Journey to the West" is extensive and profound, and many details in it are worth recalling. Tathagata has made some comments about the four continents . It is not difficult to see from Tathagata's comments that Tathagata regards Xiniu Hezhou very high. However, and have been severely criticized. Is Nanzhanbuzhou as unbearable as Tathagata said? Why does Tathagata step on it so hard? The Jade Emperor has the most say. He believes that no matter who he is, from the perspective of Tathagata, he has to step hard on Nanzhan Buzhou, even more powerful than Tathagata. Why do you say that? Let’s try to analyze the next pot of porridge.
Tathagata
In the world of Journey to the West, the land part of the mortal world is divided into four major continents, namely Dongsheng Yingzhou, Xiniu Hezhou, Nanzhan Buzhou, Beiju Luzhou. So how does the Tathagata evaluate the four major continents? The original work reads:
I look at the four major continents, and all living beings are good and evil, and they are different from each other: Those who win the Shenzhou in the east, those who respect heaven and earth, feel refreshed and calm; those who are in Luzhou in the north, although they like killing, just because Life is clumsy by nature and emotionally sparse, so there is not much to do; I, the person in Xiniu Hezhou, am neither greedy nor killing, nourishing Qi and potential, although it is supreme truth, everyone can live a long life; but the person in Nanfuzhou is greedy for sexual pleasure and enjoys misfortunes, and kills more Too much contention is the so-called dangerous place of words and a sea of right and wrong.
To put it simply, the three states of Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniu Hezhou and Beiju Luzhou are pretty good, especially Xiniu Hezhou has better conditions. In order to despise Nanzhan Buzhou, he said that this place is greedy and happy for misfortune. There is a lot of killing and fighting, it is simply a hell on earth. But is this really the case? After a little analysis of a pot of porridge, you can see the clues.
Tathagata Buddha
Let’s talk about Dongsheng Shenzhou first. This is the hometown of Sun Wukong . How is this hometown? In fact, both the original book and the TV series describe it in detail. Most areas of Huaguo Mountain are the sphere of influence of monkeys. Of course, there are also Other advanced species exist. The original book describes: "On the red cliff, twins of colorful phoenixes sing; before the wall is cut, a unicorn lies alone. At the top of the peak, you can listen to the crow of golden pheasants, and watch dragons coming and going every time in the grotto. There are longevity deer and fairy foxes in the forest, and there are spiritual birds on the trees. "Xuanhe" are all big bosses in the demon world. The reason why they are here is because the location and origin of Huaguo Mountain are very special. It is a treasured place for practicing Feng Shui. However, these big bosses just live in seclusion, and only those monkeys can see them. Take yourself seriously.
The area around Huaguo Mountain is not simple. It is almost a fairy paradise. There are 72 caves of the Demon King hidden around it. Not far away is the residence of the Demon King. The other places are not introduced in the original work, but it is not difficult to imagine that this place is not Peace, as the Tathagata said here, "respect the heaven and the earth, feel refreshed and calm" is obviously impossible.
Tathagata
Let’s take a brief look at “ Beiju Luzhou ”. Even Tathagata thinks that killing is more popular here, which shows that there are not a few demons here. Moreover, the culture here is relatively backward, the economy is underdeveloped, and the people are still living hand to mouth. So it looks more natural.
Let’s talk about Xiniu Hezhou again. In fact, you can see the clues when you watch Tang Monk’s Buddhist scriptures. Almost every step is difficult. There is a demon for every river. If there is a mountain, there is a demon king, and there is a river with water monsters. There are more monsters surrounding the demon king. There are countless little demons. If this place is called paradise, then hell cannot even be described in words. However, Tathagata was stunned and said that here there is no greed or killing, and everyone has a long life. I guess it was Liang Jingru who gave Tathagata the courage, otherwise he would not dare to say such a thing.
Finally, let’s talk about Nanzhan Buzhou. Putting aside Tathagata’s family’s words, let’s see how other people evaluate it. The spiritual leader of Nanzhan Buzhou is definitely the Tang Dynasty . At that time, the Tang Dynasty stood among the nations of the world. Lin, is a global leader in economy, military and other aspects. Do you still remember Liu Boqin’s old father? After Tang Monk recited a mantra, he was reincarnated in the "rich land of China". It can be seen that the caliber of the underworld is relatively uniform, and everyone agrees that the great The Tang Empire was the Great Kingdom of China and a blessed place on earth. Otherwise, Liu Boqin’s father would not have come to express his gratitude to Monk Tang in a dream.
李世民
As for other foreign countries, they follow the lead of The Tang Dynasty . If you read the book carefully, you will find that aside from the demons and ghosts, Tang Monk's customs clearance document is unimpeded in all countries in the world. This shows how powerful the Tang Dynasty is. Look at how prosperous Buzhou is in the south.
In addition, there is also a great god stationed in Nanzhan Buzhou for a long time, that is Emperor Zhenwu. The Jade Emperor and Yuanshi Tianzun have successively ordered him to wipe out evil spirits in the world. After the emperor completed his mission, he sat in Nanzhan Buzhou in the Tang Empire. Wudang Mountain, saying that Nanzhan Continent is unstable, is definitely underestimating Emperor Zhenwu, and of course he will be slapped in the face by the facts.
Li Shimin
Because what really needs improvement is Xiniu Hezhou, and Nanzhan Buzhou should be set as a benchmark and model. Since this is the case, why would Tathagata belittle Nanzhan Buzhou? Of course it is necessary to learn Buddhist scriptures. Why does Tathagata engage in Buddhist scripture learning? That is to make the people of Nanzhan continent believe in Buddhism. The more people they have, the more money they have. Once they believe in Buddhism, countless offerings will be sent to Daleiyin Temple continuously. In the world of Journey to the West, money is important to mortals and even gods. All are very important.
Having said that, if Tathagata said that Xiniu Hezhou was worthless, could the people of Nanzhan Buzhou believe in Buddhism? Of course not, so Tathagata must exalt Xiniu Hezhou and belittle Nanzhan Buzhou. In fact, you can't convince people just by talking. It is said that you won't shed tears without seeing the coffin. Did Tathagata just fool the world into believing in Buddhism? Of course it's impossible, so language is just a prelude, and the subsequent ultimate moves come one after another.
Li Shimin
Isn’t there such a saying? Shoot the man first, shoot the horse first to catch the thief, and first catch the king. Who is the boss in Nanzha Buzhou? The Tang Empire! Who has the final say in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin! Now everyone knows why Li Shimin took a day trip to the underworld, right? These are all planned by Tathagata, just like the Internet buzzword: The longest road in the world is "routine". Did you see that in , actually existed in the Ming Dynasty.
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