In the Buddhist scriptures, besides the saints such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats and human beings, there are a group of sentient beings with very vivid personalities, who have very strong power to protect the Buddha, Buddhism and good people. Tianlong Babu includes eight kinds of patrons who protect Buddhism, such as Heaven, Dragon, Hag, Ganlu Shiva, Asura, Garuda, Kinnara and Moluo Raja. Most of the eight patron saints, except the gods, are very strange and powerful. Jin Yong hinted in his famous interpretation that he was symbolizing the characters in the novel with the eight dragons in Buddhism. "Dragon and Eight Branches, these eight kinds of Shinto monsters, have their own unique personalities and magical powers. Although they are all beings outside the world, they also have earthly joys and sorrows. There is no Shinto in this novel, but this Buddhist noun is borrowed to symbolize some secular figures. " -Jin Yong's "Tianlong Babu-Interpretation of the Name" Some people in asura king even compared Tianlong Babu to the characters in the book, thinking: 1. "Indra" Qiao Feng In Buddhism, Indra is the leader of the gods. Although Qiao Feng was born in a foreign country and killed people like hemp, he protected the environment and saved the world from fire and water. This is a great man. And there are five sorrows before the death of Heaven and Man, and Qiao Feng's sorrow is greater than his heart's death, so the "heaven" of the eight parts must belong to Qiao Feng. 2, "Sha Exhausted Luo Long" Duan Yu Duan Yu was born in Long Mai. He has been familiar with the classics since childhood. He is kind-hearted and loves the people like a child. It is a generation of Buddha kings, and the "dragons" that match the eight parts are just right; Moreover, Duan Yu was once a headstrong, and he was really a great dragon. 3, "hag" virtual bamboo "hag", the god of catching ghosts, the real ghost king. Although Xuzhu originated from Shaolin, it is a former life, not a true heart. When he took over the Griffin, he rallied his arms in Tianshan Mountain, and commanded the demons in 36 caves and 72 islands with the skill of house spirit, so that they could abandon evil and do good, wipe out the enemy and protect the country. It can be said that the devil is the way, and it is good and empty! 4. "Garuda" Garuda, a member of the Eight Groups in Mu Rongfu, ate poisonous dragons all his life, accumulated too much poisonous gas in his body, and set himself on fire when he died. The situation was extremely miserable. And Mu Rongfu for the dream of Zionism, killing countless people, deep injustice, and finally dementia, shaped like a basket case, karma! 5. "Kinnara" Mu Wanqing "Kinnara" in Sanskrit means "man is inhuman". He has the same shape as a human being, but with a horn on his head, he is good at singing and dancing, and he is the god of music interpreted by the emperor. Mu Wanqing's theory of incense is unsurpassed, and it is just right. 6. "Asura" Wang Yuyan "Asura" is the most special Shinto of the eight sects. The man is extremely ugly, but the woman is extremely beautiful. She is beautiful and spotless, just like the "fairy sister" who is shocking and refined. 7. "Mohoroga" A Zi's "Mohoroga" is a snake head, and it is the python god among the eight sects. Although A Zi looks lovely, she is infatuated with Qiao Feng, but her strange temperament and poisonous intentions make people think straight about snakes and pythons. 8. "Gandapo" A Zhu "Gandapo" is the music god who served the emperor's interpretation of Indra, and Sanskrit means "unpredictable". A Zhu is proficient in temperament and is good at changing his appearance, which is difficult to distinguish, and he is the life and death lover of Qiao Feng (Indra), so he should live in this position. The term "Tianlong Babu" comes from Buddhist scriptures. When many Mahayana Buddhist scriptures describe the Buddha's statements to bodhisattvas and monks, there are often eight dragons involved in listening to the dharma. For example, "Hokkekyo: devadatta": "Dragon and Eight Branches, human and non-human, all see the dragon and the girl become Buddha from a distance". "Non-human", including eight kinds of Shinto monsters, is called "Eight Dragons" because it is headed by "Heaven" and "Dragon". Eight boroughs, seven for Naro, and eight for Rocha. Eight sects: There are eight different kinds of gods in Brahman mythology, and they are eight kinds of dharma gods in Buddhism. Among them, Tianzhong and Longzhong are the most important, so it is called "Tianlong Babu", also known as "Babu". Heaven Deva