Speak Evil
How did the phrase/sign of the three (3) monkeys of "see no evil"," hear no evil " and "speak no evil" begin?
Who do we credit and why; ORIGIN, Please!
A 400 year old Japanese image for a 2,500 year old Chinese code of conduct
The mythical monkeys have chinese/japanese origins.
The names of the three monkeys are :
mizaru, kikazaru, iwazaru
This is the best link I could get explaining the mythical monkeys:
http://www.onlinediscountmart.com/seenoe...
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