富貴功名，前緣分定，為人切莫欺心。正大光明，忠良善果彌深。些些狂妄天加譴，眼前不遇待時臨。問東君，因甚如今禍害相侵？只為心高圖罔極，不分上下亂規箴。
富贵功名，前缘分定，为人切莫欺心。正大光明，忠良善果弥深。些些狂妄天加谴，眼前不遇待时临。问东君，因甚如今祸害相侵？只为心高图罔极，不分上下乱规箴。
Wealth, honour and fame are allotted by ties from lives before; never let your heart deceive.Be upright, open and true:loyalty and goodness bear ever deeper fruit.A little reckless pride brings Heaven’s punishment;if it does not strike today, its time will come.Ask the Lord of the East:why do disasters crowd upon us now?Only because an ambitious heart plots without bounds,ignores high and low, and overturns the rules.
話表齊天大聖被眾天兵押去斬妖臺下，綁在降妖柱上，刀砍斧剁，槍刺劍刳，莫想傷及其身。南斗星奮令火部眾神放火煨燒，亦不能燒著。又著雷部眾神以雷屑釘打，越發不能傷損一毫。那大力鬼王與眾啟奏道：「萬歲，這大聖不知是何處學得這護身之法，臣等用刀砍斧剁，雷打火燒，一毫不能傷損，卻如之何？」玉帝聞言道：「這廝這等這等，如何處治？」太上老君即奏道：「那猴吃了蟠桃，飲了御酒，又盜了仙丹。我那五壺丹，有生有熟，被他都吃在肚裡。運用三昧火，鍛成一塊，所以渾做金鋼之軀，急不能傷。不若與老道領去，放在八卦爐中，以文武火鍛煉，煉出我的丹來，他身自為灰燼矣。」玉帝聞言，即教六丁、六甲將他解下，付與老君。老君領旨去訖。一壁廂宣二郎顯聖，賞賜金花百朵、御酒百瓶、還丹百粒、異寶明珠、錦繡等件，教與義兄弟分享。真君謝恩，回灌江口不題。
话表齐天大圣被众天兵押去斩妖台下，绑在降妖柱上，刀砍斧剁，枪刺剑刳，莫想伤及其身。南斗星奋令火部众神放火煨烧，亦不能烧着。又着雷部众神以雷屑钉打，越发不能伤损一毫。那大力鬼王与众启奏道：「万岁，这大圣不知是何处学得这护身之法，臣等用刀砍斧剁，雷打火烧，一毫不能伤损，却如之何？」玉帝闻言道：「这厮这等这等，如何处治？」太上老君即奏道：「那猴吃了蟠桃，饮了御酒，又盗了仙丹。我那五壶丹，有生有熟，被他都吃在肚里。运用三昧火，锻成一块，所以浑做金钢之躯，急不能伤。不若与老道领去，放在八卦炉中，以文武火锻炼，炼出我的丹来，他身自为灰烬矣。」玉帝闻言，即教六丁、六甲将他解下，付与老君。老君领旨去讫。一壁厢宣二郎显圣，赏赐金花百朵、御酒百瓶、还丹百粒、异宝明珠、锦绣等件，教与义兄弟分享。真君谢恩，回灌江口不题。
Now, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was taken by the heavenly soldiers to the Demon-Execution Terrace and bound to the Demon-Subduing Pillar. They hacked with sabres and chopped with axes, stabbed with spears and gouged with swords, but there was no hope of hurting him. The Southern Dipper Star urgently ordered the gods of the Fire Department to roast him in flames, but they could not burn him either. Then the gods of the Thunder Department were told to hammer him with thunder wedges, and these did not so much as damage a hair. The Mighty Ghost King and the others reported to the throne: “Your Majesty, we do not know where this Great Sage learned the art of protecting his body. Your servants have hacked with sabres, chopped with axes, struck him with thunder and burned him with fire, yet we cannot hurt him in the slightest. What are we to do?” The Jade Emperor said, “If this wretch is so and so, how are We to deal with him?” Lord Lao the Most High at once addressed the throne. “That monkey ate the immortal peaches, drank the imperial wine and stole the immortal elixir. My five gourds of elixir held both finished and unfinished pills, and he swallowed them all. Working his samadhi fire, he forged them into a single mass, making his whole body as hard as diamond; it cannot readily be harmed. Better let this old Daoist take him away and put him in the Eight Trigrams Furnace. With gentle and fierce fires I shall refine my elixir out of him, and his body will turn to ashes of itself.” The Jade Emperor ordered the Six Ding and Six Jia to untie him and hand him over to Lord Lao, who received the decree and departed. Meanwhile, Erlang the Manifest Saint was summoned and rewarded with a hundred golden flowers, a hundred bottles of imperial wine, a hundred pills of reverted elixir, rare treasures, lustrous pearls, brocades and embroideries, to share with his sworn brothers. The True Lord thanked the Emperor for his bounty and returned to the Guan River Mouth; let us leave him there.
那老君到兜率宮，將大聖解去繩索，放了穿琵琶骨之器，推入八卦爐中，命看爐的道人、架火的童子，將火搧起鍛煉。原來那爐是乾、坎、艮、震、巽、離、坤、兌八卦。他即將身鑽在巽宮位下。巽乃風也，有風則無火。只是風攪得煙來，把一雙眼火煼紅了，弄做個老害病眼，故喚作「火眼金睛」。
那老君到兜率宫，将大圣解去绳索，放了穿琵琶骨之器，推入八卦炉中，命看炉的道人、架火的童子，将火扇起锻炼。原来那炉是干、坎、艮、震、巽、离、坤、兑八卦。他即将身钻在巽宫位下。巽乃风也，有风则无火。只是风搅得烟来，把一双眼火煼红了，弄做个老害病眼，故唤作「火眼金睛」。
At the Tushita Palace, Lord Lao removed the Great Sage’s ropes and the implement piercing his shoulder blades, pushed him into the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and told the Daoists tending the furnace and the boys stoking it to fan up the fire and begin the refining. Now, the furnace was divided according to the eight trigrams: Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun and Dui. The Great Sage slipped into the compartment of Xun. Xun is wind, and where there is wind there is no fire. But the wind stirred up smoke, which scorched both his eyes red and left him with a lasting eye complaint. That is why they are called his ‘fiery eyes and golden pupils’.