Dragon Naga Hag Yaksa Gandharra Asura Asura Garuda Garuda Kinnaro Kimnara Mohoroga Mahoraga "Heaven" refers to the gods. In Buddhism, the status of the gods is not supreme, but they can enjoy greater and longer-lasting blessings than people. Buddhism believes that everything is impermanent, and after the end of the life of the gods, they will die. There are five symptoms before the god dies: dirty clothes, withered flowers on his head, smelly body, sweating under his armpits, and being unhappy with his seat (the fifth symptom is "Yu Zi's separation"), which is the so-called "Five Declines between Heaven and Man" and is the greatest sorrow of the god. Emperor Shi is the leader of the gods. "Dragon" refers to God. The dragon in Buddhist scriptures is almost the same as the legendary dragon in China, but it has no feet, and some boa constrictors are also called it. In fact, China people's ideas about dragons and dragon kings mainly come from Buddhist scriptures. There are five dragons, five dragons, seven dragons, eight dragons and so on in Buddhist scriptures. The ancient Indians respected dragons very much and thought that the dragon was the main object in the water with the greatest strength. Therefore, people with lofty virtues were honored as "dragon elephants", such as Xilonglong, which means monks from the west. Ancient Indians thought that rain was caused by dragons taking water from the sea and sprinkling it on the earth. China people also accept this statement, and the calendar indicates how many dragons have taken water, indicating the amount of rainfall this year. Among the dragon kings, there is a dragon king named Shajiluo. When he was eight years old, he and his young daughter went to the front of the Lingjiu Mountain, which Sakyamuni said, and turned into a male body, showing the Buddha's appearance. When she became a Buddha, she was seen by Tianlong Babu. Hag: it is a transliteration of Sanskrit, which literally translates into "capable of spitting out ghosts", "agile ghosts", "brave and healthy" and "agile". In Buddhism, the King of Vishamen in the north led the Eight Commanders of the Hag to protect all sentient beings. In ancient Indian mythology, hag is a demigod, and there are different opinions about its origin. According to Vishnu Puranas, Hag and Luo Cha were born from the sole of Brahma's foot at the same time, and they were usually hostile to each other. Hag, unlike Luo Cha, is friendly to human beings, so it is called "sincere person". Its image is sometimes described as a beautiful and strong young man, and sometimes as a dwarf with a drooping abdomen. "Hag" is a kind of ghost in Buddhist scriptures, and it has such nouns as "Eight Hag Generals" and "Sixteen Hag Generals". "Hag" means a god who can eat ghosts, and it also means agility, courage, lightness and secrecy. "Vimala Sutra" notes: "Why:' There are three kinds of hags: one is on the ground, the other is in emptiness, and the third is the hag." "Now when we say" hag ",we all mean evil spirits. But in the Buddhist scriptures, there are many hags that are good, and the task of the eight hags is to "safeguard the world of all beings." "Gandapo" is a god of incense or music. Originally a group of gods worshipped by Brahmanism, they are said to serve Indra and play geisha music. Ganlvpo is a symbol of happiness and auspiciousness in Buddhism. Most of them are described as girls' images, full of figure, flying with ribbons and fluttering in the air, which are extremely beautiful. In ancient Indian mythology, they were demigods, familiar with and revealing the mysteries and sacred principles of heaven, and were regarded as the embodiment of the sun's flame. According to legend, they prepared sumo wine for the gods. Gandapa is a kind of god who does not eat wine, but only seeks fragrance as nourishment. It is one of the happy gods who serve the emperor's interpretation. It gives off a strong fragrance. Gandapa means "unpredictable" in Sanskrit. The magician is also called Gandapa, and the mirage is called Gandapa City. Aroma and music are vague and elusive. The Shinto of "Asura" is very special. The man is extremely ugly and the woman is extremely beautiful. Asura king often leads his troops to fight against Emperor Shi, because Asura has beautiful women but no beautiful food, and Emperor Shi has delicious food but no beautiful women. They are jealous of each other and rob each other. Every time there is a fierce battle, they are always turned upside down. We often call the big battlefield that was bombed and littered with corpses "Xiuluo Field", which is the reason. As a result