第001回 The Birth of the Stone Monkey

第001回Chapter 1

詩曰：A poem says:

诗曰：

蓋聞天地之數，有十二萬九千六百歲為一元。It is said that in the reckoning of Heaven and Earth, 129,600 years make one Epoch (yuan).將一元分為十二會，乃子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥之十二支也。Dividing one Epoch into twelve Cycles (hui), these are the twelve Earthly Branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai.每會該一萬八百歲。Each Cycle comprises 10,800 years.且就一日而論：子時得陽氣，而丑則雞鳴；Speaking in terms of a single day: at the hour of Zi the yang energy is born, and at the hour of Chou the cock crows;寅不通光，而卯則日出；at Yin light has not yet penetrated, and at Mao the sun rises;辰時食後，而巳則挨排；at Chen comes the time after breakfast, and at Si things fall into order;日午天中，而未則西蹉；at Wu the sun stands at noon in the middle of the sky, and at Wei it begins to slant westward;申時晡，而日落酉，戌黃昏，而人定亥。at Shen comes the late-afternoon meal, the sun sets at You, dusk falls at Xu, and at Hai people settle to rest.譬於大數，若到戌會之終，則天地昏曚而萬物否矣。By analogy with the great reckoning, when the Cycle of Xu comes to its end, Heaven and Earth grow dark and dim, and the myriad things fall into obscurity.再去五千四百歲，交亥會之初，則當黑暗，而兩間人物俱無矣，故曰混沌。After another 5,400 years, when the Cycle of Hai begins, all is utter darkness, and neither people nor things exist between Heaven and Earth — hence it is called Chaos (hundun).又五千四百歲，亥會將終，貞下起元，近子之會，而復逐漸開明。After another 5,400 years, as the Cycle of Hai draws to its close, at the turn from ending to new beginning, drawing near the Cycle of Zi, light gradually begins to open again.邵康節曰：「冬至子之半，天心無改移。Shao Kangjie said: 'At the winter solstice, in the middle of the hour of Zi, the heart of Heaven has not yet shifted.'一陽初動處，萬物未生時。」到此，天始有根。'At the place where the first yang first stirs, is the time when the myriad things have not yet been born.' At this point, Heaven begins to have its root.再五千四百歲，正當子會，輕清上騰，有日，有月，有星，有辰。After another 5,400 years, exactly at the Cycle of Zi, the light and pure rises upward, and there come to be the sun, the moon, the stars, and the constellations.日、月、星、辰，謂之四象。Sun, moon, stars, and constellations are called the Four Images.故曰，天開於子。Hence it is said, Heaven opened at Zi.又經五千四百歲，子會將終，近丑之會，而逐漸堅實。《易》曰：「大哉乾元！After another 5,400 years pass, as the Cycle of Zi draws to its close, drawing near the Cycle of Chou, things gradually become firm and solid. The Book of Changes says: 'Great indeed is the Origin of Qian!'至哉坤元！'Perfect indeed is the Origin of Kun!'萬物資生，乃順承天。」至此，地始凝結。'The myriad things rely on it for their birth, obediently following Heaven.' At this point, Earth begins to congeal.再五千四百歲，正當丑會，重濁下凝，有水，有火，有山，有石，有土。After another 5,400 years, exactly at the Cycle of Chou, the heavy and turbid congeals downward, and there come to be water, fire, mountains, stone, and earth.水、火、山、石、土，謂之五形。Water, fire, mountain, stone, and earth are called the Five Forms.故曰，地闢於丑。Hence it is said, Earth was established at Chou.又經五千四百歲，丑會終而寅會之初，發生萬物。After another 5,400 years pass, as the Cycle of Chou ends and the Cycle of Yin begins, the myriad things come into being.曆曰：「天氣下降，地氣上升；The calendar treatise says: 'The vapor of Heaven descends, the vapor of Earth rises;'天地交合，群物皆生。」至此，天清地爽，陰陽交合。'Heaven and Earth join together, and all things are born.' At this point, Heaven is clear and Earth is bright, and yin and yang unite.再五千四百歲，正當寅會，生人，生獸，生禽，正謂天地人，三才定位。After another 5,400 years, exactly at the Cycle of Yin, people are born, beasts are born, birds are born — this is what is meant by Heaven, Earth, and Man, the Three Powers, taking their fixed places.故曰，人生於寅。Hence it is said, mankind was born at Yin.

盖闻天地之数，有十二万九千六百岁为一元。将一元分为十二会，乃子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥之十二支也。每会该一万八百岁。且就一日而论：子时得阳气，而丑则鸡鸣；寅不通光，而卯则日出；辰时食后，而巳则挨排；日午天中，而未则西蹉；申时晡，而日落酉，戌黄昏，而人定亥。譬于大数，若到戌会之终，则天地昏曚而万物否矣。再去五千四百岁，交亥会之初，则当黑暗，而两间人物俱无矣，故曰混沌。又五千四百岁，亥会将终，贞下起元，近子之会，而复逐渐开明。邵康节曰：「冬至子之半，天心无改移。一阳初动处，万物未生时。」到此，天始有根。再五千四百岁，正当子会，轻清上腾，有日，有月，有星，有辰。日、月、星、辰，谓之四象。故曰，天开于子。又经五千四百岁，子会将终，近丑之会，而逐渐坚实。《易》曰：「大哉干元！至哉坤元！万物资生，乃顺承天。」至此，地始凝结。再五千四百岁，正当丑会，重浊下凝，有水，有火，有山，有石，有土。水、火、山、石、土，谓之五形。故曰，地辟于丑。又经五千四百岁，丑会终而寅会之初，发生万物。历曰：「天气下降，地气上升；天地交合，群物皆生。」至此，天清地爽，阴阳交合。再五千四百岁，正当寅会，生人，生兽，生禽，正谓天地人，三才定位。故曰，人生于寅。

感盤古開闢，三皇治世，五帝定倫，世界之間，遂分為四大部洲：曰東勝神洲，曰西牛賀洲，曰南贍部洲，曰北俱蘆洲。Thanks to Pangu's opening of the world, the Three Sovereigns' governing of the age, and the Five Emperors' fixing of moral order, the world came to be divided into Four Great Continents: the Continent of Dongshengshen, the Continent of Xiniuhe, the Continent of Nanshanbu, and the Continent of Beijulu.這部書單表東勝神洲。This book speaks solely of the Continent of Dongshengshen.海外有一國土，名曰傲來國。Beyond the sea there was a kingdom named Aolai Guo.國近大海，海中有一座名山，喚為花果山。The kingdom lay close to the great sea, and in the sea there was a famous mountain called Huaguo Shan (Flower-Fruit Mountain).此山乃十洲之祖脈，三島之來龍，自開清濁而立，鴻濛判後而成。This mountain was the ancestral vein of the Ten Continents, the dragon-vein from which the Three Isles descended, formed at the very moment the clear and turbid first separated, taking shape once the primordial chaos was divided.真個好山！Truly a fine mountain!有詞賦為證。There is a rhapsody to bear witness.賦曰：The rhapsody says:

