 diff hist −9 m Gokū no Daibōken Goku is literally "Wukong" not Monkey King.
26 June 2021
- 14:16 14:16, 26 June 2021 diff hist +97 Bodhidharma Undid revision 1030451189 by 106.201.97.236 ( talk) removing vandalism (they removed and ignored a warning). Tag: Undo
10 February 2021
- 12:03 12:03, 10 February 2021 diff hist −176 Lan Caihe →Attaining immortality: I've only seen this story take place in the Chinese tv show 東游記. I don't know of any other source that mentions it. I'm removing it until a proper citation can be given.
- 11:00 11:00, 10 February 2021 diff hist +2,171 Nezha Undid revision 1005764391 by Otterrock ( talk) He's a well-known scholar of Chinese religion and literature. Tag: Undo
5 February 2021
- 21:09 21:09, 5 February 2021 diff hist +31 Journey to the West Undid revision 1004535834 by InEventOf ( talk) These characters are primarily known by these names in the west. There is no reason to remove them. Also, the Tang Monk is also known as Tripitaka in Anthony C. Yu's 2012 revised translation. Tag: Undo
12 January 2021
- 03:15 03:15, 12 January 2021 diff hist +2 Pili (TV series) A distinction needs to be made. Although it may be considered a dialect of Chinese, Taiwanese Hokkien is not Mandarin.
30 September 2020
- 14:01 14:01, 30 September 2020 diff hist +146 Talk:Xuanzang →Seventh century: comment
28 August 2020
- 03:55 03:55, 28 August 2020 diff hist −503 Monkey King Festival The 1852 plate showing a monkey temple in China is clearly based on a plate from 'Gedenkwaerdig bedryf der Nederlandsche Ooste-Indische Maetschappye' (1670), which depicts a monkey temple in Japan. It is therefore inaccurate. See my post here: https://twitter.com/McClanJr81/status/1298880540750168064
3 June 2020
- 14:45 14:45, 3 June 2020 diff hist +82 A Korean Odyssey added links into the description. This makes more sense to those who may not have read the original novel.
27 May 2020
- 12:44 12:44, 27 May 2020 diff hist −13 Kali (demon) Undid revision 959105586 by 2409:4043:2496:5EFD:6C7F:2885:F56C:F899 ( talk) Kali the demon and Kali the goddess are two different figures Tag: Undo
13 May 2020
- 15:48 15:48, 13 May 2020 diff hist +401 Talk:Agdistis →Two figures with the same name?: new section
30 April 2020
- 10:41 10:41, 30 April 2020 diff hist +2 Kali (demon) Undid revision 953694181 by 117.212.54.249 ( talk) Reverting because they conversion Kali with Kalki Tag: Undo
3 April 2020
- 18:54 18:54, 3 April 2020 diff hist −1,043 Jinmenju Removing unsourced material
12 March 2020
- 15:51 15:51, 12 March 2020 diff hist +1,148 Monkey King Undid revision 945047408 by 115.66.88.187 ( talk) This is not "irrelevant" Tag: Undo
28 February 2020
- 01:34 01:34, 28 February 2020 diff hist −5 m Inuyashiki nearly 60 is not "middle aged"
22 February 2020
- 17:31 17:31, 22 February 2020 diff hist +243 Kali (demon) Undid revision 942047510 by Rriyer78 ( talk) The last edit confused two different figures Tag: Undo
3 February 2020
- 08:10 08:10, 3 February 2020 diff hist −84 Kali (demon) Undid revision 938887133 by 73.9.20.89 ( talk) Ugh ... Kali the demon and Kali the goddess are two different figures Tag: Undo
25 January 2020
- 17:40 17:40, 25 January 2020 diff hist +643 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Translation of Chinese from Alchemical Source: new section
15 January 2020
- 13:09 13:09, 15 January 2020 diff hist +270 Talk:Kaifeng Jews →Adding photo of a Kaifeng manuscript?: comment
- 08:15 08:15, 15 January 2020 diff hist +99 Monkey King Corrections and additions. Carrying two mountains while running is more impressive than just wielding the staff. Also, Wukong uses fixing magic and not cold breath to stop people in place.