真個光陰迅速，不覺七七四十九日，老君的火候俱全。忽一日，開爐取丹。那大聖雙手侮著眼，正自揉搓流涕，只聽得爐頭聲響。猛睜睛看見光明，他就忍不住，將身一縱，跳出丹爐，唿喇一聲，蹬倒八卦爐，往外就走。慌得那架火、看爐與丁甲一班人來扯，被他一個個都放倒，好似癲癇的白額虎，風狂的獨角龍。老君趕上抓一把，被他一捽，捽了個倒栽蔥，脫身走了。即去耳中掣出如意棒，迎風幌一幌，碗來粗細，依然拿在手中，不分好歹，卻又大亂天宮，打得那九曜星閉門閉戶，四天王無影無形。好猴精，有詩為證。詩曰：
混元體正合先天，萬劫千番只自然。渺渺無為渾太乙，如如不動號初玄。爐中久煉非鉛汞，物外長生是本仙。變化無窮還變化，三皈五戒總休言。
又詩：
一點靈光徹太虛，那條拄杖亦如之。或長或短隨人用，橫豎橫排任卷舒。
又詩：
猿猴道體配人心，心即猿猴意思深。大聖齊天非假論，官封弼馬豈知音。馬猿合作心和意，緊縛牢拴莫外尋。萬相歸真從一理，如來同契住雙林。
真个光阴迅速，不觉七七四十九日，老君的火候俱全。忽一日，开炉取丹。那大圣双手侮着眼，正自揉搓流涕，只听得炉头声响。猛睁睛看见光明，他就忍不住，将身一纵，跳出丹炉，唿喇一声，蹬倒八卦炉，往外就走。慌得那架火、看炉与丁甲一班人来扯，被他一个个都放倒，好似癫痫的白额虎，风狂的独角龙。老君赶上抓一把，被他一捽，捽了个倒栽葱，脱身走了。即去耳中掣出如意棒，迎风幌一幌，碗来粗细，依然拿在手中，不分好歹，却又大乱天宫，打得那九曜星闭门闭户，四天王无影无形。好猴精，有诗为证。诗曰：
混元体正合先天，万劫千番只自然。渺渺无为浑太乙，如如不动号初玄。炉中久炼非铅汞，物外长生是本仙。变化无穷还变化，三皈五戒总休言。
又诗：
一点灵光彻太虚，那条拄杖亦如之。或长或短随人用，横竖横排任卷舒。
又诗：
猿猴道体配人心，心即猿猴意思深。大圣齐天非假论，官封弼马岂知音。马猿合作心和意，紧缚牢拴莫外寻。万相归真从一理，如来同契住双林。
Time truly flies. Before anyone knew it, seven times seven days — forty-nine in all — had passed, and Lord Lao’s firing was complete. One day he opened the furnace to take out the elixir. The Great Sage was covering his eyes with both hands, rubbing them and shedding tears, when he heard a noise at the furnace mouth. He opened his eyes wide, saw the light and could contain himself no longer. With one bound he leaped out, kicked the Eight Trigrams Furnace over with a crash and made for the door. The stokers, furnace tenders and Ding and Jia gods rushed in alarm to grab him, but he knocked them down one after another, like a white-browed tiger in a fit, a one-horned dragon driven mad. Lord Lao caught up and made a grab; the Great Sage flung him head over heels and broke free. He drew the As-You-Will cudgel from his ear, shook it in the wind until it was as thick as a bowl, and held it in his hand as before. Striking without distinction, he threw the Heavenly Palace into turmoil again. The Nine Luminaries shut themselves behind their doors; the Four Heavenly Kings vanished without a trace. What a monkey spirit! There is a poem to prove it. A poem says:
His body of primal unity is true, at one with what precedes Heaven;through countless aeons and changes he remains spontaneous.Vast and elusive, without contrived action, he is wholly Great Unity;abiding unmoved in suchness, he is called the primal mystery.What the furnace long refines is neither lead nor mercury;immortal beyond the world, he was an immortal from the first.Endless transformations give way to more transformations;speak no more of the three refuges and five precepts.
Another poem:
A spark of spirit light penetrates the great void;that cudgel of his does just the same.Long or short as its wielder wills,sideways or upright it spreads, rolls up and unfurls.
Another poem:
The monkey’s body of the Way accords with the human heart;the heart is the monkey — a meaning that runs deep.To call the Great Sage equal to Heaven is no empty claim;did those who made him Keeper of the Horses understand him?Horse and monkey together are intent and heart;bind them fast, tether them tight, and seek no farther afield.All forms return to truth through one principle,sharing the Tathagata Buddha’s realization in the Twin Grove.
這一番，那猴王不分上下，使鐵棒東打西敵，更無一神可擋，只打到通明殿裡，靈霄殿外。幸有佑聖真君的佐使王靈官執殿，他看大聖縱橫，掣金鞭近前擋住道：「潑猴何往？有吾在此，切莫猖狂。」這大聖不由分說，舉棒就打；那靈官鞭起相迎。兩個在靈霄殿前廝渾一處，好殺：
赤膽忠良名譽大，欺天誑上聲名壞。一低一好幸相持，豪傑英雄同賭賽。鐵棒兇，金鞭快，正直無私怎忍耐？這個是太乙雷聲應化尊，那個是齊天大聖猿猴怪。金鞭鐵棒兩家能，都是神宮仙器械。今日在靈霄寶殿弄威風，各展雄才真可愛。一個欺心要奪斗牛宮，一個竭力匡扶玄聖界。苦爭不讓顯神通，鞭棒往來無勝敗。
这一番，那猴王不分上下，使铁棒东打西敌，更无一神可挡，只打到通明殿里，灵霄殿外。幸有佑圣真君的佐使王灵官执殿，他看大圣纵横，掣金鞭近前挡住道：「泼猴何往？有吾在此，切莫猖狂。」这大圣不由分说，举棒就打；那灵官鞭起相迎。两个在灵霄殿前厮浑一处，好杀：
赤胆忠良名誉大，欺天诳上声名坏。一低一好幸相持，豪杰英雄同赌赛。铁棒凶，金鞭快，正直无私怎忍耐？这个是太乙雷声应化尊，那个是齐天大圣猿猴怪。金鞭铁棒两家能，都是神宫仙器械。今日在灵霄宝殿弄威风，各展雄才真可爱。一个欺心要夺斗牛宫，一个竭力匡扶玄圣界。苦争不让显神通，鞭棒往来无胜败。
This time the Monkey King paid no heed to rank, striking east and fighting west with his iron cudgel. Not a single god could stop him. He fought his way into the Hall of Clear Light, just outside the Hall of Divine Mists. Fortunately Divine Officer Wang, assistant to the True Lord Who Protects the Sages, was guarding the hall. Seeing the Great Sage rampage, he drew his golden whip and stepped forward to block him. “You wretched ape! Where are you going? With me here, you will not run wild.” The Great Sage would hear no argument. He raised his cudgel and struck, and the Divine Officer lifted his whip to meet him. The two tangled together before the Hall of Divine Mists. What a fight!
One, loyal and brave, is famed for his honour;one, defying Heaven and deceiving his sovereign, has an evil name.The base and the good are fortunately matched,two heroes staking all on the contest.The iron cudgel is fierce, the golden whip swift; how can the upright and impartial endure such wrong?This one is the Venerable of Great Unity Who Manifests in the Sound of Thunder;that one, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, a monstrous ape.Golden whip and iron cudgel, both are mighty,immortal weapons of the divine palace.Today they display their power at the Hall of Divine Mists;how splendid each one’s heroic skill!One betrays his conscience to seize the Palace of the Dipper and the Ox;one strains every sinew to uphold the realm of the mystic sages.Fiercely they contest their magic, neither yielding;whip and cudgel fly back and forth, with neither winning.
