Yang Jiaofeng talks about the Journey to the West series of articles: The most exciting part of "Journey to the West" is the Monkey King causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace. This scene has been put on the big screen many times by the director, and it is extremely exciting.

Yang Jiaofeng talks about Journey to the West series of articles:

The most exciting part of "Journey to the West " is Sun Wukong causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace. This scene has been put on the big screen many times by the director, and it is extremely exciting.

But after reading the original work of "Journey to the West", we will find that the so-called "Havoc in Heaven" is not as exciting as shown in movies or TV series. Sun Wukong just overturned a few tables, pushed over a stove, smashed a few wine bottles, ran to the Lingxiao Palace and splashed all over.

Moreover, this scene of causing chaos in the Heavenly Palace did not happen by chance. This outcome had been predicted as early as when Sun Wukong was driven away by Bodhi Patriarch in front of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain Xianyue Sanxing Cave.

So, let’s start today’s topic by continuing what was not explained clearly in the previous article, that is, the origin of Patriarch Bodhi and the truth about Sun Wukong causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace.

Yang Jiaofeng talks about the series of articles on Journey to the West: The hidden plot of Journey to the West: The mysterious disappeared Patriarch Bodhi turned out to be the loser in the power struggle in Lingshan!

1.

We have also talked about Patriarch Bodhi’s many disciples before. Why didn’t any of them appear again?

If I could explain it in a few sentences, it would be that the disciples of Patriarch Bodhi were somewhat lacking in qualifications, and most of them could not reach the height of Sun Wukong. And they basically live in Hezhou, Hezhou, Xiniu, which is separated by two seas from Dongsheng Shenzhou, where Huaguoshan is located. Sun Wukong can't touch it when he is a monster.

When Sun Wukong was Bi Ma Wen , he had not even seen Royal Horse Supervisor . Even if his brothers became officials in heaven, he would not be able to see them. When Sun Wukong was the Monkey King , he traveled around a lot. Unfortunately, all he saw were great gods. It was difficult for his brothers to reach that level, so naturally he couldn't see them either.

By the time Sun Wukong came out from the Five Elements Mountain, it was already six or seven hundred years later. None of his brothers and sisters had learned the art of immortality. Most of them could not escape the natural disaster that occurred once in five hundred years, and they had basically gone to reincarnation.

Of course, there is another point, that is, when Patriarch Bodhi drove Sun Wukong away, he said that he would not let him mention his name, and his brothers did not dare to recognize Sun Wukong.

Although this explanation makes sense, I (Yang Jiaofeng) suddenly discovered it when I was thinking hard about the whereabouts of the Bodhi Patriarch. Maybe the truth is not that simple. His brothers and sisters may have been involved in a political struggle...

To explain this problem, we have to start with Patriarch Bodhi. Where did he come from and where did he go? ?

Of course, many people on the Internet have mentioned that Patriarch Bodhi is Tathagata Buddha , Guanyin Bodhisattva , and Taishang Laojun . This can basically be justified, but is this really the case?

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After Sun Wukong found Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, he met a woodcutter. The woodcutter mentioned the Bodhi Patriarch:

"There is a god in the cave, named Xu." Patriarch Bodhi . There are countless disciples of Patriarch Bodhi, and there are still thirty or forty people practicing under him. "

From the woodcutter's words, we can know that Patriarch Bodhi has taught countless students. But with so many disciples, except for Sun Wukong, there is no other one in the book.

In fact, the same situation occurs not only with the Bodhi Patriarch, but also with the Zhenyuan Immortal of Wuzhuang Temple, and the mysterious Wuchao Zen Master , such as Zhen Yuanzi:

"The Great Immortal" There are countless loose immortals who have come out of the sect, and now there are forty-eight disciples, all of whom have achieved enlightenment..."

Zhen Yuanzi is a sect of his own. His Wuzhuang Temple does not worship the heaven or worship the heaven. In the West, we only worship heaven and earth, but with so many disciples coming down the mountain, why are they all gone without news?

Zen Master Wuchao was even worse. He had been willing to accept disciples for so many years. Finally, he met Zhu Gangxi and wanted to accept him as his disciple, but he was rejected:

"He does have some moral principles. He once advised me I never went to practice with him."

What does this mean?

This means that, just like Stephen Chow's movie " Kung Fu ", there are many people practicing martial arts, but there are very few martial arts wizards who can be selected from a million.

