Although this great disciple has extraordinary wisdom and superb skills, he was driven back to his hometown regardless of his feelings after he hurt the lives of three good families many times. As a monk, he does good deeds, accumulates virtues, harms others and harms himself, and sows the seeds of kindness for people.
As a scholar, people are amazed at his strong will and persistent pursuit spirit. He is not only strict with his disciples, but also never slack off on himself. Not confused by wealth, not conquered by death. His firm belief that he would never give up until he reached his goal made him finally succeed.
Extended data:
Tang's monk is a kind-hearted and good-natured monk, who eats fast and reads Buddha. Although he has no skill, the monsters who tried their best to eat the Tang monk's meat finally ate their own fruit and ended up in ruin.
Therefore, Tang Yan is not so much a master as a real leader. He cares about the world and benefits the Lebanese people. In order to get the true scriptures, he traveled all over the world, and everywhere he went, he preached Buddhism and the idea of being close to the people and respecting the monarch.
As for the Tang Priest, one of the reasons why he always saved the day through hardships is that Tang Priest is a reincarnation of Jin Chan, blessed by Tathagata Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Secondly, the Tang Priest can lead his three disciples well, make them surrender to themselves, complain to Guanyin Bodhisattva or recite incantations, and make them daunting. Anyone who dares to do evil or commit crimes will be severely punished.
In the book, the Tang Priest is a mortal figure, with cowardice and fear of death, which can be seen by the naked eye. Therefore, when the Monkey King kills people, he will be severely reprimanded. He is a man with firm inner belief and good heart.
The main characters of Journey to the West introduce Tang Priest.
Appearance characteristics:
Wei, majestic in appearance. Teeth are as white as silver, lips are red and mouth is square. The ceiling is wide, the sky is full, the eyes are beautiful and the eyebrows are clear. A real jester has two ears and a wheel, a good suit and a talented person. What a handsome young man, worthy of my wife in Xiliang.
Classic story:
1, crossing the Tianhe River is dangerous.
Monks and disciples came to Chenjiazhuang by the Tongtian River and learned that there was a monster. Sacrifice once a year to eat virgins. Wukong and Bajie became children to save the suffering of the people in Chenjiazhuang and defeated the monster. The monster used the scheme provided by the fish girl to make the summer sky full of snow and freeze the Tongtian River. Tang Priest, eager to learn the scriptures, crossed the river on the ice and sank to the bottom.
2. Master and apprentice have two hearts.
The monster was overjoyed by the Tang Priest. I want to marry a fish girl and use Tang priest as a wedding banquet. Wukong and Bajie rescued the master several times, but failed to defeat the monster, so they had to turn to Guanyin in Nanhai for help. Guanyin holds a fish basket and collects fish essence. When Tang Priest and his disciples were crossing the river, the old man volunteered to see him off and asked Tang Priest to ask when Tathagata would become an adult. Tang Priest agreed.
On the way to the west, Wukong killed the robber, and the Tang priest angered him for hurting creatures, blaming Wukong, and Wukong was unhappy. Four Taoist priests of the Tang Dynasty spent the night in a robber's house. In the evening, when Wukong saw that the robber had killed his wife, he wanted to get rid of it, but he was afraid of Tang Priest, so he was forbeared by his aunt.
3. Unique fields become thoroughfares.
When monks and apprentices came to the village, they were very sorry to see that the villagers were in a state of panic. Wukong is interested in exorcism in Gyro Villa. He was inquiring about the origin of the monster with Pig Bajie, and the monster arrived in the demon wind. Wukong stepped forward to compete with the monster, who was caught off guard and fled back to the cave. The monster was overjoyed to learn that the Tang Priest had arrived. He wants to eat the flesh of Tang Priest and live forever.
The villagers in Guo Zhuang knew that Wukong had exorcised demons, and everyone was very happy. They worshipped the Tang Priest as a god. The monster came to the villa several times and tried to catch Tang Priest, but he didn't get a chance. Wukong and Bajie went to the mountains to find the monster cave, and the banshee took the opportunity to blow the Tang Priest away. Fortunately, Friar Sand was alert, wounded the monster and regained the Tang Priest.
Sun Wukong
Appearance description:
All five senses, all four limbs. Humble body, like a monkey eating a pine cone.
Classic story:
1, the Monkey King protects Tang Priest.