他兩個鬥在一處，勝敗未分。早有佑聖真君又差將佐發文到雷府，調三十六員雷將齊來，把大聖圍在垓心，各騁兇惡鏖戰。那大聖全無一毫懼色，使一條如意棒，左遮右擋，後架前迎。一時見那眾雷將的刀槍劍戟、鞭簡撾鎚、鉞斧金瓜、旄鐮月鏟來的甚緊，他即搖身一變：變做三頭六臂；把如意棒幌一幌，變作三條；六隻手使開三條棒，好便似紡車兒一般，滴流流，在那垓心裡飛舞。眾雷神莫能相近。真個是：
圓陀陀，光灼灼，亙古常存人怎學？入火不能焚，入水何曾溺？光明一顆摩尼珠，劍戟刀槍傷不著。也能善，也能惡，眼前善惡憑他作。善時成佛與成仙，惡處披毛並帶角。無窮變化鬧天宮，雷將神兵不可捉。
他两个斗在一处，胜败未分。早有佑圣真君又差将佐发文到雷府，调三十六员雷将齐来，把大圣围在垓心，各骋凶恶鏖战。那大圣全无一毫惧色，使一条如意棒，左遮右挡，后架前迎。一时见那众雷将的刀枪剑戟、鞭简挝锤、钺斧金瓜、旄镰月铲来的甚紧，他即摇身一变：变做三头六臂；把如意棒幌一幌，变作三条；六只手使开三条棒，好便似纺车儿一般，滴流流，在那垓心里飞舞。众雷神莫能相近。真个是：
圆陀陀，光灼灼，亘古常存人怎学？入火不能焚，入水何曾溺？光明一颗摩尼珠，剑戟刀枪伤不着。也能善，也能恶，眼前善恶凭他作。善时成佛与成仙，恶处披毛并带角。无穷变化闹天宫，雷将神兵不可捉。
The two fought on, with neither gaining the victory. The True Lord Who Protects the Sages had already sent his officers with a dispatch to the Thunder Office, summoning thirty-six thunder generals. All came and ringed the Great Sage at the centre, each fighting ferociously in a desperate battle. The Great Sage showed not a trace of fear. With his As-You-Will cudgel he parried left, blocked right, guarded behind and met attacks in front. Then, seeing the thunder generals’ sabres, spears, swords and halberds, whips, bar maces, clubs and hammers, battleaxes, axes and golden melon maces, tufted sickles and crescent spades pressing in thick and fast, he shook himself and changed into a form with three heads and six arms. He shook his As-You-Will cudgel into three cudgels and wielded them in all six hands. Like a spinning wheel, they whirled round and round, flying through the centre of the ring. None of the thunder gods could get near. Truly:
Round and whole, bright and blazing, enduring from all antiquity — how can anyone learn to be this?Fire cannot burn him;when has water ever drowned him?One radiant mani jewel,unharmed by sword, halberd, sabre or spear.He can be good, he can be evil; the good and evil before us are his to enact.In goodness he becomes a Buddha or an immortal;in evil he wears fur and sprouts horns.With boundless transformations he troubles the Heavenly Palace;thunder generals and divine soldiers cannot catch him.
當時眾神把大聖攢在一處，卻不能近身，亂嚷亂鬥。早驚動玉帝，遂傳旨著遊奕靈官同翊聖真君上西方請佛老降伏。
当时众神把大圣攒在一处，却不能近身，乱嚷乱斗。早惊动玉帝，遂传旨着游奕灵官同翊圣真君上西方请佛老降伏。
The gods had the Great Sage hemmed in, but could not get close to him; they shouted and fought in confusion. The commotion soon alarmed the Jade Emperor, who ordered the Roaming Divine Officer and the True Lord Who Supports the Sages to go to the West and ask the venerable Buddha to subdue him.
那二聖得了旨，徑到靈山勝境雷音寶剎之前，對四金剛、八菩薩禮畢，即煩轉達。眾神隨至寶蓮臺下啟知，如來召請。二聖禮佛三匝，侍立臺下。如來問：「玉帝何事，煩二聖下臨？」二聖即啟道：「向時花果山產一猴，在那裡弄神通，聚眾猴攪亂世界。玉帝降招安旨，封為弼馬溫，他嫌官小反去。當遣李天王、哪吒太子擒拿未獲，復招安他，封做齊天大聖，先有官無祿。著他代管蟠桃園，他即偷桃；又走至瑤池，偷殽、偷酒，攪亂大會；仗酒又暗入兜率宮，偷老君仙丹，反出天宮。玉帝復遣十萬天兵，亦不能收伏。後觀世音舉二郎真君同他義兄弟追殺，他變化多端，虧老君拋金鋼琢打中，二郎方得拿住。解赴御前，即命斬之，刀砍斧剁，火燒雷打，俱不能傷。老君奏准領去，以火鍛煉。四十九日開鼎，他卻又跳出八卦爐，打退天丁，徑入通明殿裡，靈霄殿外。被佑聖真君的佐使王靈官擋住苦戰，又調三十六員雷將把他困在垓心，終不能相近。事在緊急，因此玉帝特請如來救駕。」如來聞說，即對眾菩薩道：「汝等在此穩坐法堂，休得亂了禪位，待我煉魔救駕去來。」
那二圣得了旨，径到灵山胜境雷音宝刹之前，对四金刚、八菩萨礼毕，即烦转达。众神随至宝莲台下启知，如来召请。二圣礼佛三匝，侍立台下。如来问：「玉帝何事，烦二圣下临？」二圣即启道：「向时花果山产一猴，在那里弄神通，聚众猴搅乱世界。玉帝降招安旨，封为弼马温，他嫌官小反去。当遣李天王、哪吒太子擒拿未获，复招安他，封做齐天大圣，先有官无禄。着他代管蟠桃园，他即偷桃；又走至瑶池，偷殽、偷酒，搅乱大会；仗酒又暗入兜率宫，偷老君仙丹，反出天宫。玉帝复遣十万天兵，亦不能收伏。后观世音举二郎真君同他义兄弟追杀，他变化多端，亏老君抛金钢琢打中，二郎方得拿住。解赴御前，即命斩之，刀砍斧剁，火烧雷打，俱不能伤。老君奏准领去，以火锻炼。四十九日开鼎，他却又跳出八卦炉，打退天丁，径入通明殿里，灵霄殿外。被佑圣真君的佐使王灵官挡住苦战，又调三十六员雷将把他困在垓心，终不能相近。事在紧急，因此玉帝特请如来救驾。」如来闻说，即对众菩萨道：「汝等在此稳坐法堂，休得乱了禅位，待我炼魔救驾去来。」
The two holy ones received the decree and went straight to the Thunderclap Monastery in the sacred realm of Spirit Mountain. They paid their respects to the Four Vajra Guardians and the Eight Bodhisattvas, then asked to be announced. The gods went to the precious lotus throne to report, and the Buddha summoned the visitors. The two holy ones circled the Buddha three times in reverence and stood below the throne. “What business has the Jade Emperor,” the Buddha asked, “to trouble you two holy ones to come down here?” They replied, “Some time ago a monkey was born on Flower-Fruit Mountain. He displayed his magic there, gathered the monkeys and threw the world into turmoil. The Jade Emperor offered him amnesty and made him Keeper of the Horses, but he thought the office too low and rebelled. Heavenly King Li and Prince Nezha were sent to capture him, without success. He was offered amnesty again and made Great Sage Equal to Heaven, at first an office with no salary. Put in temporary charge of the Peach Garden, he stole the peaches. He went to the Jade Pool, stole the food and wine and disrupted the grand banquet. Emboldened by wine, he slipped into the Tushita Palace, stole Lord Lao’s immortal elixir and rebelled, leaving the Heavenly Palace. The Jade Emperor then sent a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers, but they could not subdue him either. Later Guanshiyin recommended the True Lord Erlang and his sworn brothers to pursue him. He kept changing his shape, but luckily Lord Lao threw his Diamond Ring and struck him, allowing Erlang to capture him. He was brought before the throne and ordered executed, but sabres and axes, fire and thunder could not harm him. Lord Lao obtained permission to take him away and refine him with fire. When the furnace was opened after forty-nine days, he leaped out of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, drove back the heavenly soldiers and went straight into the Hall of Clear Light, outside the Hall of Divine Mists. Divine Officer Wang, assistant to the True Lord Who Protects the Sages, stopped him and fought him fiercely. Then thirty-six thunder generals were summoned and surrounded him, but still they cannot get near. Matters are desperate, so the Jade Emperor expressly begs the Buddha to save his throne.” At this the Buddha told the Bodhisattvas, “Sit quietly here in the Dharma Hall and keep to your meditation seats. I shall go and tame this demon to save the throne, then return.”