This also explains why Bodhi Patriarch Under the door, there are also The first thing that comes to mind when seeing Sun Wukong know how to do somersaults is to seek a job as a letter-delivery apprentice in the yamen. Moreover, two apprentices from Zhen Yuanzi, Qingfeng Mingyue, who have lived for more than a thousand years, actually figured out how to use it. The method of locking the door traps Sun Wukong and others!

3.

Obviously, the appearance of Sun Wukong is the martial arts prodigy that Patriarch Bodhi has been waiting for for a long time, so he will give him a special training and teach him fighting skills.

But the strange thing is that under normal circumstances, everyone who wants to be a master wants to do it. The disciple can be better than his master, and he will spread the word of the master to others, which will save his face. There is light in the sky, and Sun Wukong is the one-in-a-million martial arts genius.

However, Patriarch Bodhi has repeatedly emphasized that after leaving the mountain gate, he is not allowed to mention his name:

"If you say even half a word, I will know it." , peel off the skin and file the bones of this hozen, banish your soul to a secluded place, and teach you that you will never be able to stand up again. "

Moreover, Patriarch Bodhi has the ability to predict the future. Since he knows that Sun Wukong will cause trouble when he goes out, then why not just not teach him martial arts before? As for the need to give instructions again and again?

After Sun Wukong was knocked on the head three times, he woke up in the middle of the night. Entering the bedroom of Patriarch Bodhi, the Patriarch was awake and muttering:

“It’s difficult, it’s difficult, it’s difficult! The Tao is the most mysterious, don't take the golden elixir for granted. If you don't meet a great person to tell you the secrets, your mouth will be dry and your mouth will be dry with empty words! "

This also shows that Sun Wukong is indeed the perfect person he is waiting for!

So, what does Patriarch Bodhi want to do? He specially taught Sun Wukong the skills of fighting and escaping, and also encouraged him to cause trouble without letting him know. What on earth is he afraid of when Sun Wukong shows off his martial arts?

Yes, Patriarch Bodhi is also afraid. After Sun Wukong showed off his martial arts, all the fellow disciples made a fuss. The noise made the Patriarch Bodhi:

"The shouting without realizing it alerted the Patriarch. The Patriarch hurriedly pulled his staff and went out to ask..."

From the way Patriarch Bodhi hurriedly ran out with a weapon, it can be seen that he was indeed afraid. The reason why people drove Sun Wukong down the mountain and let him leave the place of right and wrong may also be a kind of protection.

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Of course, the fact that Sun Wukong was able to go to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain to learn skills also showed traces of human modification at every step!

For example, soon after he was born, the monkeys were clamoring to find the source of the stream. The key is that there were no monkeys in this group of monkeys! King. After entering the Water Curtain Cave, there are no more monkeys and no less, and all the supplies are available. Sun Wukong just mentioned that he wants to leave. Under the jurisdiction of the King of Hell , an old monkey immediately jumped out to point out the direction, guiding him to learn skills, etc.

In fact, when Sun Wukong was first born, he was a very kind monkey. He said it himself in Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, I have no temper:

"I don't have a surname. If someone scolds me, I won't be angry. If someone hits me, I won't be angry either. It's just a courtesy. I'll have no sex in my life." "

How come such a temperless monkey, after learning skills from Patriarch Bodhi for several years, has such a drastic change in temperament after returning?

He is destroying the devil in the world, stealing from the country, and going to the country again. The East China Sea snatches treasures, and enters the underworld to check the book of life and death. In fact, the original Sun Wukong was like Bi Ma Wen, conscientious, step-by-step, innocent of children, and harmless to humans and animals:

"Bima does not sleep day and night to nourish the horses.He can dance during the day and watch diligently at night..."

But every time he takes a step, there are always various monkeys, monsters, and even little gods coming out to instigate him and stimulate him!

For example, the Demon King, a Demon King, how come you are so greedy for the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain? There are a few stone bowls, stone tables, stone stools, and some little monkeys; it was the four old monkeys who encouraged him to go to the East China Sea to get weapons, and it was Long Po and Long Nu who proposed it to Sun Wukong. The junior officials, those who deliberately angered Sun Wukong were a few of the officials from the Royal Horse Prison. It took me a month to remember to pick up the wind...

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What is even more strange is the black and white impermanence that comes to seize Sun Wukong's soul, and the one-horned ghost king who suddenly appears and presents an ocher-yellow robe.

Sun Wukong himself knows very well that Patriarch Bodhi has taught him the art of immortality. Regardless of natural disasters, at least the underworld has no power to seduce him:

"My old grandson is beyond the three realms, is not among the five elements, and is no longer subdued. He is in charge, how can he be so vague and dare to seduce me? "

In fact, the black and white impermanence that came to seduce Sun Wukong is fake. If it is a ghost, it is not a physical body, so how could it be beaten into a pulp?

