"The Eight Tribes of Heavenly Dragons" are also called "Eight Tribes of Dragon Gods" and "Eight Tribes of Gods". These terms come from Buddhist scriptures. Many Mahayana Buddhist scriptures describe that when the Buddha preached to Bodhisattvas, monks, etc., there were often eight deities, dragons, and eight tribes involved in listening to the Dharma. For example, "Lotus Sutra: Devadatta": "The Eight Devas and Dragons, humans and non-humans, all saw the dragon girl becoming a Buddha from afar." "Non-human beings" are living beings that look like humans but are not actually human. They are all flying beings, including eight kinds of Shinto monsters. Because the "celestial beings" and the "dragons" are the most important, they are called the "eight divisions of heaven and dragons", namely, one day, two dragons, three yakshas, ??and four gandharvas. , Five Asuras, Liujia Minuluo, Qijinnara, and Bamohou Luojia. "Heavens", "Heaven" refers to "gods", including the famous Dharma protector of the twenty heavens, the emperor. Sakyamuni, the four heavenly kings, Wei Tuo, etc. In Buddhism, the status of gods is not supreme, but they can enjoy greater and longer blessings than humans. Buddhism believes that all things are impermanent and that after the life of gods ends. , is also going to die. There are five symptoms before the death of the gods: dirty clothes, flowers on the head, body odor, sweating under the armpits, and displeasure (the fifth symptom may be said to be "Jade Separation") , this is the so-called "five declines of heaven and man", which is the greatest sorrow of the gods. Emperor Shi is the leader of the gods, and the "dragon" in the "dragons" is roughly the same as the "dragon king" or "dragon" in our country. However, some large pythons are also called snakes without legs. In fact, the Chinese people's concepts of dragons and dragon kings mainly come from Buddhist scriptures. There are five dragons, five dragons, seven dragon kings, eight dragon kings, etc. in the ancient Indians. The dragon respects the dragon very much and believes that the dragon is the most powerful among the objects in the water. Therefore, people with high virtues are respectfully called "dragon elephants", such as dragons from the west, which refers to eminent monks from the west. Ancient Indians believed that when it rained, dragons took water from the sky and sprinkled it on the earth. The Chinese also accept this view. The calendar records which dragons draw water indicate the amount of rainfall this year. Among the dragon kings, there was one named Shajieluo Dragon King. When he and his young daughter were eight years old, they went to the Vulture Mountain where Sakyamuni Muni preached the Dharma, and transformed into a man and appeared in the form of a Buddha. When she became a Buddha, she was seen by the eight gods and dragons. "Yaksha" is a kind of ghost and god in Buddhist scriptures, with terms such as "Eight Great Yaksha Generals" and "Sixteen Great Yaksha Generals". The original meaning of "Yaksha" is the god who can eat ghosts, and it also means agility, bravery, lightness, secrets, etc. "Vimalakirti Sutra" Note: "Shi said: 'There are three kinds of yakshas: 1. on the ground, 2. in the void, and 3. yakshas in the sky.'" Now when we talk about "yakshas", they all refer to evil ghosts. But in the Buddhist scriptures, there are many yakshas who are good, and the mission of the eight yaksha generals is to "preserve the world of all living beings." "Gandharva" is also known as the "Fragrance God". He is a god who does not eat wine and only seeks fragrance as nourishment. He is one of the music gods who serve Emperor Shakti and specializes in singing secular music. He emits a strong fragrance. The fragrance, "Gandharva" means "unpredictable" in Sanskrit, the magician is also called "Gandharva", and the mirage is called "Gandharva City". Both the scent and the music are elusive and elusive. The Shinto of "Asura" is very special. The men are extremely ugly, while the women are extremely beautiful. King Asura often led his troops to fight with Emperor Shi, because Asura had beautiful women but no good food, and Emperor Shi had good food but no beautiful women. They were jealous and robbed each other. Every time there was a fierce battle, the world was turned upside down. We often call the battlefield that was brutally bombed and littered with corpses "Shura Field", which is why it comes from this. As a result of the war, King Asura was defeated. He had nowhere to escape, so he transformed into the lotus root and sneaked into the silk hole of the lotus root. King Asura is hot-tempered, stubborn and jealous. Sakyamuni preached the Dharma, talking about the "Four Foundations of Mindfulness", King Asura also preached the Dharma, talking about the "Five Foundations of Mindfulness"; Sakyamuni preached the Dharma "Thirty-Seven Paths", and King Asura added one more, "Thirty-seven Paths". Eighteen Taoist Grades". Most of the myths and stories in Buddhist scriptures are metaphors. King Asura has great power and ability, but he likes to do things such as "I don't believe in evil" and "the world is in chaos, the more chaotic the better". Asura is also very suspicious and ill. "Volume 35 of the Treatise on Great Wisdom": " Asuras often doubt the Buddha because their minds are not correct, saying that the Buddha helps the heavens. If the Buddha talks about the "five truths", he says that there are six kinds of truths, but does not say one; if he talks about the "four truths", he says that there are five truths, but does not explain them. One thing. "The five masses" are the basic concepts in Buddhism. When Asura heard the Buddha's teaching, he was suspicious that the Buddha was partial to Sakyamuni, so he deliberately said "Garuda" means "Garuda". "God". This is a big bird with various solemn and precious colors on its wings. There is a big tumor on its head, which is a wish-fulfilling pearl. This bird sings sadly and feeds on dragons. In the Old Doctrine, it is said that Yue Fei is, "a big roc" "Garuda" is reincarnated. Garuda is the Garuda. It eats one dragon and five hundred small dragons every day.