如來即喚阿儺、迦葉二尊者相隨，離了雷音，徑至靈霄門外。忽聽得喊聲振耳，乃三十六員雷將圍困著大聖哩。佛祖傳法旨：「教雷將停息干戈，放開營所，叫那大聖出來，等我問他有何法力。」眾將果退。大聖也收了法象，現出原身近前，怒氣昂昂，厲聲高叫道：「你是那方善士，敢來止住刀兵問我？」如來笑道：「我是西方極樂世界釋迦牟尼尊者。南無阿彌陀佛！今聞你猖狂村野，屢反天宮，不知是何方生長，何年得道，為何這等暴橫？」大聖道：「我本：
天地生成靈混仙，花果山中一老猿。水簾洞裡為家業，拜友尋師悟太玄。煉就長生多少法，學來變化廣無邊。因在凡間嫌地窄，立心端要住瑤天。靈霄寶殿非他久，歷代人王有分傳。強者為尊該讓我，英雄只此敢爭先。」
佛祖聽言，呵呵冷笑道：「你那廝乃是個猴子成精，焉敢欺心，要奪玉皇上帝尊位？他自幼修持，苦歷過一千七百五十劫。每劫該十二萬九千六百年，你算他該多少年數，方能享受此無極大道？你那個初世為人的畜生，如何出此大言？不當人子，不當人子，折了你的壽算。趁早皈依，切莫胡說。但恐遭了毒手，性命頃刻而休，可惜了你的本來面目。」大聖道：「他雖年幼修長，也不應久占在此。常言道：『皇帝輪流做，明年到我家。』只教他搬出去，將天宮讓與我，便罷了；若還不讓，定要攪攘，永不清平。」佛祖道：「你除了長生變化之法，再有何能，敢占天宮勝境？」大聖道：「我的手段多哩：我有七十二般變化，萬劫不老長生；會駕觔斗雲，一縱十萬八千里。如何坐不得天位？」佛祖道：「我與你打個賭賽：你若有本事，一觔斗打出我這右手掌中，算你贏，再不用動刀兵，苦爭戰，就請玉帝到西方居住，把天宮讓你；若不能打出手掌，你還下界為妖，再修幾劫，卻來爭吵。」那大聖聞言，暗笑道：「這如來十分好獃。我老孫一觔斗去十萬八千里，他那手掌方圓不滿一尺，如何跳不出去？」急發聲道：「既如此說，你可做得主張？」佛祖道：「做得，做得。」伸開右手，卻似個荷葉大小。
如来即唤阿傩、迦叶二尊者相随，离了雷音，径至灵霄门外。忽听得喊声振耳，乃三十六员雷将围困着大圣哩。佛祖传法旨：「教雷将停息干戈，放开营所，叫那大圣出来，等我问他有何法力。」众将果退。大圣也收了法象，现出原身近前，怒气昂昂，厉声高叫道：「你是那方善士，敢来止住刀兵问我？」如来笑道：「我是西方极乐世界释迦牟尼尊者。南无阿弥陀佛！今闻你猖狂村野，屡反天宫，不知是何方生长，何年得道，为何这等暴横？」大圣道：「我本：
天地生成灵混仙，花果山中一老猿。水帘洞里为家业，拜友寻师悟太玄。炼就长生多少法，学来变化广无边。因在凡间嫌地窄，立心端要住瑶天。灵霄宝殿非他久，历代人王有分传。强者为尊该让我，英雄只此敢争先。」
佛祖听言，呵呵冷笑道：「你那厮乃是个猴子成精，焉敢欺心，要夺玉皇上帝尊位？他自幼修持，苦历过一千七百五十劫。每劫该十二万九千六百年，你算他该多少年数，方能享受此无极大道？你那个初世为人的畜生，如何出此大言？不当人子，不当人子，折了你的寿算。趁早皈依，切莫胡说。但恐遭了毒手，性命顷刻而休，可惜了你的本来面目。」大圣道：「他虽年幼修长，也不应久占在此。常言道：『皇帝轮流做，明年到我家。』只教他搬出去，将天宫让与我，便罢了；若还不让，定要搅攘，永不清平。」佛祖道：「你除了长生变化之法，再有何能，敢占天宫胜境？」大圣道：「我的手段多哩：我有七十二般变化，万劫不老长生；会驾觔斗云，一纵十万八千里。如何坐不得天位？」佛祖道：「我与你打个赌赛：你若有本事，一觔斗打出我这右手掌中，算你赢，再不用动刀兵，苦争战，就请玉帝到西方居住，把天宫让你；若不能打出手掌，你还下界为妖，再修几劫，却来争吵。」那大圣闻言，暗笑道：「这如来十分好呆。我老孙一觔斗去十万八千里，他那手掌方圆不满一尺，如何跳不出去？」急发声道：「既如此说，你可做得主张？」佛祖道：「做得，做得。」伸开右手，却似个荷叶大小。
The Buddha called the two venerable disciples Ananda and Kasyapa to accompany him, left the Thunderclap Monastery and went straight outside the gate of the Hall of Divine Mists. Suddenly shouts thundered in his ears: the thirty-six thunder generals had the Great Sage surrounded. The Buddha gave his command: “Tell the thunder generals to lay down their arms and open their lines. Call the Great Sage out so that I may ask what powers he has.” The generals withdrew as ordered. The Great Sage also put away his magical form, resumed his own shape and came forward seething with anger. “Where have you come from, holy man,” he shouted harshly, “to dare stop this fight and question me?” The Buddha smiled. “I am the Venerable Shakyamuni of the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. Homage to Amitabha Buddha! I hear that you have been running wild in your boorish way, repeatedly rebelling against the Heavenly Palace. Where were you born and raised, in what year did you attain the Way, and why are you so violent?” The Great Sage said, “I am:
A spirit immortal born of Heaven and Earth,an old ape of Flower-Fruit Mountain.The Water-Curtain Cave is my home;I sought friends and a master, and grasped the supreme mystery.I perfected many arts of lasting lifeand learned transformations without bounds.Finding the mortal world too cramped,I set my heart on dwelling in the jewelled heavens.The Hall of Divine Mists is no man’s forever;the kings of men have each had their turn through the ages.The strongest should be sovereign — he ought to yield to me;here is the one hero who dares claim first place.”