- 07:14 07:14, 15 January 2020 diff hist 0 m Monkey King Correcting the distance
17 December 2019
- 15:06 15:06, 17 December 2019 diff hist −72,687 User talk:Ghostexorcist Removing clutter. Tag: Replaced
14 December 2019
- 14:07 14:07, 14 December 2019 diff hist −109 Chinese martial arts Undid revision 930548081 by 1.132.108.179 ( talk) - Vandalism Tag: Undo
30 November 2019
- 03:20 03:20, 30 November 2019 diff hist −83 Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Members/Active →Active members: leaving group. Not very active on wikipedia
- 03:18 03:18, 30 November 2019 diff hist −91 Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Participants Leaving group. Not very active on Wiki
13 October 2019
- 14:57 14:57, 13 October 2019 diff hist +9 Kali (demon) This is about a separate figure, not the goddess
10 October 2019
- 10:02 10:02, 10 October 2019 diff hist +54 Asag Added citation and removed tag
5 September 2019
- 12:54 12:54, 5 September 2019 diff hist +1,332 Yuenü added more info
31 August 2019
- 23:25 23:25, 31 August 2019 diff hist +93 Monkey King: Hero Is Back Why was this information removed? The literal Chinese translation does not match the English title. This is important.
24 August 2019
- 09:27 09:27, 24 August 2019 diff hist −592 Monkey King Undid revision 912054058 by 174.255.76.119 ( talk) - unsourced Tag: Undo
6 August 2019
- 09:12 09:12, 6 August 2019 diff hist −657 Nezha →Religion: same
- 09:11 09:11, 6 August 2019 diff hist −1,870 Nezha →Nezha in other media: Removing unsourced statements
5 August 2019
- 14:32 14:32, 5 August 2019 diff hist +9 Todd Decker I'm adding the label because these passive aggressive comments are straight from the youtube video.
4 August 2019
- 03:29 03:29, 4 August 2019 diff hist +1,755 Ouyang Xun added info about his allusion to in literature
- 02:57 02:57, 4 August 2019 diff hist −1,189 Monkey King The staff was never an anchor for the sea. This is based on a mistranslation from the W.J.F. Jenner addition. See this sourced blog for info: https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/08/04/misconceptions-about-monkeys-staff-and-the-milky-way-galaxy/ . I also removed unsourced statements from the influences section
12 July 2019
- 16:01 16:01, 12 July 2019 diff hist +11 Sha Wujing Undid revision 902350656 by 222.252.115.232 ( talk) The book doesn't mention that distinction Tag: Undo
A user with 17,266 edits. Account created on 26 April 2006.
17 April 2024
- 02:28 02:28, 17 April 2024 diff hist +172 Talk:Monkey King →Monkey King fictionality: Reply Tag: Reply
6 April 2024
- 04:33 04:33, 6 April 2024 diff hist −59 Sha Wujing →Overview: Removed incorrect info. The original novel states that "the nine skulls changed into nine curls of dark wind and vanished" (Wu & Yu, 2012, vol. 1, p. 434).
14 February 2024
- 07:25 07:25, 14 February 2024 diff hist −587 Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang I made three changes: 1) I removed more plagiarized material; 2) I removed made up material (i.e. the Buddha has Peng chase the pilgrims); and 3) I removed a section because the linked source doesn't appear to mention the info. Searching for "鵬" turned up nothing.
- 07:17 07:17, 14 February 2024 diff hist −288 Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang →Overview: Removing plagiarized material. It was copied, with slight changes, from my blog article "How the Hindu Bird God Garuda Came to Appear in Journey to the West." The original passage reads: "The Ming dynasty examples suggest Garuda was considered a common element of the Buddha’s enlightenment torana. The bird god is in effect a guardian of the faith who watches over the world from an exalted position high atop the Buddha’s throne."