Wukong was instructed by Guanyin and was willing to convert to Buddhism, waiting for the scriptures day and night. Xuanzang crossed the Wuxing Mountain, uncovered the Tathagata's post, rescued Wukong and named him Wukong. Mentors and apprentices travel together and spend the night in the farmhouse. In a white light, Tang Priest's white horse disappeared. Wukong found Eagle Sad Flow and fought fiercely with Little White Dragon, but he never won. At night, three robbers came to rob the farmhouse, and Wukong killed all the robbers. The Tang Priest accused him of murder, and Wukong left the master in a rage.
Persuaded by the Old Dragon King of the East China Sea, Wukong changed his mind. From the story of the Old Dragon King, he understood what happened to Prince Xi Hailong. Tang Priest went west alone, and Lu Yu, a cross-dressing woman in Guanyin, gave him a brocade hat and taught him a spell. Wukong went back to master and put on a flowered hat. Since then, he has been under the spell. Guanyin came to enlighten, and the little white dragon became the white dragon of Tang Priest.
2. Disaster from Kannonji
Mentors and disciples came to Kannonji, and elders in Jinchi warmly received them. Wukong showed the cassock to the elder, who was greedy and borrowed it back to his room to watch. In order to occupy the cassock, Elder Jinchi ordered the monks to set fire to the Tang Priest and his disciples. Wukong went to the Southern Tianmen to borrow a fire shield from King Guangmu to save Master, and then blew a divine wind to burn Kannonji to pieces.
Shame and fear, the old man fell into the fire and set himself on fire. The robes have long been taken away by the bear monster in black wind mountain, and they want to hold a "Buddha's clothes party" to show off their treasures. Wukong invited Guanyin to soothe the black bear monster.
3. Collect pigs and eight quit
A strange thing happened in Gaolaozhuang: Miss Gao was taken away by the government, and the old man's wife cried all the way, which alarmed pig Wuneng who was sleeping in the grass. The old pig saved Miss Gao. Gao Laohan and his wife adopted Wu Neng as their son-in-law. At the party, Wuneng got drunk and showed his true colors, scaring away the guests. Miss Gao also refused to go to different rooms. Wuneng can only lock Miss Gao in the back garden and forbid her to see her parents and family.
Wukong and Master came to the villa to stay. Wukong found out the origin of Zhu with clever tricks. Zhu Yuan, a marshal, was sent to the lower bound for flirting with Chang 'e, threw a pig fetus by mistake, was enlightened by Guanyin, and waited for the Buddhist scriptures. Tang Priest accepted him as a disciple and named him Pig Bajie.
Zhu Bajie
Appearance description:
A bookworm with a long mouth and big ears, with a black face and short hair, a long mouth and big ears, a mane on the back of his head, a rough body and a pig's head.
Classic story:
1, Pig Bajie hits Chang 'e
Pig Bajie was originally Marshal Tian Peng under the Heaven Emperor who was in charge of Tianhe. Because of drunkenness, flirting with fairies, making a scene, he was provoked to picket the Lingguan. Pig Bajie knocked down the bullfighting palace with his mouth and secretly ate Ganoderma lucidum and Xiancao. He was ordered by the jade emperor to hammer more than 2000 yuan, and then descended to earth. When he was reborn on earth, he mistakenly cast a pig fetus, and his face was similar to that of a wild boar, so he took Zhan Yundong in Fuling Mountain as a demon.
2. Pig Bajie stimulates the Monkey King.
Huang Paoguai turned into a handsome man and went to Baoxiang to visit King Zhang Yue, turning Bei Tang into a tiger. Turned into a Gong 'e in vain, raised a knife to plot against him, and was hit in the back leg. Pig went back to Gaolaozhuang and advised him to find Wukong for nothing. Realizing that he refused, Bajie came down from the mountain and cursed, and was caught back by the monkey. Pig instigated Wukong to go with him now.
3. Four Saints Try Zen Mind
The four great bodhisattvas, Mother Lishan, Guanyin, Pu Xian and Manjusri, incarnate mother and daughter to test whether the master and disciples are firm in Zen and pretend to recruit them as husbands. The Tang Priest was unmoved, Wukong saw through the truth, Friar Sand followed the master wholeheartedly, but Bajie was moved. The Four Saints teased Bajie by "bumping into the sky". Finally, Bajie was tied up by a pearl T-shirt designed by Four Saints and hung on a tree.