The Buddha gave a cold laugh. “You are only a monkey that has acquired powers. How dare you betray your conscience and try to seize the Jade Emperor’s throne? He has cultivated himself since childhood and endured one thousand seven hundred and fifty aeons of hardship. Each aeon is a hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years. Work out how many years that makes before he could enjoy this boundless Great Way! You are a beast only now entering human life for the first time. How can you make such claims? Shame on you! Shame on you! You are shortening your allotted life. Take refuge at once and stop this nonsense. I fear you will meet a deadly blow and lose your life in an instant — what a pity for your original nature!” The Great Sage said, “He may have begun young and cultivated himself for ages, but that gives him no right to stay here forever. As the saying goes, ‘Emperors take turns; next year it comes to my house.’ Just make him move out and hand the Heavenly Palace over to me, and that will settle it. If he refuses, I’ll keep stirring things up, and there will never be peace.” The Buddha said, “Apart from the arts of immortality and transformation, what other ability have you, to dare take possession of the Heavenly Palace’s sacred realm?” The Great Sage said, “I have plenty of skills! I possess the seventy-two transformations and live forever, never growing old through countless aeons. I can ride the somersault cloud and cover a hundred and eight thousand li in one leap. Why shouldn’t I sit on Heaven’s throne?” The Buddha said, “I shall make a wager with you. If you have the skill to leap out of the palm of my right hand in one somersault, you win. There will be no need for weapons or bitter fighting: I shall ask the Jade Emperor to live in the West and give you the Heavenly Palace. If you cannot leap out of my palm, go back to the lower world as a demon, cultivate yourself for a few more aeons, and then come and make your demands.” At this the Great Sage laughed to himself. “What a fool this Buddha is! Old Sun can go a hundred and eight thousand li in one somersault. That palm of his is less than a foot across — how could I fail to jump out of it?” He called out at once, “If that’s what you say, can you make it happen?” The Buddha said, “I can, I can.” He opened his right hand; it was about the size of a lotus leaf.
那大聖收了如意棒，抖擻神威，將身一縱，站在佛祖手心裡，卻道聲：「我出去也。」你看他一路雲光，無形無影去了。佛祖慧眼觀看，見那猴王風車子一般相似不住，只管前進。大聖行時，忽見有五根肉紅柱子，撐著一股青氣。他道：「此間乃盡頭路了。這番回去，如來作證，靈霄宮定是我坐也。」又思量說：「且住，等我留下些記號，方好與如來說話。」拔下一根毫毛，吹口仙氣，叫：「變！」變作一管濃墨雙毫筆，在那中間柱子上寫一行大字云：
「齊天大聖，到此一遊。」
寫畢，收了毫毛。又不莊尊，卻在第一根柱子根下撒了一泡猴尿。翻轉觔斗雲，徑回本處，站在如來掌內道：「我已去，今來了。你教玉帝讓天宮與我。」
那大圣收了如意棒，抖擞神威，将身一纵，站在佛祖手心里，却道声：「我出去也。」你看他一路云光，无形无影去了。佛祖慧眼观看，见那猴王风车子一般相似不住，只管前进。大圣行时，忽见有五根肉红柱子，撑着一股青气。他道：「此间乃尽头路了。这番回去，如来作证，灵霄宫定是我坐也。」又思量说：「且住，等我留下些记号，方好与如来说话。」拔下一根毫毛，吹口仙气，叫：「变！」变作一管浓墨双毫笔，在那中间柱子上写一行大字云：
「齐天大圣，到此一游。」
写毕，收了毫毛。又不庄尊，却在第一根柱子根下撒了一泡猴尿。翻转觔斗云，径回本处，站在如来掌内道：「我已去，今来了。你教玉帝让天宫与我。」
The Great Sage put away his As-You-Will cudgel, summoned his divine might and leaped into the Buddha’s palm. “I’m off!” he said. Look at him go, a streak of cloudlight, vanishing without shape or shadow. With his eye of wisdom the Buddha watched the Monkey King spinning on like a windmill, never stopping, always pressing forward. As the Great Sage travelled, he suddenly saw five flesh-red pillars holding up a mass of blue-green vapour. “This is the end of the road,” he said. “When I get back, the Buddha will bear witness, and I shall certainly take my seat in the Hall of Divine Mists.” Then he thought again. “Wait! Let me leave a mark, so I’ll have something to show the Buddha.” He plucked out a hair, breathed immortal breath over it and cried, “Change!” It became a double-tipped brush laden with thick ink. On the middle pillar he wrote a line of large characters:
“The Great Sage Equal to Heavenwas here.”
When he had finished, he put the hair away. Then, showing no dignity at all, he pissed a puddle of monkey urine at the foot of the first pillar. He turned his somersault cloud round and went straight back to where he had started. Standing in the Buddha’s palm, he said, “I’ve been there and now I’m back. Tell the Jade Emperor to hand the Heavenly Palace over to me.”
如來罵道：「我把你這個尿精猴子，你正好不曾離了我掌哩。」大聖道：「你是不知。我去到天盡頭，見五根肉紅柱，撐著一股青氣，我留個記在那裡，你敢和我同去看麼？」如來道：「不消去，你只自低頭看看。」那大聖睜圓火眼金睛，低頭看時，原來佛祖右手中指寫著「齊天大聖，到此一遊」。大指丫裡，還有些猴尿臊氣。大聖吃了一驚道：「有這等事？有這等事？我將此字寫在撐天柱子上，如何卻在他手指上？莫非有個未卜先知的法術？我決不信，不信。等我再去來。」
如来骂道：「我把你这个尿精猴子，你正好不曾离了我掌哩。」大圣道：「你是不知。我去到天尽头，见五根肉红柱，撑着一股青气，我留个记在那里，你敢和我同去看么？」如来道：「不消去，你只自低头看看。」那大圣睁圆火眼金睛，低头看时，原来佛祖右手中指写着「齐天大圣，到此一游」。大指丫里，还有些猴尿臊气。大圣吃了一惊道：「有这等事？有这等事？我将此字写在撑天柱子上，如何却在他手指上？莫非有个未卜先知的法术？我决不信，不信。等我再去来。」
The Buddha scolded him. “You pissing monkey! You never even left my palm.” The Great Sage said, “You don’t know. I went to the end of Heaven and saw five flesh-red pillars holding up a mass of blue-green vapour. I left a mark there. Dare you come with me and look?” The Buddha said, “No need to go. Just lower your head and look for yourself.” The Great Sage opened his fiery eyes and golden pupils wide and looked down. There, written on the middle finger of the Buddha’s right hand, were the words “The Great Sage Equal to Heaven was here.” And in the web of his thumb the stench of monkey urine still lingered. The Great Sage was startled. “Can this be? Can this be? I wrote those words on a pillar holding up Heaven — how did they get onto his finger? Can he have some magic that knows the future before it happens? I don’t believe it. I won’t believe it! Let me go again.”
好大聖，急縱身又要跳出。被佛祖翻掌一撲，把這猴王推出西天門外，將五指化作金、木、水、火、土五座聯山，喚名「五行山」，輕輕的把他壓住。眾雷神與阿儺、迦葉一個個合掌稱揚道：「善哉，善哉！
當年卵化學為人，立志修行果道真。萬劫無移居勝境，一朝有變散精神。欺天罔上思高位，凌聖偷丹亂大倫。惡貫滿盈今有報，不知何日得翻身。」
好大圣，急纵身又要跳出。被佛祖翻掌一扑，把这猴王推出西天门外，将五指化作金、木、水、火、土五座联山，唤名「五行山」，轻轻的把他压住。众雷神与阿傩、迦叶一个个合掌称扬道：「善哉，善哉！
当年卵化学为人，立志修行果道真。万劫无移居胜境，一朝有变散精神。欺天罔上思高位，凌圣偷丹乱大伦。恶贯满盈今有报，不知何日得翻身。」
Our fine Great Sage leaped up in haste to spring out once more. But the Buddha turned his palm over and thrust the Monkey King out through the Western Gate of Heaven. He changed his five fingers into five linked mountains of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, named them ‘Five Elements Mountain’, and gently pinned him beneath them. The thunder gods, Ananda and Kasyapa all joined their palms in praise. “Excellent! Excellent!
