In The Journey to the West's novels, "golden cicada" is also an edible animal. This "golden cicada" belongs to the Tang Priest, and all the goblins are vying to eat it. Because you can live forever.
? Why can you live forever? Because the Tang Priest was originally the reincarnation of the second disciple of Sakyamuni, Jin Chan (also known as Elder Jin Chan), which means "Jin Chan takes off its shell". Cicada is transformed from a shell and is regarded as a symbol of immortality and rebirth. Therefore, there is a saying that eating Tang monk meat can live forever.
As we all know, Tang Priest is the central figure of The Journey to the West, and all the stories in the novel revolve around him.
However, speaking of it, many people may not know much about the story of the golden cicada.
The story behind The Golden Cicada is unknown. Tang Priest is the second disciple of Tathagata, and his name is Golden Cicada. It is said that because he didn't listen to the Tathagata, he dozed off and was demoted to the world. This is 500 years, and I have been reincarnated in the world 10 times.
Strictly speaking, however, this is not a reason, because it is a waste of this talent to "disperse" into the world just because you don't listen to lectures. After all, the people who can stay with the Tathagata must be people who have practiced for many years and have both ability and political integrity. It must be unreasonable to demote them to the world just because of a small matter.
0 1 golden cicada was demoted to earth mainly to promote Buddhism.
The Tang Priest is the 10th reincarnation of the second disciple of the Tathagata Buddha, Jin. It is also a Buddhist scripture appointed by the Tathagata and Guanyin. All immortals know that this Tang Priest is here to learn from the scriptures.
Does Tang Priest know his life story? I didn't know at first.
Later, I learned it slowly. Because the immortals are not ashamed to tell his life story. For example, in the 42nd episode, the Monkey King went to the Bodhisattva for help because of Hong Haier. The bodhisattva said, "Wukong, why are you here?"
It can be seen that the Guanyin Bodhisattva said that Master the Monkey King did not call "Tang Priest", but simply called "Golden Cicada", with no intention of hiding anything. And it is not only reflected here, but also mentioned in many places in the novel. Obviously, someone is deliberately explaining this matter to let everyone know that Tang Priest is the golden cicada, just to learn from the scriptures.
The golden cicada was demoted to earth, not because it really made a mistake, but because the Tathagata casually found an excuse to reincarnate as a monk and spread Buddhism to the East.
Not only Tathagata and Guanyin know this, but also immortals such as Jade Emperor and Grand Priest, and even Yuan of Wuzhuangguan knows this.
"Where did you learn that this monk is a golden cicada, the second disciple of the Western Buddha? Five hundred years ago, I met him at the Lanpen meeting, and he personally handed tea. "
The reincarnation of past lives.
After the Lanpen meeting, the cicada was reincarnated in the East, and then began a long journey to learn from the scriptures. I thought it would take me a lifetime at most to realize this great ambition, but I never thought it would take me ten lifetimes.
Why do you say that?
Because the nine lives of Tang Priest were ruined by Friar Sand. Because this sand monk specializes in "killing monks" and eating Buddhist scriptures.
In ancient books, nothing can float in the water in the Liusha River:
800 quicksand boundary, 3000 weak water depth, goose feathers can not float, reed flowers sink to the bottom.
However, the nine Buddhist scriptures that Friar Sand ate could not sink, and these nine skeletons were the previous lives of Tang Priest.
Why was Tang Priest killed by Friar Sand all his life?
The reason is actually very simple, as everyone thinks, that is, Tang Yan is too kind. Every time on the way to the scriptures, on the quicksand river of Friar Sand, Tang Yan, a good man who practiced for ten times, was eaten by Friar Sand again and again.
Finally, it took nine lives. If you look at it, you are anxious. Almost 500 years. Why hasn't the task been completed yet?
Thought, he alone, I'm afraid it is impossible. So, we found Guanyin Bodhisattva and other immortals to arrange a new round of Buddhist scriptures. Finally, Guanyin Bodhisattva achieved the most remarkable results in her work. She found three helpers who made mistakes and helped Tang Priest to travel westward.
Finally, after experiencing 81 difficulties, I finally got serious and made a positive result!
Reference:
Mystery of journey to the west