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lilnasxvevo · 2 years

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I still can’t believe that the final showdown where everyone murders each other in cold blood happens in a temple devoted to Guanyin. You know, Guanyin, the bodhisattva of mercy??? That Guanyin?

That big-ass statue just sitting there watching it all go down like “Seriously? Right in front of my salad offerings?”

#i only know who Guanyin is and what she stands for because of Journey to the West #so please dont mistake me for someone who has any real knowledge about Buddhism #Guanyin is the one who advocates for letting Sun Wukong out of his punishment being trapped under a mountain and/or tortured #(depending on the version)#which was SUPPOSED to last literally for eternity but thanks to Guanyin it ‘only’ lasted 500 years #bc Guanyin was like ‘hey we need this monk to make a really dangerous long journey where countless demons are going to try to eat him #so I feel like. i FEEL like. it makes sense to bring back possibly the most powerful demon ever to serve as his bodyguard #and hey maybe in the process we can make that demon a good little Buddhist!!!’#and they do!!!! they make that demon a VERY good little Buddhist

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