Once hatched from an egg, he learned to be a manand set his will on practice, truly attaining the Way.Through countless aeons he dwelt unmoved in a sacred realm;one sudden change has scattered his spirit.He defied Heaven, deceived his sovereign and coveted high office,insulted sages, stole elixir and broke the great bonds of order.His evil has filled its measure, and now comes its reward;who knows what day will see him rise again?”
如來佛祖殄滅了妖猴，即喚阿儺、迦葉同轉西方極樂世界。時有天蓬、天佑急出靈霄寶殿道：「請如來少待，我主大駕來也。」佛祖聞言，回首瞻仰。須臾，果見八景鸞輿，九光寶蓋，聲奏玄歌妙樂，詠哦無量神章，散寶花，噴真香，直至佛前謝曰：「多蒙大法收殄妖邪，望如來少停一日，請諸仙做一會筵奉謝。」如來不敢違悖，即合掌謝道：「老僧承大天尊宣命來此，有何法力？還是天尊與眾神洪福。敢勞致謝？」玉帝傳旨，即著雷部眾神，分頭請三清、四御、五老、六司、七元、八極、九曜、十都、千真、萬聖來此赴會，同謝佛恩。又命四大天師、九天仙女，大開玉京金闕、太玄寶宮、洞陽玉館，請如來高座七寶靈臺，調設各班坐位，安排龍肝鳳髓，玉液蟠桃。
如来佛祖殄灭了妖猴，即唤阿傩、迦叶同转西方极乐世界。时有天蓬、天佑急出灵霄宝殿道：「请如来少待，我主大驾来也。」佛祖闻言，回首瞻仰。须臾，果见八景鸾舆，九光宝盖，声奏玄歌妙乐，咏哦无量神章，散宝花，喷真香，直至佛前谢曰：「多蒙大法收殄妖邪，望如来少停一日，请诸仙做一会筵奉谢。」如来不敢违悖，即合掌谢道：「老僧承大天尊宣命来此，有何法力？还是天尊与众神洪福。敢劳致谢？」玉帝传旨，即着雷部众神，分头请三清、四御、五老、六司、七元、八极、九曜、十都、千真、万圣来此赴会，同谢佛恩。又命四大天师、九天仙女，大开玉京金阙、太玄宝宫、洞阳玉馆，请如来高座七宝灵台，调设各班坐位，安排龙肝凤髓，玉液蟠桃。
Having put an end to the demon monkey’s rampage, the Buddha called Ananda and Kasyapa to return with him to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. Just then Marshal Tianpeng and Tianyou hurried out of the Hall of Divine Mists. “Please wait a moment, Buddha. Our sovereign is coming in his imperial procession.” The Buddha turned to look. Soon there appeared the luan carriage of eight splendours and a precious canopy of nine radiances. Mystic songs and wondrous music sounded, boundless divine hymns were chanted, precious flowers scattered and true incense sprayed. The procession came straight before the Buddha, and the Jade Emperor thanked him. “Your great power has rid Us of this evil. We hope the Buddha will stay a day, so that We may ask the immortals to join in a banquet of thanks.” The Buddha dared not refuse. He joined his palms and answered gratefully, “This old monk came at the Great Celestial Venerable’s command. What power can I claim? It is all the great good fortune of the Celestial Venerable and the gods. How could I presume to trouble you with thanks?” The Jade Emperor ordered the gods of the Thunder Department to go in different directions and invite the Three Pure Ones, the Four Emperors, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, the Six Offices, the Seven Primordial Stars, the Eight Ultimates, the Nine Luminaries, the Ten Capitals, the thousand perfected ones and the myriad sages to join the gathering and thank the Buddha for his grace. He also told the Four Great Heavenly Masters and the immortal maidens of the Nine Heavens to throw open the Golden Gates of the Jade Capital, the Palace of the Supreme Mystery and the Jade Hall of Cavernous Yang, seat the Buddha high on the Seven-Treasure Spirit Terrace, set out places for every rank, and prepare dragon livers, phoenix marrow, jade nectar and immortal peaches.
不一時，那玉清元始天尊、上清靈寶天尊、太清道德天尊、五炁真君、五斗星君、三官四聖、九曜真君、左輔、右弼、天王、哪吒，玄虛一應靈通，對對旌旗，雙雙幡蓋，都捧著明珠異寶，壽果奇花，向佛前拜獻曰：「感如來無量法力，收伏妖猴。蒙大天尊設宴，呼喚我等皆來陳謝。請如來將此會立一名如何？」如來領眾神之託曰：「今欲立名，可作個安天大會。」各仙老異口同聲，俱道：「好個『安天大會』！好個『安天大會』！」言訖，各坐座位，走斝傳觴，簪花鼓瑟，果好會也。有詩為證。詩曰：
宴設蟠桃猴攪亂，安天大會勝蟠桃。龍旗鸞輅祥光藹，寶節幢幡瑞氣飄。仙樂玄歌音韻美，鳳簫玉管響聲高。瓊香繚繞群仙集，宇宙清平賀聖朝。
不一时，那玉清元始天尊、上清灵宝天尊、太清道德天尊、五炁真君、五斗星君、三官四圣、九曜真君、左辅、右弼、天王、哪吒，玄虚一应灵通，对对旌旗，双双幡盖，都捧着明珠异宝，寿果奇花，向佛前拜献曰：「感如来无量法力，收伏妖猴。蒙大天尊设宴，呼唤我等皆来陈谢。请如来将此会立一名如何？」如来领众神之托曰：「今欲立名，可作个安天大会。」各仙老异口同声，俱道：「好个『安天大会』！好个『安天大会』！」言讫，各坐座位，走斝传觞，簪花鼓瑟，果好会也。有诗为证。诗曰：
宴设蟠桃猴搅乱，安天大会胜蟠桃。龙旗鸾辂祥光蔼，宝节幢幡瑞气飘。仙乐玄歌音韵美，凤箫玉管响声高。琼香缭绕群仙集，宇宙清平贺圣朝。
Before long they arrived: the Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning of Jade Purity, the Celestial Venerable of Numinous Treasure of Highest Purity, the Celestial Venerable of the Way and Its Virtue of Great Purity, the True Lords of the Five Breaths, the Star Lords of the Five Dippers, the Three Officials and Four Saints, the Nine Luminaries, the Left Assistant, the Right Supporter, the Heavenly King and Nezha, and all the other numinous powers of the mystic void. With banners paired and pennants and canopies doubled, all brought lustrous pearls and rare treasures, longevity fruits and wondrous flowers. They bowed before the Buddha and presented their offerings. “We are grateful for the Buddha’s boundless power in subduing the demon monkey. The Great Celestial Venerable has prepared a banquet and summoned us all to express our thanks. Would the Buddha give this gathering a name?” Accepting their request, the Buddha said, “If it needs a name, let it be the Banquet to Bring Peace to Heaven.” The elder immortals all answered with one voice. “A fine Banquet to Bring Peace to Heaven! A fine Banquet to Bring Peace to Heaven!” Then they took their seats. Goblets went round, cups passed from hand to hand, flowers were tucked into their hair and zithers played. A splendid gathering indeed! There is a poem to prove it. A poem says:
The monkey wrecked the feast of immortal peaches;the Banquet to Bring Peace to Heaven surpasses it.Dragon banners and luan carriages glow with auspicious light;precious tallies, standards and pennants float in blessed vapour.Immortal music and mystic songs have lovely cadences;phoenix flutes and jade pipes sound clear and high.Rich fragrance coils around the gathered immortals;the universe at peace, they hail the sacred court.