When it died, it vomited poison and could no longer eat it, so it flew up and down seven times and flew to the top of Vajra Mountain to die. Because it feeds on dragons (venomous snakes) all its life, it accumulates a lot of poisonous gas in its body, and it burns itself when it is about to die. After the physical body is burned away, only one heart remains, which is pure green and glazed color. "Kinnara" is the god of song and a musician who specializes in playing Dharma music. In Sanskrit, it means "human beings are not human beings". He has the same shape as a human, but has a horn on his head, so he is called "human but not human". He is good at singing and dancing and is the god of music of Emperor Shi. "Mohuraka" is the great python god with a human body and a snake head. This novel is named "The Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon" and tells the story of Dali Kingdom in Yunnan during the Northern Song Dynasty. Dali is a Buddhist country. The emperors believed in Buddhism and often gave up the throne and became monks. This is a very strange phenomenon in the history of our country. According to historical records, among the emperors of Dali, Emperor Shengde, Emperor Xiaode, Emperor Xuanren, Emperor Zhenglian, and Emperor Shenzong all avoided their thrones and became monks. The Southern Emperor Duan Huangye written in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is the emperor of Dali. "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is from the era of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". The story of this book takes place during the reigns of Wuhu and Shaosheng, Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty, around 1094 AD. The eight kinds of Shinto spirits of the Eight Divisions of Tian Long each have their own unique personalities and magical powers. Although they are living beings outside the human world, they also have the joys and sorrows of this world. There are no Shinto spirits in this novel, but this Buddhist term is borrowed to symbolize some real-life characters, just like the nun Yaksha Sun Erniang and Moyun Golden Winged Ou Peng in "Water Margin". The representative of Tianzhong is Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng gives people the impression that he is "like a god" throughout the book, whether it is his figure, appearance, temperament, martial arts, character, or personality. In addition, Xiao Feng is actually the first protagonist in the book, which is consistent with his status as the leader of the gods. The name of the explanation says, "After the life of the gods ends, they will also die. Before the gods die, there are five symptoms: dirty clothes, withered flowers on the head, stinky body, sweating under the armpits, and displeasure in the seat. These are The so-called "five declines of gods" are the greatest sorrow of gods. "Although Xiao Feng is as powerful as a god, he still inevitably dies young. Although his sorrow is different from that of gods, it is the most regretful. Xiao Feng is not only a god, but also the leader of the gods - Emperor Shitian. The representative of Long Zhong is Duan Yu. Among the eight parts, Tian Zhong and Dragon Zhong are the most important. Duan Yu is the second protagonist and can take this position. Duan Yu is the emperor of Dali. In the eyes of the Chinese, the emperor is the dragon. The respect for dragons in ancient India is consistent with Duan Yu being respected as a prince. The Dragon King has worshiped Buddha since he was a child, which is also consistent with Duan Yu. In addition, all the emperors of Dali became monks in the "Tianlong Temple", which is enough to prove the relationship between the Dali emperor and the dragon, and also alludes to Duan Yu's status as the "Dragon God". Yaksha often appears in collective names, with terms such as "Eight Yaksha Generals" and "Sixteen Yaksha Generals". Jin Yong mentioned: "Now when we talk about 'Yaksha', we all refer to evil ghosts. But in the Buddhist scriptures, there are many Yakshas who are good, and the task of the eight generals of Yaksha is to 'maintain the world of living beings.'" It can be seen that Jin Yong means Yaksha Not all evil spirits are what people imagine, Yaksha also has a good side. Based on the above evidence, I think Yaksha is one of the four evil people. The four villains are a combination carefully created by Jin Yong. They are ferocious in appearance, ferocious and cruel, just like the "Yaksha" we often call them. But at the same time, the four villains also have eternal pain in their hearts, and they all have good sides. Even Yun Zhonghe, the worst villain, once saved Wang Yuyan. Therefore, the Yaksha combination of the four evil people tells us that there is no absolute good and evil. Gandharva is a kind of god who does not eat meat and wine, but only seeks fragrance as nourishment. He is one of the gods of music who serves Emperor Shakti. His body emits a strong fragrance. "Gandharva" means "changeable" in Sanskrit. "test" means. Both the scent and the music are elusive and elusive. From this explanation of the name, we can easily think that Gandharva is Arjuna. The two women who have the closest relationship with "Emperor Shakten" Xiao Feng are A'Zhu and A'Zi. Of course, A'Zhu is one of the gods of music who serves Emperor Shakten. A'Zhu was "unpredictable" as soon as she appeared on the scene, disguised as multiple characters, but the fragrance on her body allowed Duan Yu to recognize her identity. There is also an extended meaning, that is: stuffing cattle and sheep and making a promise in vain, A'Zhu is just a vague thing to Xiao Feng, leaving a wisp of fragrance in vain, but taking away Xiao Feng's heart. From then on, "Emperor Shitian" Xiao Feng showed signs of "the decline of heaven and man". Asura is undoubtedly Murong Fu. Asura has the following characteristics: he often leads his troops to fight against the Emperor Shakti; he is often defeated by the Emperor; he is hot-tempered, stubborn and jealous; he has great power and ability but is afraid of chaos in the world; he is very suspicious Seriously, I suspected that the Buddha favored Sakyamuni.