感盘古开辟，三皇治世，五帝定伦，世界之间，遂分为四大部洲：曰东胜神洲，曰西牛贺洲，曰南赡部洲，曰北俱芦洲。这部书单表东胜神洲。海外有一国土，名曰傲来国。国近大海，海中有一座名山，唤为花果山。此山乃十洲之祖脉，三岛之来龙，自开清浊而立，鸿蒙判后而成。真个好山！有词赋为证。赋曰：

那座山正當頂上，有一塊仙石。Right at the very summit of that mountain there was an immortal stone.其石有三丈六尺五寸高，有二丈四尺圍圓。This stone was three zhang, six chi, and five cun in height, and two zhang four chi around.三丈六尺五寸高，按周天三百六十五度；Its height of three zhang, six chi, five cun corresponded to the 365 degrees of the full circuit of Heaven;二丈四尺圍圓，按政曆二十四氣。its girth of two zhang four chi corresponded to the twenty-four solar terms of the calendar.上有九竅八孔，按九宮八卦。On it were nine openings and eight holes, corresponding to the Nine Palaces and the Eight Trigrams.四面更無樹木遮陰，左右倒有芝蘭相襯。On all four sides there were no trees to give it shade, but to left and right there were angelica and orchids set off against it.蓋自開闢以來，每受天真地秀，日精月華，感之既久，遂有靈通之意。Ever since the creation of the world, it had constantly absorbed the true essence of Heaven and the fine spirit of Earth, the quintessence of the sun and the radiance of the moon, and having been so quickened for so long, it came to have the germ of magical understanding.內育仙胞，一日迸裂，產一石卵，似圓毬樣大。Within it an immortal embryo was nurtured, and one day it split open and produced a stone egg, about the size of a round ball.因見風，化作一個石猴，五官俱備，四肢皆全。On being touched by the wind, it transformed into a stone monkey, complete with all five senses and all four limbs.便就學爬學走，拜了四方。It at once learned to crawl and to walk, and bowed to the four quarters.目運兩道金光，射沖斗府。From its eyes shot two beams of golden light that flashed straight up to the Palace of the Dipper.驚動高天上聖大慈仁者玉皇大天尊玄穹高上帝，駕座金闕雲宮靈霄寶殿，聚集仙卿，見有金光燄燄，即命千里眼、順風耳開南天門觀看。This startled the Great Compassionate and Merciful Sage on High, the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Worthy, the Mysterious Sovereign of the Highest Firmament, who, seated on his throne in the Hall of Miraculous Mist within the Golden Tower Cloud Palace, gathering his immortal officials about him and seeing the blazing golden light, at once ordered Thousand-Mile Eye and Fair-Wind Ear to open the Southern Gate of Heaven and look out.二將果奉旨出門外，看的真，聽的明。The two generals, obeying the decree, went out through the gate and looked and listened clearly and distinctly.須臾回報道：「臣奉旨觀聽金光之處，乃東勝神洲海東傲來小國之界，有一座花果山，山上有一仙石，石產一卵，見風化一石猴，在那裡拜四方，眼運金光，射沖斗府。In a moment they returned to report: 'Obeying the decree, your servants went to observe and listen at the place of the golden light — it is within the borders of the small kingdom of Aolai, east across the sea in the Continent of Dongshengshen. There is a mountain called Huaguo Shan, and on the mountain an immortal stone which produced an egg; on being touched by the wind it turned into a stone monkey, which was bowing to the four quarters there, its eyes shooting golden light straight up to the Palace of the Dipper.'如今服餌水食，金光將潛息矣。」玉帝垂賜恩慈曰：「下方之物，乃天地精華所生，不足為異。」'Now that it has begun to take food and drink, the golden light is about to fade and subside.' The Jade Emperor, graciously bestowing his benevolence, said: 'Creatures of the lower world, born of the essence of Heaven and Earth, are not worth regarding as strange.'

那座山正当顶上，有一块仙石。其石有三丈六尺五寸高，有二丈四尺围圆。三丈六尺五寸高，按周天三百六十五度；二丈四尺围圆，按政历二十四气。上有九窍八孔，按九宫八卦。四面更无树木遮阴，左右倒有芝兰相衬。盖自开辟以来，每受天真地秀，日精月华，感之既久，遂有灵通之意。内育仙胞，一日迸裂，产一石卵，似圆毬样大。因见风，化作一个石猴，五官俱备，四肢皆全。便就学爬学走，拜了四方。目运两道金光，射冲斗府。惊动高天上圣大慈仁者玉皇大天尊玄穹高上帝，驾座金阙云宫灵霄宝殿，聚集仙卿，见有金光燄燄，即命千里眼、顺风耳开南天门观看。二将果奉旨出门外，看的真，听的明。须臾回报道：「臣奉旨观听金光之处，乃东胜神洲海东傲来小国之界，有一座花果山，山上有一仙石，石产一卵，见风化一石猴，在那里拜四方，眼运金光，射冲斗府。如今服饵水食，金光将潜息矣。」玉帝垂赐恩慈曰：「下方之物，乃天地精华所生，不足为异。」

那猴在山中，卻會行走跳躍，食草木，飲澗泉，採山花，覓樹果；That monkey, in the mountains, could walk and leap about; it ate grasses and trees, drank from mountain streams, gathered mountain flowers, and sought out tree fruits;與狼蟲為伴，虎豹為群，獐鹿為友，獼猿為親；it kept company with wolves, made a company of tigers and leopards, made friends of river deer and stags, and grew close with macaques and gibbons;夜宿石崖之下，朝遊峰洞之中。at night it lodged beneath stone cliffs, and by day it roamed among the peaks and caves.真是：「山中無甲子，寒盡不知年。」Truly it was: 'In the mountains there is no calendar; when the cold ends, one does not know the year.'

那猴在山中，却会行走跳跃，食草木，饮涧泉，采山花，觅树果；与狼虫为伴，虎豹为群，獐鹿为友，猕猿为亲；夜宿石崖之下，朝游峰洞之中。真是：「山中无甲子，寒尽不知年。」

一朝天氣炎熱，與群猴避暑，都在松陰之下頑耍。One day, when the weather was hot, it went with the other monkeys to escape the heat, all playing beneath the shade of the pines.你看他一個個：Just look at them, each and every one:

一朝天气炎热，与群猴避暑，都在松阴之下顽耍。你看他一个个：

一群猴子耍了一會，卻去那山澗中洗澡。After the band of monkeys had played for a while, they went off to bathe in the mountain stream.見那股澗水奔流，真個似滾瓜湧濺。They saw that stream of water rushing along, truly like a melon rolling and splashing in its surge.古云：「禽有禽言，獸有獸語。」眾猴都道：「這股水不知是那裡的水。As the old saying goes: 'Birds have the speech of birds, beasts have the language of beasts.' All the monkeys said: 'We don't know where this stream of water comes from.'我們今日趕閑無事，順澗邊往上溜頭尋看源流，耍子去耶！」喊一聲，都拖男挈女，呼弟呼兄，一齊跑來，順澗爬山，直至源流之處，乃是一股瀑布飛泉。'Today, having leisure and nothing else to do, let's follow the stream up to its head and seek out its source — let's go and have some fun!' With a shout, they all dragged along their sons and daughters, called out to brothers young and old, and ran together, following the stream and climbing the mountain, straight to the place of its source, which turned out to be a flying waterfall.但見那：And there they saw:

