It has to be said.......

Tripitaka is a Buddhist monk yes?
Causing somebody to have a headache is causing suffering yes?

So it is a surprise that Tripitaka can bring himself to do such a thing!

Anyway i'm not too worried, cos it is good that Tripitaka makes Money do things & Monkey should think himself lucky, cos although he got the dreaded sutra head band, he also got his staff & that staff is pretty nifty!

I'd like a nifty staff.
Maybe he thinks the greater good is more important?
A little suffering for Monkey saves a lot of people from harm.
Then again, he hurts demons.
But generally they deserve it.

but in the first episode, monkey tries to escape form Tripi on his cloud because he dreaded going on the pilgramage, but Tripitaka throws the head band and speaks the sutra, preventing monkey from escaping.

As i recall, it was the Budda that gave Tripi the headpiece and the headache sutra, so surly if the budda told him to use it, it has to be ok?

the only thing tripi does is anoy me! he prevents sooo much kunfu! :angry:

But isn't the best battle the battle not fought?
:)

re. headache sutra head-band, in the book Monkey finds it in Tripitaka's pack (looking for food for him). Tripitaka tricks Monkey into wearing it by telling him anyone who wears it can recite scriptures without having to learn them.

There's also a jacket which does something.

Heh. Lazy monkey.

well maybe tripitaka may give the headache sutra, against his normal anit violence behaviour, but consider this... tripi never tells monkey not to fight demons or monsters, just humans.... aaahHHHhhhhh, i hear you all go ;) *heh*

Their mission was for the salvation of man so maybe demon kings (being from another realm) etc are excluded !?!

aye, that was my point perzacly :D

though there was the one time with the slugmonster, that tripitaka said it was disgusting for a human to be in love with a monster, although he regretted it, monsters where the exception in such circumstance, so ...yup that exactly

not to mention that after the scriptures where retrieved, that monster would be no more.... seeing as that's why so many tried to stop the pilgramage and all :D

so tripi would rather cause pain to someone who is not human? (monkey) i personally would like to see mor staff to face action. :D

-funky out :ph43r:

ahh who wouldn't wanna see more fighting in monkey, that was always the coolest part!

but like tripi would say, monsters are just an illusion of our minds....

let slip the monkey of war, and cry I love to fiiiiigghhht

:D

YES finally we agree gecks! your not that bad. *drunken smile and hug*

Ohm Mani Padme hum as Tripitaka prays
is what the headache sutra is

acording to - Gen Rinpoche, Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones
means this ..


The mantra Om Mani Pädme Hum is easy to say yet quite powerful, because it contains the essence of the entire teaching. When you say the first syllable Om it is blessed to help you achieve perfection in the practice of generosity, Ma helps perfect the practice of pure ethics, and Ni helps achieve perfection in the practice of tolerance and patience. Päd, the fourth syllable, helps to achieve perfection of perseverance, Me helps achieve perfection in the practice of concentration, and the final sixth syllable Hum helps achieve perfection in the practice of wisdom.

So in this way recitation of the mantra helps achieve perfection in the six practices from generosity to wisdom. The path of these six perfections is the path walked by all the Buddhas of the three times. What could then be more meaningful than to say the mantra and accomplish the six perfections?