Sha Gojeyo
Appearance description:
A red flame is hairy, and two round eyes are as bright as lights. The face is neither black nor blue, like thunder or drums and dragons. Wearing a goose yellow collar and a white vine at the waist. There are nine skeletons hanging around their necks and a treasure stick in their hands.
Classic story:
Four disciples, Liushahe, Lu Yu, and Bajie fought the river demon with a nine-toothed rake three times, but they couldn't win. Although Wukong is full of wisdom and tricks, he is also exhausted by Jiang Lang. After Guanyin Bodhisattva helped him cross the river, and after the Bodhisattva enlightened him, the river demon recognized Tang Priest as a teacher and learned from the West. This man is Friar Sand-Friar Sand.
Thirty times back to Huang Paoguai, I suspected that the Huns were ashamed to send a letter, and they saved her by reporting to their hometown. If she wants to kill her, go to the arrested Friar Sand. Friar Sand used his quick wits, and the Tao was the king's drawing. Tang Priest met the princess in the cave earlier and told the king his experience, saving the princess's life. This plot not only shows Friar Sand's wit, but also shows his spirit of being considerate of others and unwilling to bite the hand that feeds him.
Small White Dragon
Appearance description:
In a short time, the horse showed off its fur, changed its head and horns, covered with golden scales, and had a silver beard under its chin, full of auspicious spirit and four claws of auspicious clouds.
Classic story:
Xiao Bailong, son of Aorun, the Dragon King of the West Sea, set fire to the pearl on the temple. Aorun plays the Jade Emperor and accuses him of disobedience. There is room to hang him in the air and hit him 300. I'll kill him another day. At this time, Guanyin went to Datang to look for Buddhist scriptures. When asked about this, Guanyin said to the Jade Emperor, Give him a break and let him do something for the Buddhist scriptures. The Jade Emperor agreed. I can't find the story of his battle with hydra.
Extended data the Monkey King
The Monkey King, also known as the Monkey King and Wukong, was honored as the Monkey King by all demons in Huaguoshan, and was named "Monkey King" by the Jade Emperor. There is a fairy stone on the top of the mountain in Guo Hua. After absorbing the essence of the innocent and beautiful sun and moon for a long time, one day a stone monkey jumped out of it. He discovered water curtain cave in Guo Hua and was honored as king by all monkeys, hence the name "Monkey King".
He was accepted as a disciple by Bodhi, learned high-strength skills, and rushed to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea to snatch the "Ruyi Golden Hoop" as a weapon. After holding a golden hoop, he claimed to be "the Great Sage of the Monkey", made a scene in the Heavenly Palace and beat 100,000 heavenly soldiers out of the water.
The Jade Emperor invited the Tathagata Buddha to rescue him, and the Tathagata cast a spell to put Wukong at the foot of Wuxing Mountain. Five hundred years later, Avalokitesvara converted Wukong to Buddhism, and asked Tang Sanzang, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, to go to the Western Heaven to believe in the Buddha and rescue him. Wukong has since become a great disciple of Tang Priest.
Along the way, he and his younger brothers, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand, took care of the master, conquered monsters such as Bai, Spider Essence, and Niu, overcame the eighty-one difficulties, and finally succeeded in getting the true scripture and making it a positive result. He himself was named "Fighting Buddha" by the Tathagata.
Tang Seng
Tang Priest, the common surname is Chen, posthumous title Jiang Liuer, and Tang Taizong gave his surname to Tang. Reincarnated as the second disciple of Buddha, Jin Chan. He is a posthumous child. Because of his parents' tragic and bizarre experiences, he grew up in a temple after becoming a monk, became a monk in Jinshan Temple, and finally moved to a famous temple in Beijing to practice. Tang Priest is studious and highly savvy, and stands out among the monks in the temple. Finally, he was selected by Emperor Taizong, became sworn with him and went to the Western Heaven to learn from the scriptures.
On the way to get the scriptures, the Tang Priest accepted three apprentices, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand, who were named Wukong (the founder of Bodhi, and Tang Priest gave him the name of Monkey), Wuneng and Wukong respectively. Later, with the help of the three disciples and Bai, he finally got back 35 scriptures from Xitian Temple. Merit is complete, promotion and wealth are the positive results, and an ancient sandalwood merit was named Buddha.