一群猴子耍了一会，却去那山涧中洗澡。见那股涧水奔流，真个似滚瓜涌溅。古云：「禽有禽言，兽有兽语。」众猴都道：「这股水不知是那里的水。我们今日赶闲无事，顺涧边往上溜头寻看源流，耍子去耶！」喊一声，都拖男挈女，呼弟呼兄，一齐跑来，顺涧爬山，直至源流之处，乃是一股瀑布飞泉。但见那：

眾猴拍手稱揚道：「好水，好水！All the monkeys clapped their hands and cried out in praise: 'Fine water, fine water!'原來此處遠通山腳之下，直接大海之波。」又道：「那一個有本事的，鑽進去尋個源頭出來，不傷身體者，我等即拜他為王。」連呼了三聲，忽見叢雜中跳出一個石猴，應聲高叫道：「我進去，我進去。」好猴！'So it turns out that this place connects far off with the foot of the mountain, and joins directly with the waves of the great sea.' They also said: 'Whoever has the ability to plunge in, find the source, and come back out without harming his body, we will bow to him as king.' They called out three times in succession, when suddenly, from amid the thicket, a stone monkey leapt out and answered with a loud cry: 'I'll go in, I'll go in!' What a splendid monkey!也是他：It was truly he of whom it is said:

众猴拍手称扬道：「好水，好水！原来此处远通山脚之下，直接大海之波。」又道：「那一个有本事的，钻进去寻个源头出来，不伤身体者，我等即拜他为王。」连呼了三声，忽见丛杂中跳出一个石猴，应声高叫道：「我进去，我进去。」好猴！也是他：

你看他瞑目蹲身，將身一縱，徑跳入瀑布泉中，忽睜睛擡頭觀看，那裡邊卻無水無波，明明朗朗的一架橋梁。Watch him close his eyes, crouch down, and with a spring of his body leap straight into the waterfall's spring. Suddenly opening his eyes and raising his head to look, he found there was no water and no waves inside at all, but a bridge, clear and bright.他住了身，定了神，仔細再看，原來是座鐵板橋。He steadied his body, settled his spirit, and looked carefully again — it turned out to be a bridge of iron slabs.橋下之水，沖貫於石竅之間，倒掛流出去，遮閉了橋門。The water beneath the bridge rushed through the openings in the rock and poured out hanging upside down, screening off the bridge's gateway.卻又欠身上橋頭，再走再看，卻似有人家住處一般，真個好所在。He then raised himself up onto the head of the bridge, and walking further to look again, found it seemed just like a place where people might dwell — truly a fine spot.但見那：And there he saw:

你看他瞑目蹲身，将身一纵，径跳入瀑布泉中，忽睁睛抬头观看，那里边却无水无波，明明朗朗的一架桥梁。他住了身，定了神，仔细再看，原来是座铁板桥。桥下之水，冲贯于石窍之间，倒挂流出去，遮闭了桥门。却又欠身上桥头，再走再看，却似有人家住处一般，真个好所在。但见那：

看罷多時，跳過橋中間，左右觀看。After looking for a long while, he leapt over to the middle of the bridge and looked about to left and right.只見正當中有一石碣，碣上有一行楷書大字，鐫著「花果山福地，水簾洞洞天」。He saw right in the middle a stone tablet, on which was carved in a line of large regular-script characters: 'Blessed Land of Huaguo Shan, Heavenly Grotto of the Water-Curtain Cave.'

看罢多时，跳过桥中间，左右观看。只见正当中有一石碣，碣上有一行楷书大字，镌著「花果山福地，水帘洞洞天」。

石猿喜不自勝，急抽身往外便走，復瞑目蹲身，跳出水外，打了兩個呵呵道：「大造化！The stone monkey was overjoyed beyond measure, and hastily turned to head back out; closing his eyes and crouching down again, he leapt back out through the water, and laughed aloud twice, saying: 'What tremendous fortune!'大造化！」眾猴把他圍住，問道：「裡面怎麼樣？'What tremendous fortune!' The other monkeys crowded around him and asked: 'What is it like inside?'水有多深？」石猴道：「沒水！'How deep is the water?' The stone monkey said: 'There's no water!'沒水！'No water!'原來是一座鐵板橋，橋那邊是一座天造地設的家當。」眾猴道：「怎見得是個家當？」石猴笑道：「這股水乃是橋下沖貫石橋，倒掛下來遮閉門戶的。'It turns out to be a bridge of iron slabs, and on the far side of the bridge is a dwelling made by the design of Heaven and Earth themselves.' The other monkeys said: 'How can you tell it's a dwelling?' The stone monkey said, laughing: 'This stream of water rushes through beneath the bridge and pours down hanging upside down to screen off the doorway.'橋邊有花有樹，乃是一座石房。'Beside the bridge there are flowers and there are trees, and there is a stone house.'房內有石窩、石灶、石碗、石盆、石床、石凳。'Within the house there are stone nooks, a stone stove, stone bowls, stone basins, a stone bed, and stone stools.'中間一塊石碣上，鐫著『花果山福地，水簾洞洞天』。'In the middle, on a stone tablet, is carved: "Blessed Land of Huaguo Shan, Heavenly Grotto of the Water-Curtain Cave."'真個是我們安身之處。'It is truly a place where we could settle ourselves.'裡面且是寬闊，容得千百口老小。'And inside it is spacious enough, too, to hold hundreds and thousands of young and old.'我們都進去住，也省得受老天之氣。'Let us all go in and live there, and spare ourselves the suffering of Heaven's weather.'這裡邊：In there:

石猿喜不自胜，急抽身往外便走，复瞑目蹲身，跳出水外，打了两个呵呵道：「大造化！大造化！」众猴把他围住，问道：「里面怎么样？水有多深？」石猴道：「没水！没水！原来是一座铁板桥，桥那边是一座天造地设的家当。」众猴道：「怎见得是个家当？」石猴笑道：「这股水乃是桥下冲贯石桥，倒挂下来遮闭门户的。桥边有花有树，乃是一座石房。房内有石窝、石灶、石碗、石盆、石床、石凳。中间一块石碣上，镌著『花果山福地，水帘洞洞天』。真个是我们安身之处。里面且是宽阔，容得千百口老小。我们都进去住，也省得受老天之气。这里边：