"Then the Monkey King became angry and pulled out the treasure from his ears. With a swipe, the size of a bowl, with a slight raise of hand, beat the two seduced people into meat paste. "

There is also the one-horned ghost king. Sun Wukong is responsible for killing Ma Wen. Only people in heaven know how a one-horned ghost king can pinch so accurately. It has been one day in the sky and one year in the earth. Sun Wukong has not come back for fifteen years, but why? When I got home today, the one-horned ghost king came to my door, right? , even brought an ocher yellow robe, which is something only the emperor can wear. Isn't he clearly trying to persuade Sun Wukong to rebel?

Moreover, Sun Wukong is obviously embarrassed to mention Bi Mawen's position, but this one-horned ghost king deliberately To rub salt into the wound:

“The king has such magical powers, how can he raise horses with him? Just be a Monkey King, why not? "

Moreover, did the One-Horned Ghost King die in the battle later?

No, after he completed his mission, he was quietly recalled by the Heavenly Court, and and the Seventy-Two-hole Demon King disappeared together. The key is one Not a single monkey was taken away:

"This morning the handsome generals fought with the king of heaven, and the demon king of the seventy-two caves and the one-horned ghost king were captured by the gods. We are waiting for our escape. "

6.

This is strange. Patriarch Bodhi trained Sun Wukong just to cause trouble in heaven. Why is heaven still so cooperative?

Especially Jade Emperor , to Sun Wukong That's called good, that's called treated with extra courtesy. Sun Wukong was shocked when he was born. He even issued an edict not to disturb the Stone Monkey.

After Sun Wukong went to heaven, he did not show courtesy to the Jade Emperor. He also excused the monkey:

"Then Sun Wukong is a demon immortal from the lower world. He has just become a human body and does not know the court etiquette. Please forgive me. "

Even, knowing that Sun Wukong had caused trouble many times, he promoted him to the rank of Monkey King, and also gave him the responsibility of looking after Pantaoyuan . This matter can be regarded as big news in the Three Realms. .

You must know that later the Colorful Fairy went to the peach garden to pick peaches, and specifically told Tu Tu, the gatekeeper, that she came on the order of the Queen Mother, but Tu Tu stopped her:

"Please stay here, fairy." This year is no different than in previous years. The Jade Emperor and the Great Sage Qitian are here to supervise the management. Only after the Great Sage is informed can we dare to open the park. "

You must know that the Flat Peach Garden has always been the territory of the Queen Mother, and even the flat peach trees there are cultivated by the Queen Mother herself:

"They are not common species in Xuandu, the Queen Mother of Yaochi cultivated them herself. "

Letting monkeys take care of the peach garden is an obvious way of attracting wolves into the house, an obvious declaration of war on the Queen Mother, and an obvious disdain for the lack of chaos in heaven.

In fact, one has to understand that the Jade Emperor purposely destroyed the Qitian Monastery It was built next to the Peach Garden, but this silly monkey has lived here for more than a hundred years and never stepped into the Peach Garden.

You must know that when he was at Fangcun Mountain in Lingtai, this monkey often went to the back mountain to pick peaches to eat. But when he arrived in Heaven, this guy visited the house every day to chat with the gods, and he didn't even see the peach orchard in front of him.

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If the land of Pantaoyuan hadn't specially emphasized the efficacy of flat peaches to Sun Wukong, Sun Wukong must not have cared about this thing. After all, in his Huaguo Mountain, various peach trees grow all over the mountain.

Since Sun Wukong was specially trained by Patriarch Bodhi to cause trouble, it is logically unreasonable for the Jade Emperor to condone Sun Wukong's rebellion. So what is the truth?

When Sun Wukong secretly ate the flat peach, the Queen Mother’s flat peach conference was being held, and all kinds of great gods were invited. However, among the visitors, there was no figure of the head of Lingshan, the Tathagata Buddha. Apart from Guanyin Bodhisattva, there was also There are no other gods and Buddhas in Lingshan.

But the Ancient Buddha of Ran Deng came, but he secretly brought the Supreme Lord and all the boys who were guarding Bagua furnace to the third floor:

"It turns out that Lao Jun and the Ancient Buddha of Ran Deng were in the Zhuling Dantai of the three-story high pavilion. Preaching, everyone Immortal boys, immortal generals, immortal officials, and immortal officials all stood around to listen to the lecture. "

After Sun Wukong escaped from the Bagua Furnace, he fought all the way to the Lingxiao Palace. The Jade Emperor left all the great gods in heaven unused, and chose to go far away. Invite Tathagata Buddha to come and subdue the demons.