眾皆暢然喜會，只見王母娘娘引一班仙子、仙娥、美姬、美女飄飄蕩蕩舞向佛前，施禮曰：「前被妖猴攪亂蟠桃一會，請眾仙眾佛俱未成功。今蒙如來大法鍊鎖頑猴，喜慶『安天大會』，無物可謝，今是我淨手親摘大株蟠桃數顆奉獻。」真個是：
半紅半綠噴甘香，艷麗仙根萬載長。堪笑武陵源上種，爭如天府更奇強。紫紋嬌嫩寰中少，緗核清甜世莫雙。延壽延年能易體，有緣食者自非常。
众皆畅然喜会，只见王母娘娘引一班仙子、仙娥、美姬、美女飘飘荡荡舞向佛前，施礼曰：「前被妖猴搅乱蟠桃一会，请众仙众佛俱未成功。今蒙如来大法链锁顽猴，喜庆『安天大会』，无物可谢，今是我净手亲摘大株蟠桃数颗奉献。」真个是：
半红半绿喷甘香，艳丽仙根万载长。堪笑武陵源上种，争如天府更奇强。紫纹娇嫩寰中少，缃核清甜世莫双。延寿延年能易体，有缘食者自非常。
All were enjoying the gathering when the Queen Mother of the West led a company of immortal maidens, heavenly attendants and beautiful women drifting and dancing before the Buddha. She made her obeisance and said, “The demon monkey disrupted the Peach Banquet before, and my invitation to the immortals and Buddhas came to nothing. Now the Buddha’s great power has forged bonds for that unruly monkey, and we rejoice in the Banquet to Bring Peace to Heaven. I have nothing with which to thank you, but here are several immortal peaches from the great trees, picked with my own freshly washed hands, which I offer to you.” Truly:
Half red, half green, they breathe a sweet fragrance;their splendid immortal roots have grown for ten thousand years.How laughable the peaches of Wuling’s Peach Blossom Spring —how could they rival the still finer fruit of Heaven?Tender and delicately purple-streaked, rare within the world;with pale-yellow stones and sweet clear flesh, unmatched on earth.They lengthen life and years, and can transform the body;anyone destined to eat them is no ordinary being.
佛祖合掌向王母謝訖。王母又著仙姬、仙子唱的唱，舞的舞。滿會群仙又皆賞讚。正是：
縹緲天香滿座，繽紛仙蕊仙花。玉京金闕大榮華。異品奇珍無價。對對與天齊壽，雙雙萬劫增加。桑田滄海任更差。他自無驚無訝。
佛祖合掌向王母谢讫。王母又着仙姬、仙子唱的唱，舞的舞。满会群仙又皆赏赞。正是：
缥缈天香满座，缤纷仙蕊仙花。玉京金阙大荣华。异品奇珍无价。对对与天齐寿，双双万劫增加。桑田沧海任更差。他自无惊无讶。
The Buddha joined his palms and thanked the Queen Mother. Then she had her immortal women and maidens sing and dance, and all the immortals at the feast applauded and praised them. Truly:
Heavenly fragrance, faint and floating, fills the seats;immortal stamens and blossoms shower down.Splendour fills the Golden Gates of the Jade Capital;rare treasures and strange delicacies are beyond price.In pairs they live as long as Heaven;two by two they add countless aeons to their years.Let mulberry fields turn into seas, and seas change back again:they themselves feel neither fear nor surprise.
王母正著仙姬、仙子歌舞，觥籌交錯，不多時，忽又聞得：
一陣異香來鼻噢，驚動滿堂星與宿。天仙佛祖把杯停，各各擡頭迎目候。霄漢中間現老人，手捧靈芝飛藹繡。葫蘆藏蓄萬年丹，寶籙名書千紀壽。洞裡乾坤任自由，壺中日月隨成就。遨遊四海樂清閑，散淡十洲容輻輳。曾赴蟠桃醉幾遭，醒時明月還依舊。長頭大耳短身軀，南極之方稱老壽。
壽星又到。見玉帝禮畢，又見如來，申謝曰：「始聞那妖猴被老君引至兜率宮鍛煉，以為必致平安，不期他又反出。幸如來善伏此怪，設宴奉謝，故此聞風而來。更無他物可獻，特具紫芝瑤草、碧藕金丹奉上。」詩曰：
碧藕金丹奉釋迦，如來萬壽若恆沙。清平永樂三乘錦，康泰長生九品花。無相門中真法主，色空天上是仙家。乾坤大地皆稱祖，丈六金身福壽賒。
如來忻然領謝。壽星得座，依然走斝傳觴。只見赤腳大仙又至，向玉帝前頫顖禮畢，又對佛祖謝道：「深感法力，降伏妖猴。無物可以表敬，特具交梨二顆、火棗數枚奉獻。」詩曰：
大仙赤腳棗梨香，敬獻彌陀壽算長。七寶蓮臺山樣穩，千金花座錦般粧。壽同天地言非謬，福比洪波話豈狂。福壽如期真個是，清閑極樂那西方。
如來又稱謝了，叫阿儺、迦葉將各所獻之物，一一收起，方向玉帝前謝宴。眾各酩酊。只見個巡視靈官來報道：「那大聖伸出頭來了。」佛祖道：「不妨，不妨。」袖中只取出一張帖子，上有六個金字：「唵嘛呢叭咪吽」。遞與阿儺，叫貼在那山頂上。這尊者即領帖子，拿出天門，到那五行山頂上，緊緊的貼在一塊四方石上，那座山即生根合縫。可運用呼吸之氣，手兒爬出，可以搖掙搖掙。阿儺回報道：「已將帖子貼了。」
王母正着仙姬、仙子歌舞，觥筹交错，不多时，忽又闻得：
一阵异香来鼻噢，惊动满堂星与宿。天仙佛祖把杯停，各各抬头迎目候。霄汉中间现老人，手捧灵芝飞蔼绣。葫芦藏蓄万年丹，宝箓名书千纪寿。洞里乾坤任自由，壶中日月随成就。遨游四海乐清闲，散淡十洲容辐辏。曾赴蟠桃醉几遭，醒时明月还依旧。长头大耳短身躯，南极之方称老寿。
寿星又到。见玉帝礼毕，又见如来，申谢曰：「始闻那妖猴被老君引至兜率宫锻炼，以为必致平安，不期他又反出。幸如来善伏此怪，设宴奉谢，故此闻风而来。更无他物可献，特具紫芝瑶草、碧藕金丹奉上。」诗曰：
碧藕金丹奉释迦，如来万寿若恒沙。清平永乐三乘锦，康泰长生九品花。无相门中真法主，色空天上是仙家。乾坤大地皆称祖，丈六金身福寿赊。
如来忻然领谢。寿星得座，依然走斝传觞。只见赤脚大仙又至，向玉帝前𫖯顖礼毕，又对佛祖谢道：「深感法力，降伏妖猴。无物可以表敬，特具交梨二颗、火枣数枚奉献。」诗曰：
大仙赤脚枣梨香，敬献弥陀寿算长。七宝莲台山样稳，千金花座锦般粧。寿同天地言非谬，福比洪波话岂狂。福寿如期真个是，清闲极乐那西方。
如来又称谢了，叫阿傩、迦叶将各所献之物，一一收起，方向玉帝前谢宴。众各酩酊。只见个巡视灵官来报道：「那大圣伸出头来了。」佛祖道：「不妨，不妨。」袖中只取出一张帖子，上有六个金字：「唵嘛呢叭咪吽」。递与阿傩，叫贴在那山顶上。这尊者即领帖子，拿出天门，到那五行山顶上，紧紧的贴在一块四方石上，那座山即生根合缝。可运用呼吸之气，手儿爬出，可以摇挣摇挣。阿傩回报道：「已将帖子贴了。」
As the Queen Mother’s immortal women and maidens sang and danced, cups and drinking tallies crossed in a merry bustle. Before long they suddenly caught:
A strange fragrance reaching every nose,startling all the stars and mansions in the hall.The heavenly immortals and the Buddha lower their cups;all raise their heads and wait to see.An old man appears among the stars,sacred lingzhi in his hands, flying through embroidered mists.His gourd holds elixir of ten thousand years;the precious register inscribes his name for a thousand ages of life.Within his cave, Heaven and Earth are his to roam;within his flask, sun and moon unfold at will.He wanders happily at leisure over the four seas;free and easy among the Ten Isles, he mingles at leisure.How many times has he been drunk at the Peach Banquet?When he wakes, the bright moon is unchanged.Long of head, great of ear, short of body,in the southern quarter he is called the Old Man of Longevity (Laoshou).