眾猴聽得，個個歡喜。When the monkeys heard this, every one of them was delighted.都道：「你還先走，帶我們進去，進去。」石猴卻又瞑目蹲身，往裡一跳，叫道：「都隨我進來，進來。」那些猴有膽大的，都跳進去了；They all said: 'You go first and lead us in, in!' The stone monkey again closed his eyes, crouched down, and leapt inside, calling out: 'All of you follow me in, in!' Those monkeys who were bold all leapt in;膽小的，一個個伸頭縮頸，抓耳撓腮，大聲叫喊，纏一會，也都進去了。those who were timid stretched out their necks and drew them back again, scratched their ears and cheeks, cried out loudly, dawdled about for a while, and then in the end all went in too.跳過橋頭，一個個搶盆奪碗，佔灶爭床，搬過來，移過去，正是猴性頑劣，再無一個寧時，只搬得力倦神疲方止。Leaping over the bridgehead, they snatched at basins and grabbed at bowls one after another, claimed the stove and fought over the bed, moving things this way and that — for such is the mischievous nature of monkeys, never quiet for a moment — and only stopped once they had moved things about until their strength was spent and their spirits worn out.石猿端坐上面道：「列位呵，『人而無信，不知其可。』你們才說有本事進得來，出得去，不傷身體者，就拜他為王。The stone monkey, sitting upright above them all, said: 'Gentlemen, "a man without good faith, one does not know what he is fit for." You just now said that whoever had the ability to get in and out without harming his body would be bowed to as king.'我如今進來又出去，出去又進來，尋了這一個洞天與列位安眠穩睡，各享成家之福，何不拜我為王？」眾猴聽說，即拱伏無違，一個個序齒排班，朝上禮拜，都稱「千歲大王」。'I have now come in and gone out, gone out and come back in again, and found this heavenly grotto for all of you to sleep soundly and safely in, each enjoying the blessing of a settled home — so why not bow to me as king?' On hearing this, the monkeys all bowed low without objection, and one by one, arranged in order of age, they bowed and paid homage facing him, all hailing him as 'Great King of a Thousand Years.'自此，石猿高登王位，將「石」字兒隱了，遂稱「美猴王」。From then on, the stone monkey ascended loftily to the throne, and, dropping the word 'stone' from his name, called himself the 'Handsome Monkey King.'有詩為證。There is a poem to bear witness.詩曰：The poem says:

众猴听得，个个欢喜。都道：「你还先走，带我们进去，进去。」石猴却又瞑目蹲身，往里一跳，叫道：「都随我进来，进来。」那些猴有胆大的，都跳进去了；胆小的，一个个伸头缩颈，抓耳挠腮，大声叫喊，缠一会，也都进去了。跳过桥头，一个个抢盆夺碗，占灶争床，搬过来，移过去，正是猴性顽劣，再无一个宁时，只搬得力倦神疲方止。石猿端坐上面道：「列位呵，『人而无信，不知其可。』你们才说有本事进得来，出得去，不伤身体者，就拜他为王。我如今进来又出去，出去又进来，寻了这一个洞天与列位安眠稳睡，各享成家之福，何不拜我为王？」众猴听说，即拱伏无违，一个个序齿排班，朝上礼拜，都称「千岁大王」。自此，石猿高登王位，将「石」字儿隐了，遂称「美猴王」。有诗为证。诗曰：

美猴王領一群猿猴、獼猴、馬猴等，分派了君臣佐使。The Handsome Monkey King led the band of gibbons, macaques, and long-tailed monkeys, and assigned them ranks of ruler, minister, aide, and attendant.朝遊花果山，暮宿水簾洞，合契同情，不入飛鳥之叢，不從走獸之類，獨自為王，不勝歡樂。By day they roamed Huaguo Shan, by night they lodged in the Water-Curtain Cave, of one mind and one feeling, joining neither the flocks of flying birds nor the herds of running beasts, and he alone was king, delighting in boundless joy.是以：Thus it was:

美猴王领一群猿猴、猕猴、马猴等，分派了君臣佐使。朝游花果山，暮宿水帘洞，合契同情，不入飞鸟之丛，不从走兽之类，独自为王，不胜欢乐。是以：

美猴王享樂天真，何期有三五百載。The Handsome Monkey King enjoyed his natural pleasures, and who would have expected it to last three or five hundred years.一日，與群猴喜宴之間，忽然憂惱，墮下淚來。One day, in the midst of a joyful feast with the other monkeys, he suddenly grew troubled and sorrowful, and tears fell from his eyes.眾猴慌忙羅拜道：「大王何為煩惱？」猴王道：「我雖在歡喜之時，卻有一點兒遠慮，故此煩惱。」眾猴又笑道：「大王好不知足。The monkeys hastily crowded round and bowed, saying: 'Great King, why are you troubled?' The Monkey King said: 'Though I am at a moment of joy, I have a small worry about the distant future, and that is why I am troubled.' The monkeys laughed again and said: 'The Great King is far too discontented.'我等日日歡會，在仙山福地，古洞神洲，不伏麒麟轄，不伏鳳凰管，又不伏人間王位所拘束，自由自在，乃無量之福，為何遠慮而憂也？」猴王道：「今日雖不歸人王法律，不懼禽獸威嚴，將來年老血衰，暗中有閻王老子管著，一旦身亡，可不枉生世界之中，不得久注天人之內？」眾猴聞此言，一個個掩面悲啼，俱以無常為慮。'We gather daily in joy, on this blessed immortal mountain, in this ancient grotto of a divine continent; we are not subject to the rule of the qilin, nor governed by the phoenix, nor bound by any earthly throne — free and unfettered, this is boundless good fortune, so why worry over some distant concern?' The Monkey King said: 'Though today I am not subject to the laws of any human king, and fear no beast's authority, in time to come, when I grow old and my strength fails, old man Yama will secretly be in charge of me, and once I die, will I not have lived my life in this world for nothing, unable to remain long among the ranks of Heaven's people?' On hearing these words, the monkeys all covered their faces and wept in sorrow, every one troubled by the thought of impermanence.

美猴王享乐天真，何期有三五百载。一日，与群猴喜宴之间，忽然忧恼，堕下泪来。众猴慌忙罗拜道：「大王何为烦恼？」猴王道：「我虽在欢喜之时，却有一点儿远虑，故此烦恼。」众猴又笑道：「大王好不知足。我等日日欢会，在仙山福地，古洞神洲，不伏麒麟辖，不伏凤凰管，又不伏人间王位所拘束，自由自在，乃无量之福，为何远虑而忧也？」猴王道：「今日虽不归人王法律，不惧禽兽威严，将来年老血衰，暗中有阎王老子管著，一旦身亡，可不枉生世界之中，不得久注天人之内？」众猴闻此言，一个个掩面悲啼，俱以无常为虑。

只見那班部中，忽跳出一個通背猿猴，厲聲高叫道：「大王若是這般遠慮，真所謂道心開發也。Just then, from among the ranks, a gibbon of the long-armed kind suddenly leapt out and cried loudly: 'If the Great King has such distant concerns, this is truly what is called the awakening of the heart set on the Way.'如今五蟲之內，惟有三等名色不伏閻王老子所管。」猴王道：「你知那三等人？」猿猴道：「乃是佛與仙與神聖三者，躲過輪迴，不生不滅，與天地山川齊壽。」猴王道：「此三者居於何所？」猿猴道：「他只在閻浮世界之中，古洞仙山之內。」猴王聞之，滿心歡喜道：「我明日就辭汝等下山，雲遊海角，遠涉天涯，務必訪此三者，學一個不老長生，常躲過閻君之難。」噫！'Now, among all the Five Kinds of Creatures, there are only three sorts of beings not subject to the rule of old man Yama.' The Monkey King said: 'Do you know these three sorts of beings?' The gibbon said: 'They are the Buddhas, the Immortals, and the Divine Sages — these three escape the cycle of rebirth, are neither born nor destroyed, and share the same lifespan as Heaven and Earth and the mountains and rivers.' The Monkey King said: 'Where do these three dwell?' The gibbon said: 'They dwell only within this Jambudvipa world, within ancient grottoes and immortal mountains.' On hearing this, the Monkey King was filled with joy and said: 'Tomorrow I shall take leave of you all and go down the mountain, to roam like a cloud to the corners of the sea and travel far to the edge of Heaven, and I must seek out these three kinds of beings, to learn how never to grow old and live forever, and always escape the calamity of King Yama.' Alas!這句話，頓教跳出輪迴網，致使齊天大聖成。These very words at once caused him to leap free of the net of rebirth, and brought about the making of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.眾猴鼓掌稱揚，都道：「善哉，善哉！The monkeys all clapped their hands in praise, saying: 'Excellent, excellent!'我等明日越嶺登山，廣尋些果品，大設筵宴送大王也。」'Tomorrow we shall cross the ridges and climb the mountains, search widely for fruits, and lay out a great banquet to see the Great King off.'