The Tang Priest is merciful and dedicated to the Buddha. He is honest and kind, but he is also timid.
Zhu Bajie
Also known as Zhu and Zhu. Formerly the "Marshal Tian Peng" of the Heavenly Palace, he was in charge of the Tianhe Water Army. Because I was drunk at the flat peach banquet of the Queen Mother Yaochi, I broke into the Guanghan Palace in an attempt to flirt with the fairy in clothes. The dress refused to obey again and again, and he was unhappy about hiding. He was summoned by the Lingguan to play the jade emperor, which angered the jade emperor and was banished to the world.
However, I cast a pig fetus by mistake, turned into a wild boar, refined into a pig-faced man, with memories before reincarnation and weapons given by the Jade Emperor. Gao Cuilan, a young lady from Gaojiasan, was captured in Gaolaozhuang and later surrendered by the Monkey King, who followed Tang Priest to learn Buddhist scriptures in the West. In the end, it came naturally, and the title was "net altar messenger".
He is lazy, simple and honest, timid, greedy and cheap, lustful, but full of comedy, and sometimes makes achievements. It killed the sow, the pigs and adopted the cat sister who went to Zhan Yundong in Fuling. Unexpectedly, second sister Mao died a year later, leaving him only a abode of fairies and immortals. At this time, I live in Yunzhan Cave and call myself "a pig."
The Tang Priest, seeking Buddhist scriptures in the West, passed by Gao Laozhuang and had a fight with the Monkey King in Zhanyun Cave. Hearing the name of Tang Priest, he went to visit. After being accepted as a second apprentice by Tang Priest, Tang Priest nicknamed him "Bajie" to prevent him from eating five meats and three evils. From then on, Bajie became the Monkey King's helper, shouldering heavy burdens all the way to protect Tang Priest from going to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures. The weapon is a nine-toothed rake.
Sand monk (sand monk)
Also known as Sha Wujing and Friar Sand. Originally a confined general in the Heavenly Palace, he broke the glass lamp at the flat peach party, angered the Jade Emperor, was banished to the world, was turned into a monster by the Liusha River, and suffered the pain of thousands of arrows piercing the heart. Later, he was surrendered by Tang Priest and his disciples, and was mainly responsible for leading horses all the way. After it was completed, it was named "Golden Lohan". Honest and hardworking.
White (Yulong)
Also known as Yulong (Little Dragon King). Bai, who was originally the third prince of the West Sea Dragon King, will be beheaded for setting fire to pearls given by the Jade Emperor, violating the dogma. Later, due to the appearance of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the South China Sea, she was exempted from the death penalty and was banished to Snake Mountain and other Tang Priests for Buddhist scriptures.
Later, after eating the white horse that Tang Priest rode by mistake, he was enlightened by the Bodhisattva, turned white, converted to Buddhism, took Tang Priest to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, and finally became a positive result, and was promoted to the Bodhisattva of Eight Tianlong Guangli. After that, he recovered his body in the Hualong Pool and coiled it around the huge observation post of Radeyin Temple.
References:
Journey to the West-Baidu Encyclopedia
The main characters in The Journey to the West's comments on Tang Priest are: faithfulness and kindness, devotion to Buddhism, kindness and timidity, pedantry and poor discrimination.
Although Tang's monk is a master whose duty is to learn from the scriptures, in fact, he is cowardly, hypocritical and afraid of death, and lacks transcendental understanding. Although he is kind, he can't tell right from wrong, and he misunderstood the Monkey King who can see through evil tricks. The Monkey King: Arrogant, brave, resourceful, resourceful, indomitable, aggressive and hateful. The Monkey King was fearless, so he dared to make trouble with the Sea Dragon King, the underworld and the Heavenly Palace, and even made a bet with the Buddha. This shows his rebellious, unwilling to be bound and unconventional character. Abundant vitality, fearless spirit, upright character and optimistic character make him fearless and brave to face challenges. His spirit of taking risks and making trouble fully shows the characteristics of a hero. But competitive, arrogant and impatient are his weaknesses. Pig eight quit: lazy, short-sighted, gossiping; Loyal, brave and kind, brave to fight, correct mistakes, simple and honest. Pig is greedy and lazy, and attaches importance to material enjoyment. Quit the team when you encounter difficulties, and you can't persist. Lured by beauty and gold and silver, he almost left others and stopped practicing. Wu Cheng'en's works only satirize him humorously. Pig Bajie also made a fool of himself again and again, giving readers a reflection on human greed. Friar Sand: He is willing to endure hardships, simple and honest, and has no opinion. Friar Sand is simple and honest. He is not so rebellious as the Monkey King, nor so obsessed with flowers as Bajie. Since giving up his status as a monster, he has followed the Tang Priest wholeheartedly, being honest and selfless, working hard, never looking around, and abiding by Buddhist precepts. Personality characteristics of the four sons of Tang Priest in The Journey to the West;
The characteristics of Tang Priest:
Have temperament, self-cultivation and grace, and can't do practical things. As I grew up in Buddhism, I was always merciful. Because of this, they are often deceived by the appearance of goblins. Tang priest basically conforms to the image of the upper class in feudal times. He has a good ideological and moral education, attaches importance to self-cultivation and is gentle, but lacks the cunning side of the ruler.