of the war, asura king went to defeat, went to heaven and went down to earth, and there was nowhere to escape, so he became an incarnation and sneaked into the silk hole of the lotus root. Asura king is short-tempered, stubborn and jealous. Sakyamuni said, "four thoughts", and King Asura also said, "five thoughts"; While Sakyamuni said "thirty-seven products", asura king added another product, "thirty-eight products". Most of the fairy tales in Buddhist scriptures are metaphors. Asura king has great power and ability, and he likes to do things like "I don't believe in evil" and "The chaos in the world is the better". Asura is also very suspicious. "On Great Wisdom, Volume 35": "Asura is always suspicious of Buddhism, saying that Buddhism helps heaven. Buddha said' five crowds', that there are six crowds, not one; If you say' four truths', it means that there are five truths and you don't say one thing. " The "Five Masses" are the five connotations, and the four truths are the basic concepts in Buddhism. Asura listened to the Buddha's statement, suspecting that the Buddha was partial to the Emperor's interpretation, and deliberately said less. "Garuda" is a big bird, with all kinds of solemn and precious colors on its wings and a big tumor on its head, which is a wishful pearl. This bird sings bitterly and feeds on dragons. Yue Zhong said that Yue Fei was reincarnated as a "Dapeng Golden-winged Bird" and Garuda was a Dapeng Golden-winged Bird, which ate a dragon and 511 little dragons every day. By the end of its life, all the people spit poison and could not eat any more, so they flew up and down seven times and flew to the top of the Diamond Wheel. Because it eats dragons (serpents) all its life, it stores a lot of poisonous gas in its body, and when it dies, it burns itself. After the flesh was burned, only one heart remained, making it pure blue glaze color. In ancient Indian mythology, it was the mount of Vishnu, the great god, and the king of birds. Its image is half man and half bird, with eagle head, claws and beak, and its body and limbs are no different from those of human beings. The golden-winged bird in Buddhism is extremely huge. It is said that there are 336 Wan Li when its wings are spread. "Kinnara", which means "Heaven of Music" and "God of Songs", is one of the Buddhist gods "Eight Dragons". Because of the long horns on its head, it is also called "human inhumanity". In addition, there are men and women in Kinnara. Men have a horse's head, while women have dignified looks and beautiful voices. In China Buddhism, Kinnara once turned into an old monk who cooked incense in Shaolin Temple and beat back the Red Scarf Army around the temple with a three-foot poker. Because of this, Galand, the protector of Shaolin Temple, is also called "the second generation master" and "the first person who shows his martial arts at the mountain gate". There are three statues of Kinnara, namely, dharma-holding dharma body, dharma-protecting dharma body and magical dharma body. There is a rising smoke on the top of the head, and there is a statue of Guanyin standing barefoot on the smoke. The image of the dharma body is bare-chested and barefoot, holding a fire stick, completely looking like a Wulin figure. "Mohoroga" is a python god with a human body and a snake head. In Buddhist legend, the god who owns snakes is the big snake god, the head of a human snake, also known as earthworm, which is one of the eight dragons of Buddhist gods. The deity was originally a ventriloquist, but because of his low intelligence and ignorance, he was able to get rid of the fate of ventriloquist and become a deity. In the name of "Tianlong Babu", this novel tells the story of Dali Kingdom in Yunnan in the Northern Song Dynasty. Dali is a Buddhist country. It is a very strange phenomenon in the history of our country that emperors always believe in Buddhism and often give up the throne and become monks. According to historical records, among the emperors of Dali, Emperor Shengde, Emperor Filial Piety, Emperor Xuanren, Emperor Zhenglian and Shenzong all avoided being monks. The Emperor Duan of Nandi written in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is the emperor of Dali. The age of "Dragon and Eight Branches" was before the legend of the condor heroes. The story of this book took place in the period of Wushou and Shaosheng in northern Song Zhezong, around 1194 AD. These eight kinds of Shinto monsters in Tianlong Babu have their own unique personalities and magical powers. Although they are all beings outside the world, they also have earthly joys and sorrows.