只见那班部中，忽跳出一个通背猿猴，厉声高叫道：「大王若是这般远虑，真所谓道心开发也。如今五虫之内，惟有三等名色不伏阎王老子所管。」猴王道：「你知那三等人？」猿猴道：「乃是佛与仙与神圣三者，躲过轮回，不生不灭，与天地山川齐寿。」猴王道：「此三者居于何所？」猿猴道：「他只在阎浮世界之中，古洞仙山之内。」猴王闻之，满心欢喜道：「我明日就辞汝等下山，云游海角，远涉天涯，务必访此三者，学一个不老长生，常躲过阎君之难。」噫！这句话，顿教跳出轮回网，致使齐天大圣成。众猴鼓掌称扬，都道：「善哉，善哉！我等明日越岭登山，广寻些果品，大设筵宴送大王也。」

次日，眾猴果去採仙桃，摘異果，刨山藥，斸黃精。The next day, the monkeys duly went off to gather immortal peaches, pick rare fruits, dig up mountain yams, and cut wild ginseng.芝蘭香蕙，瑤草奇花，般般件件，整整齊齊，擺開石凳石桌，排列仙酒仙餚。Angelica, orchids, fragrant melilotus, jade-like grasses, and rare flowers — every single item, all set out neat and orderly — they arranged stone stools and stone tables, and laid out immortal wine and immortal delicacies.但見那：And there was to be seen:

次日，众猴果去采仙桃，摘异果，刨山药，斸黄精。芝兰香蕙，瑶草奇花，般般件件，整整齐齐，摆开石凳石桌，排列仙酒仙肴。但见那：

群猴尊美猴王上坐，各依齒肩排於下邊，一個個輪流上前奉酒、奉花、奉果，痛飲了一日。The monkeys honored the Handsome Monkey King with the seat of honor, while each of the rest arranged themselves below in order of age, and one by one they came forward in turn to offer wine, offer flowers, and offer fruit, drinking heartily the whole day long.

群猴尊美猴王上坐，各依齿肩排于下边，一个个轮流上前奉酒、奉花、奉果，痛饮了一日。

次日，美猴王早起，教：「小的們，替我折些枯松，編作栰子，取個竹竿作篙，收拾些果品之類，我將去也。」果獨自登栰，儘力撐開，飄飄蕩蕩，徑向大海波中，趁天風，來渡南贍部洲地界。The next day, the Handsome Monkey King rose early and instructed them: 'Little ones, break off some dead pine branches for me and weave them into a raft, take a bamboo pole for a punting-pole, and pack up some fruits and the like — I am about to set off.' He then boarded the raft alone, punted with all his strength, and drifting and rocking, headed straight out into the waves of the great sea, riding the heavenly winds to cross over into the territory of the Southern Continent of Nanshanbu.這一去，正是那：This departure was truly as the verse says:

次日，美猴王早起，教：「小的们，替我折些枯松，编作栰子，取个竹竿作篙，收拾些果品之类，我将去也。」果独自登栰，尽力撑开，飘飘荡荡，径向大海波中，趁天风，来渡南赡部洲地界。这一去，正是那：

也是他運至時來，自登木栰之後，連日東南風緊，將他送到西北岸前，乃是南贍部洲地界。It was also that his fortune had arrived and his time had come: from the moment he boarded the wooden raft, day after day a brisk southeast wind blew, carrying him to the shore in the northwest, which was the territory of the Continent of Nanshanbu.持篙試水，偶得淺水，棄了栰子，跳上岸來。Holding his pole to test the water's depth, he happened upon shallow water, abandoned the raft, and leapt up onto the shore.只見海邊有人捕魚、打雁、穵蛤、淘鹽。There by the seashore he saw people catching fish, shooting geese, digging clams, and boiling salt.他走近前，弄個把戲，妝個��虎，嚇得那些人丟筐棄網，四散奔跑。He walked up close, played a trick, and put on the guise of a fierce tiger, frightening those people so badly that they threw down their baskets and nets and scattered running in all directions.將那跑不動的拿住一個，剝了他的衣裳，也學人穿在身上。He caught one who could not run fast enough, stripped off his clothes, and put them on himself in imitation of a person.搖搖擺擺，穿州過府，在市廛中學人禮，學人話。Swaggering along, he passed through prefectures and counties, and in the marketplaces he learned human manners and learned human speech.朝餐夜宿，一心裡訪問佛、仙、神聖之道，覓個長生不老之方。Eating by day and lodging by night, with a single-minded heart he sought after the Way of the Buddhas, the Immortals, and the Divine Sages, searching for a method of eternal life without aging.見世人都是為名為利之徒，更無一個為身命者。He saw that the people of the world were all men in pursuit of fame and profit, and not a single one of them was concerned with life and destiny itself.正是那：Truly it was thus:

也是他运至时来，自登木栰之后，连日东南风紧，将他送到西北岸前，乃是南赡部洲地界。持篙试水，偶得浅水，弃了栰子，跳上岸来。只见海边有人捕鱼、打雁、穵蛤、淘盐。他走近前，弄个把戏，妆个𡤫虎，吓得那些人丢筐弃网，四散奔跑。将那跑不动的拿住一个，剥了他的衣裳，也学人穿在身上。摇摇摆摆，穿州过府，在市廛中学人礼，学人话。朝餐夜宿，一心里访问佛、仙、神圣之道，觅个长生不老之方。见世人都是为名为利之徒，更无一个为身命者。正是那：

猴王參訪仙道，無緣得遇。The Monkey King sought out immortals and the Way, but had no fated encounter.在於南贍部洲，串長城，遊小縣，不覺八九年餘。In Nanshanbuzhou, he passed through long walls and wandered through small towns, and before he knew it, eight or nine years had gone by.忽行至西洋大海，他想著海外必有神仙。Suddenly he came to the great Western Ocean, and thought that beyond the sea there surely must be immortals.獨自個依前作栰，又飄過西海，直至西牛賀洲地界。Alone, just as before, he built a raft, and drifted once more across the Western Sea, straight to the borders of Xiniuhezhou.登岸遍訪多時，忽見一座高山秀麗，林麓幽深。He went ashore and searched everywhere for a long while, when suddenly he saw a tall mountain, beautiful and elegant, its forested foothills deep and secluded.他也不怕狼蟲，不懼虎豹，登在山頂上觀看。He feared neither wolves nor snakes, nor was he afraid of tigers and leopards, and climbed to the mountaintop to look around.果是好山：Truly it was a fine mountain:

猴王参访仙道，无缘得遇。在于南赡部洲，串长城，游小县，不觉八九年余。忽行至西洋大海，他想著海外必有神仙。独自个依前作栰，又飘过西海，直至西牛贺洲地界。登岸遍访多时，忽见一座高山秀丽，林麓幽深。他也不怕狼虫，不惧虎豹，登在山顶上观看。果是好山：

正觀看間，忽聞得林深之處有人言語。Just as he was looking, he suddenly heard, deep in the forest, the sound of someone speaking.急忙趨步，穿入林中，側耳而聽，原來是歌唱之聲。He hurried forward, pushed into the forest, and listened closely — it turned out to be the sound of singing.歌曰：The song went:

正观看间，忽闻得林深之处有人言语。急忙趋步，穿入林中，侧耳而听，原来是歌唱之声。歌曰：

美猴王聽得此言，滿心歡喜道：「神仙原來藏在這裡！」即忙跳入裡面，仔細再看，乃是一個樵子，在那裡舉斧砍柴。Hearing these words, the Handsome Monkey King was filled with joy and said, 'So the immortal is hidden here after all!' He hastily leapt inside, and looking closely again, saw that it was a woodcutter, raising his axe to chop firewood there.但看他打扮非常：Just look at his unusual attire:

美猴王听得此言，满心欢喜道：「神仙原来藏在这里！」即忙跳入里面，仔细再看，乃是一个樵子，在那里举斧砍柴。但看他打扮非常：

猴王近前叫道：「老神仙，弟子起手。」那樵漢慌忙丟了斧，轉身答禮道：「不當人，不當人。The Monkey King went up close and called out, 'Old Immortal, your disciple offers greetings.' The woodcutter hastily dropped his axe, turned, and returned the greeting, saying, 'I do not deserve this, I do not deserve this.我拙漢衣食不全，怎敢當『神仙』二字？」猴王道：「你不是神仙，如何說出神仙的話來？」樵夫道：「我說甚麼神仙話？」猴王道：「我才來至林邊，只聽的你說：『相逢處，非仙即道，靜坐講《黃庭》。』《黃庭》乃道德真言，非神仙而何？」樵夫笑道：「實不瞞你說，這個詞名做《滿庭芳》，乃一神仙教我的。I am a clumsy fellow, without even enough food and clothing — how could I dare bear the name "immortal"?' The Monkey King said, 'If you are not an immortal, how is it you speak immortal words?' The woodcutter said, 'What immortal words did I speak?' The Monkey King said, 'Just now as I came to the edge of the forest, I heard you say: "Wherever we meet, be it immortal or sage, sitting quietly to expound the Huangting." The Huangting is a true scripture of the Tao and its Virtue — if that is not immortal talk, what is?' The woodcutter laughed and said, 'To tell you the truth, this lyric is called "Man Ting Fang," and it was taught to me by an immortal.那神仙與我舍下相鄰，他見我家事勞苦，日常煩惱，教我遇煩惱時，即把這詞兒念念，一則散心，二則解困。That immortal lives next door to my humble home, and seeing how toilsome my household affairs are and how I am vexed day after day, he taught me that whenever I meet with vexation, I should recite this lyric — firstly to ease my mind, and secondly to relieve my troubles.我才有些不足處思慮，故此念念，不期被你聽了。」猴王道：「你家既與神仙相鄰，何不從他修行？I was just now brooding over some hardship, and so I was reciting it, never expecting you would hear it.' The Monkey King said, 'Since your home neighbors an immortal, why not follow him in cultivation?學得個不老之方，卻不是好？」樵夫道：「我一生命苦：自幼蒙父母養育至八九歲，才知人事，不幸父喪，母親居孀。To learn a method of never growing old — would that not be good?' The woodcutter said, 'My whole life has been bitter: from childhood I was raised by my parents, and only at eight or nine years of age did I begin to understand the ways of the world, when unfortunately my father passed away, leaving my mother a widow.再無兄弟姊妹，只我一人，沒奈何，早晚侍奉。I have no brothers or sisters, only myself, and there being no help for it, I attend upon her morning and night.如今母老，一發不敢拋離。Now that my mother is old, all the more I dare not abandon her.卻又田園荒蕪，衣食不足，只得斫兩束柴薪，挑向市廛之間，貨幾文錢，糴幾升米，自炊自造，安排些茶飯，供養老母。And besides, our fields have gone to waste, and we lack food and clothing, so I can only chop a couple of bundles of firewood, carry them to the marketplace, sell them for a few coppers, buy a few pints of rice, cook it myself, and prepare tea and meals to support my aged mother.所以不能修行。」That is why I cannot pursue cultivation.'

猴王近前叫道：「老神仙，弟子起手。」那樵汉慌忙丢了斧，转身答礼道：「不当人，不当人。我拙汉衣食不全，怎敢当『神仙』二字？」猴王道：「你不是神仙，如何说出神仙的话来？」樵夫道：「我说甚么神仙话？」猴王道：「我才来至林边，只听的你说：『相逢处，非仙即道，静坐讲《黄庭》。』《黄庭》乃道德真言，非神仙而何？」樵夫笑道：「实不瞒你说，这个词名做《满庭芳》，乃一神仙教我的。那神仙与我舍下相邻，他见我家事劳苦，日常烦恼，教我遇烦恼时，即把这词儿念念，一则散心，二则解困。我才有些不足处思虑，故此念念，不期被你听了。」猴王道：「你家既与神仙相邻，何不从他修行？学得个不老之方，却不是好？」樵夫道：「我一生命苦：自幼蒙父母养育至八九岁，才知人事，不幸父丧，母亲居孀。再无兄弟姊妹，只我一人，没奈何，早晚侍奉。如今母老，一发不敢抛离。却又田园荒芜，衣食不足，只得斫两束柴薪，挑向市廛之间，货几文钱，籴几升米，自炊自造，安排些茶饭，供养老母。所以不能修行。」

猴王道：「據你說起來，乃是一個行孝的君子，向後必有好處。The Monkey King said, 'From what you have told me, you are a gentleman who practices filial piety, and in time good things will surely come to you.但望你指與我那神仙住處，卻好拜訪去也。」樵夫道：「不遠，不遠。I only hope you will point out to me where that immortal dwells, so that I may go and pay my respects.' The woodcutter said, 'Not far, not far.此山叫做靈臺方寸山，山中有座斜月三星洞，那洞中有一個神仙，稱名須菩提祖師。This mountain is called Lingtai Fangcun Shan; on the mountain there is a cave called Xieyue Sanxingdong, and in that cave there is an immortal named Patriarch Xuputi.那祖師出去的徒弟，也不計其數，見今還有三四十人從他修行。The disciples that Patriarch has sent forth are beyond counting, and even now there are still thirty or forty people cultivating under him.你順那條小路兒，向南行七八里遠近，即是他家了。」猴王用手扯住樵夫道：「老兄，你便同我去去，若還得了好處，決不忘你指引之恩。」樵夫道：「你這漢子甚不通變，我方才這般與你說了，你還不省？Follow that little path, go south for about seven or eight li, and that is his home.' The Monkey King grabbed the woodcutter by the hand and said, 'Old brother, just come along with me — if I gain any benefit from this, I will never forget the favor of your guidance.' The woodcutter said, 'What an inflexible fellow you are! I have just explained it to you this way, and still you do not understand?假若我與你去了，卻不誤了我的生意？If I were to go with you, would that not ruin my livelihood?老母何人奉養？Who would then care for my old mother?我要斫柴，你自去，自去。」I must go chop firewood — you go on by yourself, by yourself.'

