"The white dragon horse's hooves face west, carrying Tang Sanzang with three disciples, and going to the West to get the scriptures and go on the road. It takes tens of thousands of miles." The famous book "Journey to the West" has been regarded as a "big IP" from ancient times to the present, and countless novels, TV series, and movies have been adapted.
The protagonists in the book are all three-dimensional and typical. Even supporting characters such as demons, ghosts, Bodhisattvas and immortals have different personalities and are all very outstanding, leaving a deep impression on people.
so that people who like to think in life are compared to "Tang Monk", those who can see the problem carefully and seriously are praised for having "fire eyes" and privately calling people who hate "demons and ghosts" and so on. "Journey to the West" is completely immersed in our daily lives.
Some people named "Journey to the West" as a classic of secular studies and sociology, and believe that the interesting skin of "nine and ninety-one difficulties" is the law of evolution of all things and the process of human self-cultivation.
. Some people regard it as a suspended book on success science and inspirational books, and believe that Tang Monk has three disciples with strong magic power to protect him. When encountering difficulties, he will be able to help the scriptures in the West. It is also unimpeded that all countries will help each other. It seems that the result of cultivation is "winning in vain".
Is this really the case? Tang Monk only uses one pass certificate, and no one dares to slack off in the 110 kings. What exactly is written in the thin document?
Where does the pass certificate come from
There is no "Tang Monk" in real history, only monk Xuanzang exists. Xuanzang did not have three disciples who could use magic to protect him, but he encountered a more difficult situation on the way than "9981 Difficulties".
Xuanzang's name was Chen Wei before he became a monk. His family was a family of officials in Yingchuan. He was born in the short-lived Sui Dynasty and was the fourth son of the family. He was favored by many since childhood. Chen Wei was also very motivated and good at studying.
But the situation has changed, The Sui Dynasty is about to end, and his father passed away soon. Chen Wei could only follow his brother to find a "pure land" in the Pure Land Temple in Luoyang, cut off the worldly relationship, and become a monk.
Later, Xuanzang was determined to go to Nalanda Temple to seek the true scriptures, but was opposed by the emperor Li Shimin at that time, so he secretly walked west alone and left the Tang Dynasty. Since it was sneaked out, there is no permission to pass the pass.
Xunzang, relying on his strong will and Buddha's heart, crossed the snow-capped mountains, looked for directions in the vast desert, traveled to more than a hundred countries, recited ten thousand sutras, and became confidants with King Gaochang on the way, but when he returned, Gaochang had been destroyed. After returning from
, he still insisted on spreading Buddhism and translating many scriptures. Emperor Li Shimin once invited him to the dynasty to be an official, but perhaps because of his early experience in the Sui Dynasty, he had no interest in dynasty changes and political articles, and he spent his whole life with the ancient Buddha.
"Tang Monk" in "Journey to the West" is adapted from Xuanzang's real experience. In addition to adding three good helpers to him and adding many magical colors to his journey to obtain the scriptures, he also changed his identity as Tang Seng.
changed from an ordinary monk to a monk who called brothers and brothers to Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin. So naturally, the task of obtaining scriptures became a dispatch of Emperor Taizong of Tang to Emperor Taizong of Tang. Of course, this was just a boost from external forces, and the main reason was that Emperor Taizong was devoted to the Buddha.
"Permission Certificate" is a certificate that Tang Monk can enter and exit various countries. As an envoy sent by the emperor, the Permission Certificate is naturally given by the emperor, indicating Tang Monk's identity and status. Not only can he go in and out of other countries, but he can also be used as a "talisman" when encountering robbers and bandits on the road. The content of the
clearance certificate
clearance certificate has already been clear in the original text of the "Journey to the West", and has been mentioned in the whole book, but there are slight differences.
If the master and disciple of Tang Monk passed through Baoxiang Kingdom westward, he would present a pass certificate of approval, and the words and sentences above are recorded in the entire text. But in the section where Sun Wukong confronts Liu'er Mihou, it is different from what was mentioned earlier.
Some people think this is just a temporary negligence of the author. However, if you carefully study the content, you will find that it is all in the previous article. has both positive and negative sides, which is very similar to the same famous book "Dream of Red Mansions".There are similarities on both sides of
. The beginning is the self-introduction of Emperor Taizong of Tang, and the middle part is to arrange Master Xuanzang to seek the explanation of the true scriptures. Finally, I hope that all countries will allow access and do not obstruct it.
The content on the document displayed by Liu'er Mihou is the false "positive" of the document, which portrays Tang Monk as a monk who is dedicated to seeking Buddha and seeking the true scriptures from the West. The emperor is also covered up his true purpose of supporting Buddhism.
There are only some irrelevant and simple cases on the document at this time . Starting with "Emperor Li, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Dongtu", he directly pointed out the identity of Master Xuanzang's envoy, and simply mentioned the ways and arrangements for this trip, which was quite concealed.
And what is it covering up ? It was the real purpose of Tang Monk's pursuit of scriptures. It was not to focus on Buddha and do good deeds and accumulate virtues, but to an invasion of advanced culture against backward cultures.
Evidence is that the pass certificate in Baoxiang Kingdom starts with the "Nanshanbu Continent Tang Dynasty's Declaration on the Emperor's Decree of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty in the Heavens of Heaven". is different from another one. This is the "reverse" and also reveals the true intention of Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin.
If you want to know everything, you need to trace "Journey to the West". In the previous few chapters, before Tang Monk set out to start his journey to obtain the scriptures, Tathagata Buddha invited everyone to "visit". He spoke slowly after he had enough wine and food. Instead of expressing his feelings directly, he was tortuous and graceful.
First praise all the people you visit one by one, and then commented on the "Nan Zhanbu Continent" where the Tang Dynasty was founded, describing it as a place where "greed and happy with misfortune" and "kill more and fight more", while Hezhou was described as "not greedy and not kill, nourishing qi and hidden spirits".
Then he took out the magic weapon "Three Treasures of True Sutra". What Tathagata wanted was not to let Tang Monk go through the "ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties" to finally obtain the true sutra, but to sow the seeds of Buddhism, and Tang Monk was the "sower".
Therefore, the content of the pass certificate must also be promoted and flattered to Buddhism. What the Tathagata Buddha wanted was not the "Three Treasures of Sutra" but the challenge to the religion of the Tang Dynasty and the solution to the situation of establishing the three states of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
The function of the passport
A small passport has no practical power, but Tang Monk brought a document issued by Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin himself, just like a "state passport", which is a symbol of power and status.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty was in a strong position. Li Shimin's "Tian Khan" glory spread all over the world, making countless surrounding small countries admire and surrender, voluntarily becoming vassal states, and paying tribute every year to win the protection of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
So the powerful Tang Dynasty regime behind the pass certificate is the key to preventing many monarchs from negligence and allowing Tang Seng to receive courtesy from many countries along the way.
And, every time a country arrives, the monarch will leave a record on the pass certificate, which can be regarded as a disguised "check-in attendance" requirement for Tang Monk's mission.
summary
is the smallest country, and there are tens of millions of homes. No matter where you are in the world, if you have a strong motherland behind you, you will not be afraid of difficulties. If we are abroad, we must also improve our own quality and must put the national image first.