The Longevity Star had arrived as well. He paid his respects to the Jade Emperor, then greeted the Buddha and expressed his thanks. “At first, when I heard that Lord Lao had taken the demon monkey to the Tushita Palace to refine him, I thought peace would surely follow. I never expected him to break out again. Fortunately the Buddha has subdued the monster so well that a banquet has been prepared in thanks. I heard the news and came. I have nothing else to offer, only these purple lingzhi, jade grasses, green lotus roots and golden elixir, which I respectfully present.” A poem says:
Green lotus roots and golden elixir are offered to Shakyamuni;the Buddha’s years are as many as the Ganges sands.Peace and everlasting joy: the brocade of the three vehicles;health and lasting life: the blossoms of the nine ranks.Within the gate of no-form he is the true master of the Dharma;in the heaven of form and emptiness is the immortals’ home.Heaven, Earth and all the land hail him as patriarch;his sixteen-foot golden body has boundless blessings and life.
The Buddha gladly accepted with thanks. The Longevity Star took his seat, and the goblets and cups went round again. Then the Barefoot Immortal arrived. He bowed his head before the Jade Emperor, then thanked the Buddha. “Deeply grateful for your power in subduing the demon monkey, I have nothing to show my respect but these two jiaoli pears and a few fire dates, which I present to you.” A poem says:
The Barefoot Immortal’s dates and pears are fragrant;he offers them respectfully to Amitabha, whose years are long.The Seven-Treasure Lotus Throne is steady as a mountain;the flower seat, worth a thousand gold pieces, is adorned like brocade.That his life matches Heaven and Earth is no false claim;that his blessings rival mighty waves is no wild boast.Blessings and long life are truly as one could wish,in that Western Land of leisure and ultimate bliss.
The Buddha thanked him too and told Ananda and Kasyapa to put away every offering. Then he thanked the Jade Emperor for the banquet. Everyone was thoroughly drunk. Just then a patrolling divine officer came to report, “The Great Sage has poked his head out.” The Buddha said, “No matter, no matter.” He took a slip of paper from his sleeve, bearing six golden syllables: “Om mani padme hum.” He handed it to Ananda and told him to paste it on the mountaintop. The venerable disciple received it, went out through Heaven’s gate and reached the summit of Five Elements Mountain. He pasted the paper firmly onto a square stone, and at once the mountain took root and all its seams closed. The monkey could still draw breath, crawl his hands out and struggle a little. Ananda returned to report, “The paper has been pasted in place.”
如來即辭了玉帝眾神，與二尊者出天門之外。又發一個慈悲心，念動真言咒語，將五行山召一尊土地神祗，會同五方揭諦，居住此山監押。但他饑時，與他鐵丸子吃；渴時，與他溶化的銅汁飲。待他災愆滿日，自有人救他。正是：
妖猴大膽反天宮，卻被如來伏手降。渴飲溶銅捱歲月，饑餐鐵彈度時光。天災苦困遭磨折，人事淒涼喜命長。若得英雄重展掙，他年奉佛上西方。
又詩曰：
伏逞豪強大勢興，降龍伏虎弄乖能。偷桃偷酒遊天府，受籙承恩在玉京。惡貫滿盈身受困，善根不絕氣還昇。果然脫得如來手，且待唐朝出聖僧。
如来即辞了玉帝众神，与二尊者出天门之外。又发一个慈悲心，念动真言咒语，将五行山召一尊土地神祗，会同五方揭谛，居住此山监押。但他饥时，与他铁丸子吃；渴时，与他溶化的铜汁饮。待他灾愆满日，自有人救他。正是：
妖猴大胆反天宫，却被如来伏手降。渴饮溶铜挨岁月，饥餐铁弹度时光。天灾苦困遭磨折，人事凄凉喜命长。若得英雄重展挣，他年奉佛上西方。
又诗曰：
伏逞豪强大势兴，降龙伏虎弄乖能。偷桃偷酒游天府，受箓承恩在玉京。恶贯满盈身受困，善根不绝气还升。果然脱得如来手，且待唐朝出圣僧。
The Buddha took leave of the Jade Emperor and the gods and went out through Heaven’s gate with the two venerable disciples. Then, moved once more by compassion, he recited a true-word spell and summoned an earth god for Five Elements Mountain. Together with the Guardians of the Five Directions, this god was to live on the mountain and watch over the prisoner. When the monkey was hungry, they were to give him iron pellets to eat; when he was thirsty, molten copper to drink. When his punishment for his sins had run its course, someone would come to rescue him. Truly:
The demon monkey boldly rebelled against the Heavenly Palace,but the Buddha subdued him with a turn of his hand.Thirsty, he drinks molten copper to endure the years;hungry, he eats iron pellets to pass the time.Heaven’s punishment confines and torments him;his lot is bleak, yet he is glad his life is long.If the hero can struggle free and show his strength again,in years to come he will serve the Buddha and journey west.
Another poem says:
He flaunted his prowess, and his mighty power grew;subduing dragons and tigers, he showed off his clever arts.He stole peaches and wine as he roamed Heaven’s courts,received his appointment and imperial favour in the Jade Capital.His evil filled its measure, and his body is confined;his roots of goodness live on, and his spirit still rises.To escape at last from the Buddha’s hand,he must await the holy monk who will appear in the Tang.
畢竟不知向後何年何月方滿災殃，且聽下回分解。
毕竟不知向后何年何月方满灾殃，且听下回分解。
In what year and month would his suffering at last be done? To learn what happened next, read the next chapter.