Characteristics of the Monkey King:
Ability, ability to do things, but also show off, but sometimes rely on talent, arrogance, stubbornness, impulse. A high-energy skill, distinguish between good and evil, and avoid evil as enemies. A pair of golden eyes can see through monsters and will not be confused by the appearance of goblins; The golden cudgel mercilessly beats the demon. Not afraid of power, even the jade emperor.
The Monkey King is undoubtedly the most capable person in the Tang Priest group. He has a sharp mind and does the main work. He has a strong sense of justice, dares to do and dare to challenge evil forces, but sometimes he is impulsive because of his thoughtlessness. The Monkey King is the author who uses pen and ink the most, and his artistic charm is self-evident.
The characteristics of pig eight quit:
It seems simple and honest, but in fact it is glib and often confuses Tang Priest. A big belly may contain some bad ideas. Often deceived by the appearance of fairies, especially the beautiful banshee, let the fairies succeed.
The characteristics of the sand monk:
Simple and honest, although I can't see through the demon, I am willing to work hard, not as lazy as Zhu Bajie. Willing to endure hardships, simple and honest, but not independent. This is the representative of the contemporary working class. Friar Sand's main job is to carry the burden, not manual labor. Seemingly dispensable, never as conspicuous as the Monkey King, always working in obscurity. But his work is indispensable. But sometimes I have too little thoughts and attention and only know how to listen.
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The prototype of Tang Priest's mentoring;
1, Xuanzang's life experience
Xuanzang was indeed born in a famous family, and his ancestral home was Yingchuan, which is today's Xuchang, Henan. Judging from the lineage of Xuanzang's family, it is also a princeling. Because in historical records, Xuanzang's great-grandfather was Chen Zhan, the satrap of Qinghe in the Northern Wei Dynasty;
His great-grandfather Chen Qin, also known as Chen Shan, was the Northern Wei Shangdang satrap, General Zhengdong and founder of Nanyang County. His grandfather Chen Kang went to Beiqi because of his excellent academic performance. He is a doctor in Guo Zi, an assistant to the minister of the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Ritual, and is equivalent to the vice-president or provost of a national university.
2. the Monkey King's life experience.
Native Theory —— Evolved from Wu
Representative: Lu Xun
Lu Xun believes that the image of the Monkey King should come from the folklore of China. In the pen battle with Hu Shi, he quoted Wu Qizhi, a monster in Li Gongzuo's novels in the Tang Dynasty, as evidence.
3. The life experience of Friar Sand
Different from the source in The Monkey King, the image that people pay the least attention to in The Journey to the West is Friar Sand, so the prototype of Friar Sand also has a relatively unified view.
In Qian Wenzhong's story, Xuanzang accidentally knocked over the water bag while crossing the quicksand area more than 800 miles west of Dunhuang, and almost died. In a coma, Xuanzang dreamed of a great god dozens of feet high, holding a weapon in his hand and drinking angrily at him. Xuanzang was awakened at once, trudged through the night and finally found the water source.
4. Zhu Bajie's life experience
Qian Wenzhong said that the most popular character in The Journey to the West is actually Pig Bajie. Qian Wenzhong said: "He is the most blessed. His image is simple and lovely, which is what ordinary people want most."
However, when the Tang Priest, the Monkey King and Friar Sand all appeared in the poems, such figures as Pig Bajie didn't even see a shadow.
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