3 February 2024
- 06:20 06:20, 3 February 2024 diff hist −3 List of Journey to the West characters Undid revision 1202157009 by 2603:6010:FB02:E419:1930:9FD1:92D3:9684 ( talk) Define "many sources," please. And can you show that these sources are themselves not based on the previous version of this article stating that it is a "she"? The reason I ask is because the Anthony C. Yu (2012) translation calls it "he/him" (pp. 250-51, for example). Tag: Undo
29 January 2024
- 03:51 03:51, 29 January 2024 diff hist +13 Ruyi Jingu Bang Undid revision 1199131970 by Eelitee ( talk) A manuscript for the older version of JTTW was discovered in the Kozanji temple, hence the name. Tag: Undo
22 January 2024
- 02:47 02:47, 22 January 2024 diff hist +432 User talk:Ymblanter →Monkey King edit: new section Tag: New topic
4 December 2023
- 05:20 05:20, 4 December 2023 diff hist −366 Zhenyuan Daxian Removing section about supposed idols. A random blog with pictures is not a reliable source. Also, removing "dojo." He doesn't run a martial arts school.
16 September 2022
- 12:15 12:15, 16 September 2022 diff hist −205 Kali (demon) Revert change of image. This is about the demon Kali, not the goddess Kali.
3 June 2022
- 07:56 07:56, 3 June 2022 diff hist −82 Kali (demon) Undid revision 1090830225 by Jhonsyrani ( talk) - A doodle is not suitable for an encyclopedia. Tag: Undo
24 May 2022
- 10:19 10:19, 24 May 2022 diff hist −341 Puti Zushi →Background: The source does not support the statement.
- 08:22 08:22, 24 May 2022 diff hist −274 Puti Zushi →Background: The source does not support the statement.
22 March 2022
- 12:16 12:16, 22 March 2022 diff hist +12 m List of Journey to the West characters →Immortal Zhenyuan: made correction
26 January 2022
- 13:25 13:25, 26 January 2022 diff hist −83 Journey to the West →Main characters: This has no basis. The spell is never mentioned in the book.
28 July 2021
- 12:50 12:50, 28 July 2021 diff hist −9 m Gokū no Daibōken Goku is literally "Wukong" not Monkey King.
26 June 2021
- 14:16 14:16, 26 June 2021 diff hist +97 Bodhidharma Undid revision 1030451189 by 106.201.97.236 ( talk) removing vandalism (they removed and ignored a warning). Tag: Undo
10 February 2021
- 12:03 12:03, 10 February 2021 diff hist −176 Lan Caihe →Attaining immortality: I've only seen this story take place in the Chinese tv show 東游記. I don't know of any other source that mentions it. I'm removing it until a proper citation can be given.
- 11:00 11:00, 10 February 2021 diff hist +2,171 Nezha Undid revision 1005764391 by Otterrock ( talk) He's a well-known scholar of Chinese religion and literature. Tag: Undo
5 February 2021
- 21:09 21:09, 5 February 2021 diff hist +31 Journey to the West Undid revision 1004535834 by InEventOf ( talk) These characters are primarily known by these names in the west. There is no reason to remove them. Also, the Tang Monk is also known as Tripitaka in Anthony C. Yu's 2012 revised translation. Tag: Undo
12 January 2021
- 03:15 03:15, 12 January 2021 diff hist +2 Pili (TV series) A distinction needs to be made. Although it may be considered a dialect of Chinese, Taiwanese Hokkien is not Mandarin.
30 September 2020
- 14:01 14:01, 30 September 2020 diff hist +146 Talk:Xuanzang →Seventh century: comment
28 August 2020
- 03:55 03:55, 28 August 2020 diff hist −503 Monkey King Festival The 1852 plate showing a monkey temple in China is clearly based on a plate from 'Gedenkwaerdig bedryf der Nederlandsche Ooste-Indische Maetschappye' (1670), which depicts a monkey temple in Japan. It is therefore inaccurate. See my post here: https://twitter.com/McClanJr81/status/1298880540750168064
3 June 2020
- 14:45 14:45, 3 June 2020 diff hist +82 A Korean Odyssey added links into the description. This makes more sense to those who may not have read the original novel.