The Tathagata Buddha was unaware of everything that happened in heaven. He even asked the imperial envoy who came to deliver the edict to tell the story of Sun Wukong. Before leaving, he said to the Bodhisattvas:

"You should sit firmly here in the Dharma Hall and don't mess up your meditation position until I come to rescue you by refining demons."

This is strange. What on earth involved the Tathagata Buddha's energy and made him pay attention to what happened in heaven. I don't know if I ask three questions. Moreover, the Dharma Hall is the place where the Buddha lectures. After he left, why did he still ask the Bodhisattvas not to disturb their Zen positions, and his tone was so harsh?

8.

You must know that there are other people in Lingshan who know about Sun Wukong causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace, such as Pilampo Bodhisattva . Sun Wukong is still wondering, How does this Bodhisattva know himself:

"When you were making trouble in the Heavenly Palace, your image was spread all over the earth. Who doesn't know it? Who doesn't know it?"

The earth refers to the mortal world, and Lingshan also belongs to the mortal world. One situation is that only Tathagata Buddha did not know it at that time. The other situation is that Tathagata Buddha came back to teach it himself after he subdued the demons, and it was spread in Lingshan.

However, listening to the tone of Bodhisattva Pilampo, he must be praising Sun Wukong. If Tathagata Buddha said it himself, then he must be talking about his own greatness, rather than exalting Sun Wukong and belittling himself.

Thinking about Zhen Yuanzi's sworn sworn relationship with Sun Wukong, it at least shows that Sun Wukong's havoc in heaven was not a disgraceful thing. Otherwise, Sun Wukong himself would not have to brag about monsters when he encountered them.

In the hundreds of years after Tathagata Buddha surrendered to Sun Wukong, he never left Lingshan, let alone went to Nanfangbuzhou to have a look. Otherwise, he would not have said this:

"But Those from Nanfangbuzhou are greedy There is pleasure and misfortune, and there are many killings and disputes. As the saying goes, there is a murderous place of words, and there is a sea of ​​right and wrong. "

During the reign of King Tang Li Shimin , Nanfangbuzhou was not like this. Otherwise, the monks practicing in Xiniuhezhou would not be like this. He envied Tang Monk and said that he was eating fast and chanting Buddha's name just to be reborn in the Tang Dynasty.

As for the concept of Tathagata Buddha, if he did not deliberately lie, it is estimated that it has been hundreds of years, or even thousands of years. Indeed, the Tang Dynasty was pushed back more than five hundred years, which happened to be the period when Wang Mang usurped the Han . When the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties met, the world was indeed a bit chaotic.

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So, what is the reason why Tathagata Buddha has not left Lingshan for so many years and has reached the point where he does not know much about the major events in the world?

You have to find this from the original work:

"I don't know the time since Fu Guaiyuan An Tian, ​​but I guess it has been half a thousand years in the mortal world.Today is the day of Meng Qiuwang. I have a treasure basin with hundreds of exotic flowers, thousands of exotic fruits and other things. How about enjoying this Bon Bon party with you? "

According to Tathagata Buddha, Sun Wukong was suppressed for five hundred years, and he did not leave Lingshan for five hundred years. The Bon Bon Festival was held this time, and he named it after the treasure basin. It was held at the same time as he was searching for scriptures. When people, it seems to be the first session

Wait!

Bon Conference is not. Was it held hundreds of years ago?

When Tang Monk and his disciples entered Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi told Qingfeng Mingyue that Tang Monk was the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi :

"Five hundred years ago, I I met him at the Lantern Festival. He used to pass tea with his own hands, and Buddhist disciples respected me, so we are old friends. "

The Bon Bon Festival is a grand gathering of Buddhism. How can you, a Zhen Yuanzi, an earthly immortal, attend the gathering?

Even Qingfeng Mingyue knows that people with different Taoisms do not work together, and even have a bit of hatred towards monks:

"Confucius said , the ways are different, and they do not conspire with each other. We are Taiyi Xuanmen, how come we are so acquainted with that monk! "

This also shows that Zhen Yuanzi's participation in the Bon Festival is a relatively secret matter. At least in the past five hundred years, he has not told his disciples, or in other words, five hundred years ago, they This faction He broke with Buddhism.

Isn’t it strange at this time?