猴王道：「据你说起来，乃是一个行孝的君子，向后必有好处。但望你指与我那神仙住处，却好拜访去也。」樵夫道：「不远，不远。此山叫做灵台方寸山，山中有座斜月三星洞，那洞中有一个神仙，称名须菩提祖师。那祖师出去的徒弟，也不计其数，见今还有三四十人从他修行。你顺那条小路儿，向南行七八里远近，即是他家了。」猴王用手扯住樵夫道：「老兄，你便同我去去，若还得了好处，决不忘你指引之恩。」樵夫道：「你这汉子甚不通变，我方才这般与你说了，你还不省？假若我与你去了，却不误了我的生意？老母何人奉养？我要斫柴，你自去，自去。」

猴王聽說，只得相辭。Hearing this, the Monkey King had no choice but to take his leave.出深林，找上路徑，過一山坡，約有七八里遠，果然望見一座洞府。He left the deep forest, found the path, crossed a mountain slope, and after about seven or eight li, sure enough he caught sight of a cave dwelling.挺身觀看，真好去處！He stood up straight to look, and truly it was a fine place!但見：Behold:

猴王听说，只得相辞。出深林，找上路径，过一山坡，约有七八里远，果然望见一座洞府。挺身观看，真好去处！但见：

又見那洞門緊閉，靜悄悄杳無人跡。He also saw that the cave gate was tightly shut, quiet and still, with no trace of anyone about.忽回頭，見崖頭立一石碑，約有三丈餘高，八尺餘闊，上有一行十個大字，乃是「靈臺方寸山，斜月三星洞」。Suddenly turning his head, he saw at the cliff's edge a stone tablet standing, about three zhang and more in height and eight chi and more in width, on which was a single line of ten large characters: 'Lingtai Fangcun Shan, Xieyue Sanxingdong.'美猴王十分歡喜道：「此間人果是樸實，果有此山此洞。」看夠多時，不敢敲門。The Handsome Monkey King was overjoyed and said, 'The people here are truly honest — there really is this mountain and this cave.' After looking his fill for a good while, he dared not knock at the gate.且去跳上松枝梢頭，摘松子吃了頑耍。Instead he went and leapt up onto the tips of the pine branches, plucking pine nuts to eat and playing about.

又见那洞门紧闭，静悄悄杳无人迹。忽回头，见崖头立一石碑，约有三丈余高，八尺余阔，上有一行十个大字，乃是「灵台方寸山，斜月三星洞」。美猴王十分欢喜道：「此间人果是朴实，果有此山此洞。」看够多时，不敢敲门。且去跳上松枝梢头，摘松子吃了顽耍。

少頃間，只聽得呀的一聲，洞門開處，裡面走出一個仙童，真個丰姿英偉，像貌清奇，比尋常俗子不同。After a little while, he heard a creaking sound, and as the cave gate opened, out walked an immortal youth — truly of fine bearing and heroic appearance, with an extraordinary countenance, quite unlike an ordinary mortal.但見他：Behold him:

少顷间，只听得呀的一声，洞门开处，里面走出一个仙童，真个丰姿英伟，像貌清奇，比寻常俗子不同。但见他：

那童子出得門來，高叫道：「甚麼人在此搔擾？」猴王撲的跳下樹來，上前躬身道：「仙童，我是個訪道學仙之弟子，更不敢在此搔擾。」仙童笑道：「你是個訪道的麼？」猴王道：「是。」童子道：「我家師父正才下榻，登壇講道，還未說出原由，就教我出來開門。The lad came out of the gate and called loudly, 'Who is it disturbing the peace here?' The Monkey King leapt down from the tree with a thud, stepped forward, and bowing said, 'Immortal lad, I am a disciple seeking the Way and studying to become an immortal — I would not dare disturb the peace here.' The immortal lad laughed and said, 'Are you one seeking the Way?' The Monkey King said, 'I am.' The lad said, 'My master has just now risen from his couch and mounted the platform to expound the Way, and before he had even given the reason, he told me to come out and open the gate.說：『外面有個修行的來了，可去接待接待。』想必就是你了？」猴王笑道：「是我，是我。」童子道：「你跟我進來。」He said: "Someone come to cultivate the Way has arrived outside; go and receive him." This must be you, I suppose?' The Monkey King laughed and said, 'It is I, it is I.' The lad said, 'Follow me in.'

那童子出得门来，高叫道：「甚么人在此搔扰？」猴王扑的跳下树来，上前躬身道：「仙童，我是个访道学仙之弟子，更不敢在此搔扰。」仙童笑道：「你是个访道的么？」猴王道：「是。」童子道：「我家师父正才下榻，登坛讲道，还未说出原由，就教我出来开门。说：『外面有个修行的来了，可去接待接待。』想必就是你了？」猴王笑道：「是我，是我。」童子道：「你跟我进来。」

這猴王整衣端肅，隨童子徑入洞天深處觀看：一層層深閣瓊樓，一進進珠宮貝闕，說不盡那靜室幽居。The Monkey King straightened his clothes and composed himself gravely, and followed the lad straight into the depths of the grotto-heaven to look about: tier upon tier of deep pavilions and jade towers, court after court of pearl palaces and shell gate-towers — words could not exhaust the description of those quiet chambers and secluded dwellings.直至瑤臺之下，見那菩提祖師端坐在臺上，兩邊有三十個小仙侍立臺下。Right up to beneath the Jade Terrace, he saw Patriarch Xuputi sitting upright upon the platform, with thirty young immortals standing in attendance on either side below the terrace.果然是：Truly it was:

这猴王整衣端肃，随童子径入洞天深处观看：一层层深阁琼楼，一进进珠宫贝阙，说不尽那静室幽居。直至瑶台之下，见那菩提祖师端坐在台上，两边有三十个小仙侍立台下。果然是：

美猴王一見，倒身下拜，磕頭不計其數，口中只道：「師父，師父，我弟子志心朝禮，志心朝禮。」祖師道：「你是那方人氏？As soon as the Handsome Monkey King saw him, he threw himself down in obeisance, kowtowing countless times, saying over and over, 'Master, Master, your disciple pays homage with utmost sincerity, with utmost sincerity.' The Patriarch said, 'Where are you from?且說個鄉貫、姓名明白，再拜。」猴王道：「弟子乃東勝神洲傲來國花果山水簾洞人氏。」祖師喝令：「趕出去！First state your native place, name, and surname clearly, and then bow again.' The Monkey King said, 'Your disciple is from Shuiliandong on Huaguoshan, in Aolai Guo, in Dongshengshenzhou.' The Patriarch shouted an order: 'Drive him out!他本是個撒詐搗虛之徒，那裡修甚麼道果！」猴王慌忙磕頭不住道：「弟子是老實之言，決無虛詐。」祖師道：「你既老實，怎麼說東勝神洲？He is nothing but a fraud and a liar — how could such a one cultivate the fruits of the Way!' The Monkey King hastily kowtowed without stopping and said, 'Your disciple speaks honestly, with absolutely no falsehood.' The Patriarch said, 'If you are honest, how is it you speak of Dongshengshenzhou?那去處到我這裡隔兩重大海，一座南贍部洲，如何就得到此？」猴王叩頭道：「弟子飄洋過海，登界遊方，有十數個年頭，方才訪到此處。」That place is separated from here by two great seas and Nanshanbuzhou — how could you possibly have arrived here?' The Monkey King kowtowed and said, 'Your disciple drifted over oceans and crossed seas, ascending borders and wandering about, for more than ten years, before at last finding my way to this place.'