These characteristics of Asura are almost exactly the same as those of Murong Fu: Murong Fu and Xiao Feng are both known as "Murong in the North and South of Qiao Feng"; Murong Fu was defeated by Xiao Feng; Murong Fu was stubborn and jealous; he was the crown prince of Yan and feared the world in order to restore his country. Not chaotic; he is very suspicious... Although "Ashura" Murong Fu always opposes "Emperor Shi" Xiao Feng, he will always be the loser. The name of the release reads: "Garuda" is a large bird with various solemn colors on its wings and a large tumor on its head, which is a wish-fulfilling pearl. This bird sings sadly and feeds on dragons. According to the ancient texts, Yue Fei is the reincarnation of the "Garuda", and Garuda is the Garuda. It eats one dragon and five hundred dragons every day. When it died, the dragons vomited poison and could no longer eat it, so they flew up and down seven times and flew to the top of the Diamond Wheel Mountain to die. Because it feeds on dragons (venomous snakes) throughout its life, it accumulates a lot of poisonous gas in its body, and it burns itself when it is about to die. Garuda is obviously Jumozhi. Jiumo Zhibaoxiang is solemn; he is an enemy of Dali Tianlong Temple, and has trouble with the "Dragon God" Duan Yu throughout the book; he eventually becomes obsessed, and his pain is like self-immolation. But Jiumozhi is a lucky Garuda. He finally returned the "poisonous energy" (internal power) in his body to the dragon (Duan Yu), and thus became enlightened and became a "Garuda" like Yue Fei. Jinluana is good at singing and dancing, and is also one of the gods of music of Emperor Sakyamuni. Contacting the Gandharva in front, it is easy to judge that Jingluana is Azi. Kinrona means "human but not human" in Sanskrit. In fact, she is a goddess who looks like a human but has a horn on her head that is good at singing and dancing. This is how I understand Ah Zi’s “human beings”: Ah Zi has lived in a harsh environment like the Xingxiu Sect since she was a child, and her temperament has become unpredictable. On the one hand, he is vicious and cunning, on the other hand, he is pure and infatuated. To say that Azi is "inhuman" is to say that no one could understand or understand her even a little bit when she jumped off the cliff with her brother-in-law's body. The name of the interpretation only says that "Mohuraka is a great python god with a human body and a snake head". In the Surangama Sutra, there is the following explanation of Mohuraka: "Mohuraka. This is the earth dragon. It is also the python god. . The body is caused by delusion and ignorance, so it is necessary to cultivate kindness and wisdom to get rid of the other causes. The Earth Dragon, which corresponds to the Heavenly Dragon, was originally an abdominal type, but "felt this body out of ignorance", and due to being "deaf and ignorant", he was able to "take pleasure in being free from the world, cultivate kindness and wisdom", and finally redeemed the previous cause. Get rid of the abdominal type and be completely reborn. After this explanation, everyone should understand that Mohu Jialuo is Xu Zhu! Xu Zhu was originally an ordinary Shaolin monk, a "belly walking type", but due to being "deaf and ignorant", he became blessed, reborn, cultivated kindness and wisdom, and finally redeemed his past (originally the son of Xuanci and Ye Erniang), He became the Python God who was both the Lord of the Lingjiu Palace and the Prince Consort of the Western Xia Dynasty - that is, the "Earth Dragon" corresponding to the "Tianlong" Duan Yu. The eight tribes of heaven, dragons, gods, ghosts and gods have been taught by the Buddha, adhere to the Buddha's teachings, and take it as their bounden duty to uphold the Buddha's teachings and protect all living beings. Among them, the gods and dragons are the most important, so they are collectively called "the eight parts of heaven and dragons"