The Heavenly Court was holding a peach festival, but Zhen Yuanzi was not invited, but he went to follow Jin. Cicada held the Bon Meeting together, and there was no mention of Tathagata Buddha attending the meeting.

10.

With so many doubts in mind, everyone must have an answer, that is, five hundred years ago, Lingshan. In fact, we were in trouble.

Because a lot of things happened after that that we couldn’t explain:

For example, Patriarch Bodhi disappeared suddenly, along with his disciples; Zen Master Wuchao was also an eminent Buddhist monk, but ended up living alone in the wilderness; Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the Immortals, stayed in the Liusha River eight hundred miles east. . In the west, there is the Wuzhuang Temple with White Tiger Ridge full of bones; there is also the Bodhisattva Pilampo, who suddenly stopped asking about political affairs and closed the door to thank guests; and the Tathagata Buddha's uncle, the Dapeng bird, suddenly flew to the lion and camel kingdom , Set foot there With...

This also shows that the Buddhas in Lingshan are not monolithic. They have internal disputes of interests, and there are small teams working on things.

This is not without warning signs. For example, when Tathagata Buddha was cultivating the six-foot-long golden body, Just when he was at his weakest, he was suddenly swallowed by a peacock of unknown origin:

"The peacock was the most evil when it was born. It could eat people and sucked them up in one bite for forty-five miles. On the top of the snow mountain, I cultivated a six-foot-long golden body, but he had already sucked me in. "

With the Tathagata Buddha's temper, he would definitely cause trouble for the peacock, but he was persuaded by the Buddhas:

"If you want to hurt his life, you should be persuaded by the Buddhas, hurting the peacock is like hurting my mother, so I left him in the Lingshan meeting... ..."

Even this kind of fight involves Taishang Laojun. Even when he leaves Hangu Pass, he has to carry a diamond ring to defend himself.

Then we have reason to believe that something must have happened at the Obon Festival that Tathagata Buddha did not attend. This is one of the reasons why Jin Chanzi was later demoted to the mortal world by the Buddha.

After all, human nature is difficult to change. For example, Tang Monk, the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, takes money very lightly:

"We are traveling monks. We eat in villages and pray for food everywhere. How dare we accept gold, silver, wealth and silk... I am a monk, if I receive a trace of Bribery will last forever! "

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But the Tathagata Buddha sent monks to Sravasti to recite sutras, and they only received three liters and three buckets of gold rice grains. They all said that the sutras were sold at a low price. Even the golden cicada came to get the sutras and asked him for personnel. , just to correct his view of not needing money. Point.

In fact, that meeting was most likely to discuss the development direction of Lingshan. The purpose of Tathagata Buddha was to increase incense, which meant asking for money, but other people disagreed and even challenged the Buddha.

This was him. He has been staying in Lingshan without going out, sitting firmly in the magic circle with his disciples to prevent the cause of the coup in Lingshan.

The Jade Emperor had long wanted to cut down the vassal vassal, but without a legitimate reason, he simply could not get rid of Tathagata Buddha. Only by taking advantage of the turmoil in heaven can we order Tathagata Buddha to leave Lingshan in order to take away his lair.

After Tathagata Buddha surrendered Sun Wukong, he was also in a hurry to return to Lingshan Mountain, but the Jade Emperor also blocked it in every possible way:

Tathagata Buddha destroyed the demon monkey and called Anuo and Kasyapa to return to the Western Paradise. At that moment, Tianpeng and Tianyou came out of the Lingxiao Palace in a hurry and said: "Tathagata, please wait a little longer, our Lord is coming."

But in the end, they were unable to break through the Lingshan defense line. After all, the other Bodhisattvas were sitting firmly in the Dharma Hall, casting spells for protection.

When the Tathagata Buddha came back, the overall situation was decided, and the opposition forces in Lingshan had no place to stay, so they retreated to the second line. Those who should live in seclusion went to live in seclusion, and those who should be reincarnated reincarnated. Only then did the Tathagata Buddha secure his position:

"Thank you, and leave in separate groups. Each is responsible for his own affairs, and we can enjoy the innocence together."

From then on, Tathagata Buddha never asked the Bodhisattvas to sit firmly in their meditation positions and not to move around.

Of course, the initiator of the whole incident, Patriarch Bodhi, lost the ability to fight and naturally had no choice but to disappear.

Of course, there are still many unanswered questions, such as who Zen Master Wuchao is, whose side Guanyin Bodhisattva is on, how the Queen Mother fights back, and why Zhen Yuanzi shows kindness to Guanyin Bodhisattva. These questions will be discussed later!

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