From this person's personal experience to the entire creation of "Journey to the West", a strong Buddhist atmosphere is revealed at all times. However, while praising Buddhist thought, the author himself, in terms of plot arrangement,
, I still have a certain respect for local Taoism.
For example, the question of Taishang Laojun. Is Laojun surrendered to the Jade Emperor? Many people understand that, but this is not the case. In the Taoist system, the Jade Emperor has the greatest divine power, but his rank is not
It is not the highest. Compared with the Taoist ancestors of the Sanqing Dynasty, the Jade Emperor is still far behind. If the Jade Emperor is the emperor in heaven, then the Sanqing Dynasty is the saint in heaven. Here
The above-mentioned relationship is very complicated and cannot be explained clearly. To put it in the most vivid and simple terms, the Sanqing Taoist Patriarch is the manifestation of Pangu, the creator of the world, and the Jade Emperor is the maintainer of the established order. He
He is a manager, or in other words, he is exercising divine power as the agent of the Sanqing Taoist Patriarch. We don’t know whether Wu Chengen understands this truth, but at least we must understand it.
But even if he doesn't understand, in the novel "Journey to the West", there are still some awesome Taoists who have to be mentioned. First of all, I would like to mention the most controversial Lao Tzu, who has appeared more frequently and is the Taishang Laojun.
I say he is not powerful, but I think this person is also the top figure in the world of Journey to the West. There are many reasons.
First of all, Wukong made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace and struggled to death. He was very capable. This was one. His master was awesome and secretly protected him. The other was that when the sky was dark, the earth was dark, the sun and the moon were dark, three things happened.
Individuals subdued him one after another. First of all, when they caught him for the first time, many people put the credit on Erlang Shen. Some people said,
Yang Jian's ability is greater than that of Wukong. If you ask me, this is complete nonsense. Erlang Shen's ability is on par with Wukong. How did Wukong get caught? It was obviously Taishang Laojun who was worried and used the diamond bracelet to help.
Erlangshen helped. If this is not awesome, some clues can be seen in the incident of Qingniu that appeared later. Then the old man
The cow was the one I rode when I came out of seclusion. It was a well-mannered and powerful man, and the circle in his hand was even more incomprehensible. He accepted whatever he was told to accept, which made the reinforcements invited by the monkey speechless. How did he do it in the end?
I remember that when Wukong had run out of recruits, he went to invite Tathagata. Tathagata made a calculation and sent an Arhat to follow Wukong. The Arhat said: "Tathagata will pay me two
, that demon has great magical powers. If you lose the golden cinnabar, ask Sun Wukong to go to the Taishang Laojun in the Tusita Palace of Lihentian to look for his traces. You can catch him in one go." The result? Eighteen golden cinnabar dropped down.
As soon as it was thrown away, it was immediately taken away by the old cow. At this time, Shangli Hentian went to find Taishang Laojun. When Laojun got there, he took the cow away with a smile.
At this time, there is a question. Tathagata is so capable of pinching. He knows that his eighteen golden cinnabar cannot subdue the old cow, so why does he spend so much effort to beat the dog with meat buns? The reason is simple.
One is the Buddha and the other is the Taoist. Both of them are equal in ability, ability and influence. Wukong is a Buddhist.
Ah, let Wukong hold the demon and stare, what should you do if people ignore you? So the Buddha, who has supreme wisdom, took out eighteen pieces of golden cinnabar as a meeting gift and deliberately gave it to Qingniu. That meant to tell Laojun, brother, you
It's almost enough to collect money and do things. It's not easy for me. This is an obvious thing. If you don't believe it, read the book yourself.
In addition to Laojun, there are two other awesome people in Taoism. One is Patriarch Bodhi. I won’t mention this person. He is recognized as a top master. It is said that he is one of the five most awesome people in the "Fengshen" system.
One of the heavenly saints, the second leader of the Western religion, he was transformed by Taoist Zhunti in the West. Because Taoist Zhunti is very special, he is a master who understands both Buddhism and Taoism. In the book "Journey to the West", his
Identity can explain many doubts, among which the most
One of the biggest doubts is the name of Wukong. You must know that the word Wukong is obviously the name of Buddha. No Taoist priest would give such a name to his disciple without his head being squeezed by the door.
But Patriarch Bodhi is such an awesome person, so he gave Wukong such a name. Why? Because Patriarch Bodhi himself is a master of two fields, look at his name, "Bodhi".
What is "Bodhi"? "Bodhi" is not a common word in Chinese. It is a transliteration. It is a noun exclusive to Buddhism. When talking about "wisdom" and "enlightenment", which Taoist named himself like this? In that plane,
Just mention that a Taoist person can do such a thing alone. Some people think that
The level of Taoist Zhunti was not high enough, so he said that Patriarch Bodhi was not Taoist Zhunti, but a person on the same plane as Patriarch Hongjun. Maybe he was Patriarch Hongjun’s senior brother or something. For such a person
, I just want to say, screw your third uncle and grandpa... You can die as far as you can for me.
Let’s talk about the third Taoist priest. This man is Zhen Yuanzi, the one who grows ginseng fruits. He is the predecessor of Master Sanzang. Jin Chanzi has a relationship with him. When Sanzang came over, he knew that it was an old friend who came, so he asked his apprentice to pick the ginseng fruits.
At this time, there was a detail. Many people knew that he had to leave for something, but few people paid attention to what he was doing. According to the book, he went to listen to a lecture. Who was listening to the lecture? Yuanshi Tianzun.
Zhen Yuanzi's ability is very great. In the whole book, there are very few people who can fight against Wukong without losing. He is one of them. From this point of view, Yuanshi Tianzun's ability must be thought of by Gao Yuanzi.
Yes, don’t say it’s not necessarily true before it comes out. In the Taoist system, the state of cultivation is very important.
Yes, you can't beat Daluo Jinxian even among the awesome Earth Immortals, that's the truth. Some people will say, don't be ridiculous, Zhen Yuanzi is very powerful, but not as good as Guanyin, why? The first reason is that Wukong is afraid of Guanyin but not him.
The second reason is that if the ginseng fruit tree dies, he cannot save it but Guanyin can.
In fact, this is not a problem. The first question is that Guanyin is very awesome, but where does it say that Guanyin can subdue Wukong? What can subdue Wukong is the tight band curse. How did you put on the golden hoop?
?It was tricked into wearing it by Wukong, rather than being put on by force. Therefore, the first reason may not be established.
Reason two, this is simpler. Zhen Yuanzi is angry and wants to beat Wukong. At this time, he must exaggerate the seriousness of the problem. For example, if a child crashes your computer and you want to beat him, you will restart it.
Once you've done it, why bother him in front of everyone? It's just nonsense, and even those who are thoughtful will not do it.
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