美猴王一见，倒身下拜，磕头不计其数，口中只道：「师父，师父，我弟子志心朝礼，志心朝礼。」祖师道：「你是那方人氏？且说个乡贯、姓名明白，再拜。」猴王道：「弟子乃东胜神洲傲来国花果山水帘洞人氏。」祖师喝令：「赶出去！他本是个撒诈捣虚之徒，那里修甚么道果！」猴王慌忙磕头不住道：「弟子是老实之言，决无虚诈。」祖师道：「你既老实，怎么说东胜神洲？那去处到我这里隔两重大海，一座南赡部洲，如何就得到此？」猴王叩头道：「弟子飘洋过海，登界游方，有十数个年头，方才访到此处。」

祖師道：「既是逐漸行來的也罷。The Patriarch said, 'Well then, since you came gradually, step by step, that will do.你姓甚麼？」猴王又道：「我無性。What is your surname?' The Monkey King replied again, 'I have no temper.人若罵我，我也不惱；If people curse me, I do not get angry;若打我，我也不嗔。if they beat me, I do not get furious.只是陪個禮兒就罷了。I simply offer an apology and let it go.一生無性。」祖師道：「不是這個性。All my life I have had no temper.' The Patriarch said, 'I do not mean that kind of "temper" (xing).你父母原來姓甚麼？」猴王道：「我也無父母。」祖師道：「既無父母，想是樹上生的？」猴王道：「我雖不是樹上生，卻是石裡長的。What was your father's and mother's surname?' The Monkey King said, 'I have no father or mother either.' The Patriarch said, 'If you have no parents, then perhaps you were born from a tree?' The Monkey King said, 'Though I was not born from a tree, I did grow out of a stone.我只記得花果山上有一塊仙石，其年石破，我便生也。」祖師聞言暗喜，道：「這等說，卻是個天地生成的。I only remember that on Huaguoshan there was an immortal stone, and in a certain year the stone split open, and I was born.' Hearing this, the Patriarch was secretly delighted, and said, 'If that is so, then you are one formed by Heaven and Earth.你起來走走我看。」猴王縱身跳起，拐呀拐的走了兩遍。Get up and walk about for me to see.' The Monkey King sprang up and, hobbling this way and that, walked back and forth twice.祖師笑道：「你身軀雖是鄙陋，卻像個食松果的猢猻。The Patriarch laughed and said, 'Though your body is coarse and unsightly, you look just like a macaque that feeds on pine nuts.我與你就身上取個姓氏，意思教你姓『猢』。I shall take a surname from your very form, and mean to have you surnamed "Hu" (猢, macaque).猢字去了個獸傍，乃是個古月。Remove the animal radical from the character "hu," and what remains is "gu" and "yue" (古月, old moon).古者，老也；'Gu' (old) means aged;月者，陰也。'yue' (moon) means yin.老陰不能化育，教你姓『猻』倒好。What is aged and yin cannot generate or nurture life — better to have you surnamed "sun" (猻) instead.猻字去了獸傍，乃是個子系。Remove the animal radical from the character "sun," and what remains is "zi" and "xi" (子系, child and lineage).子者，兒男也；'Zi' means a male child;系者。as for 'xi' —嬰細也，正合嬰兒之本論。it means an infant, small and delicate, which accords precisely with the original idea of an infant.教你姓『孫』罷。」猴王聽說，滿心歡喜，朝上叩頭道：「好！I shall have you surnamed "Sun" (孫) then.' Hearing this, the Monkey King was filled with joy, and kowtowing toward him said, 'Good!好！Good!好！Good!今日方知姓也。Only today have I come to know my surname.萬望師父慈悲，既然有姓，再乞賜個名字，卻好呼喚。」祖師道：「我門中有十二個字，分派起名，到你乃第十輩之小徒矣。」猴王道：「那十二個字？」祖師道：「乃廣、大、智、慧、真、如、性、海、穎、悟、圓、覺十二字。I earnestly beg my master's compassion — now that I have a surname, please grant me also a given name, so that I may properly be called by it.' The Patriarch said, 'In my sect there are twelve characters used in turn to assign names, and you happen to be a young disciple of the tenth generation.' The Monkey King said, 'What are those twelve characters?' The Patriarch said, 'They are: Guang, Da, Zhi, Hui, Zhen, Ru, Xing, Hai, Ying, Wu, Yuan, Jue.排到你，正當『悟』字。Counting down to you, it falls exactly on the character 'Wu.'與你起個法名叫做『孫悟空』，好麼？」猴王笑道：「好！I shall give you a Dharma name, calling you "Sun Wukong" — will that do?' The Monkey King laughed and said, 'Good!好！Good!好！Good!自今就叫做孫悟空也。」正是：From now on I shall be called Sun Wukong.' Truly it was:

祖师道：「既是逐渐行来的也罢。你姓甚么？」猴王又道：「我无性。人若骂我，我也不恼；若打我，我也不嗔。只是陪个礼儿就罢了。一生无性。」祖师道：「不是这个性。你父母原来姓甚么？」猴王道：「我也无父母。」祖师道：「既无父母，想是树上生的？」猴王道：「我虽不是树上生，却是石里长的。我只记得花果山上有一块仙石，其年石破，我便生也。」祖师闻言暗喜，道：「这等说，却是个天地生成的。你起来走走我看。」猴王纵身跳起，拐呀拐的走了两遍。祖师笑道：「你身躯虽是鄙陋，却像个食松果的猢狲。我与你就身上取个姓氏，意思教你姓『猢』。猢字去了个兽傍，乃是个古月。古者，老也；月者，阴也。老阴不能化育，教你姓『狲』倒好。狲字去了兽傍，乃是个子系。子者，儿男也；系者。婴细也，正合婴儿之本论。教你姓『孙』罢。」猴王听说，满心欢喜，朝上叩头道：「好！好！好！今日方知姓也。万望师父慈悲，既然有姓，再乞赐个名字，却好呼唤。」祖师道：「我门中有十二个字，分派起名，到你乃第十辈之小徒矣。」猴王道：「那十二个字？」祖师道：「乃广、大、智、慧、真、如、性、海、颖、悟、圆、觉十二字。排到你，正当『悟』字。与你起个法名叫做『孙悟空』，好么？」猴王笑道：「好！好！好！自今就叫做孙悟空也。」正是：

畢竟不知向後修些甚麼道果，且聽下回分解。In the end, we do not know what fruits of the Way he would cultivate hereafter; listen to the next chapter for the explanation.

毕竟不知向后修些甚么道果，且听下回分解。