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Friday, September 20, 2013

Ruyi Jingu Bang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ruyi Jingu Bang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Ruyi Jingu Bang (Chinese: 如意金箍棒; Pinyin: R�y�Jīngū B�ng, "At-will Gold-bound Staff"), or simply as Ruyi Bang or Jingu Bang, is the poetic name of a magical weapon wielded by the Monkey King in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Anthony Yu translated the name for simplicity as "The Compliant Rod"; in other English translations it is referred to as "As-You-Will".

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