What is the origin of the legend of the three wise monkeys 'Hear-No-Evil, See-No-Evil and Speak-No-Evil'?

sequoianoir

The monkeys appear in a wooden carving at the seventeenth century Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Japan. The shrine is the mausoleum of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the three monkeys were the guardians of the stables. In Japanese, the phrase "see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing" is mizaru, kikazaru, iwazaru. The word for monkey (saru or zaru) sounds the same as the verb-ending zaru, so to represent the phrase with the three monkeys in the appropriate poses is a play on words. http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/mfacts/webfacts/1A8C38533E8DFE6B8025671900467AA5 Jan 03 04, 7:41 AM

threemonkeys

The three monkeys originate from Japan. You will probably find all answers you may need in: http://www.three-monkeys.info Aug 06 07, 2:30 PM

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