27 May 2020
- 12:44 12:44, 27 May 2020 diff hist −13 Kali (demon) Undid revision 959105586 by 2409:4043:2496:5EFD:6C7F:2885:F56C:F899 ( talk) Kali the demon and Kali the goddess are two different figures Tag: Undo
13 May 2020
- 15:48 15:48, 13 May 2020 diff hist +401 Talk:Agdistis →Two figures with the same name?: new section
30 April 2020
- 10:41 10:41, 30 April 2020 diff hist +2 Kali (demon) Undid revision 953694181 by 117.212.54.249 ( talk) Reverting because they conversion Kali with Kalki Tag: Undo
3 April 2020
- 18:54 18:54, 3 April 2020 diff hist −1,043 Jinmenju Removing unsourced material
12 March 2020
- 15:51 15:51, 12 March 2020 diff hist +1,148 Monkey King Undid revision 945047408 by 115.66.88.187 ( talk) This is not "irrelevant" Tag: Undo
28 February 2020
- 01:34 01:34, 28 February 2020 diff hist −5 m Inuyashiki nearly 60 is not "middle aged"
22 February 2020
- 17:31 17:31, 22 February 2020 diff hist +243 Kali (demon) Undid revision 942047510 by Rriyer78 ( talk) The last edit confused two different figures Tag: Undo
3 February 2020
- 08:10 08:10, 3 February 2020 diff hist −84 Kali (demon) Undid revision 938887133 by 73.9.20.89 ( talk) Ugh ... Kali the demon and Kali the goddess are two different figures Tag: Undo
25 January 2020
- 17:40 17:40, 25 January 2020 diff hist +643 Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language →Translation of Chinese from Alchemical Source: new section
15 January 2020
- 13:09 13:09, 15 January 2020 diff hist +270 Talk:Kaifeng Jews →Adding photo of a Kaifeng manuscript?: comment
- 08:15 08:15, 15 January 2020 diff hist +99 Monkey King Corrections and additions. Carrying two mountains while running is more impressive than just wielding the staff. Also, Wukong uses fixing magic and not cold breath to stop people in place.
- 07:14 07:14, 15 January 2020 diff hist 0 m Monkey King Correcting the distance
17 December 2019
- 15:06 15:06, 17 December 2019 diff hist −72,687 User talk:Ghostexorcist Removing clutter. Tag: Replaced
14 December 2019
- 14:07 14:07, 14 December 2019 diff hist −109 Chinese martial arts Undid revision 930548081 by 1.132.108.179 ( talk) - Vandalism Tag: Undo
30 November 2019
- 03:20 03:20, 30 November 2019 diff hist −83 Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Members/Active →Active members: leaving group. Not very active on wikipedia
- 03:18 03:18, 30 November 2019 diff hist −91 Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Participants Leaving group. Not very active on Wiki
13 October 2019
- 14:57 14:57, 13 October 2019 diff hist +9 Kali (demon) This is about a separate figure, not the goddess
10 October 2019
- 10:02 10:02, 10 October 2019 diff hist +54 Asag Added citation and removed tag
5 September 2019
- 12:54 12:54, 5 September 2019 diff hist +1,332 Yuenü added more info
31 August 2019
- 23:25 23:25, 31 August 2019 diff hist +93 Monkey King: Hero Is Back Why was this information removed? The literal Chinese translation does not match the English title. This is important.
24 August 2019
- 09:27 09:27, 24 August 2019 diff hist −592 Monkey King Undid revision 912054058 by 174.255.76.119 ( talk) - unsourced Tag: Undo
6 August 2019
- 09:12 09:12, 6 August 2019 diff hist −657 Nezha →Religion: same
- 09:11 09:11, 6 August 2019 diff hist −1,870 Nezha →Nezha in other media: Removing unsourced statements
5 August 2019
- 14:32 14:32, 5 August 2019 diff hist +9 Todd Decker I'm adding the label because these passive aggressive comments are straight from the youtube video.
4 August 2019
- 03:29 03:29, 4 August 2019 diff hist +1,755 Ouyang Xun added info about his allusion to in literature
- 02:57 02:57, 4 August 2019 diff hist −1,189 Monkey King The staff was never an anchor for the sea. This is based on a mistranslation from the W.J.F. Jenner addition. See this sourced blog for info: https://journeytothewestresearch.wordpress.com/2018/08/04/misconceptions-about-monkeys-staff-and-the-milky-way-galaxy/ . I also removed unsourced statements from the influences section
12 July 2019
- 16:01 16:01, 12 July 2019 diff hist +11 Sha Wujing Undid revision 902350656 by 222.252.115.232 ( talk) The book doesn't mention that distinction Tag: Undo