The story goes that after trekking 108,000 leagues west to fetch the Buddhist scriptures, subduing monsters and demons on the way, Monkey escaped the wheel of transformation, was granted the title "Buddhist Victorious in Strife," and resided in peace and happiness in the Pure Land of the West.
話說孫行者自與唐僧跋涉十萬八千里取經之路，途中伏魔降怪，護法有功，終於修成正果，受封戰鬥勝佛，自此不生不滅，終日安在祥雲霞彩、瑞靄紛呈的極樂世界之中。