What are the four monkeys in the world?
Ling Ming boulder 1
Ling Ming boulder, one of the four monkeys in The Journey to the West, appeared in the fifty-eighth episode of The Journey to the West's "Disturbing Da Kun with two minds, it is difficult to decide whether it is true or not".
The Tathagata said, "There are five immortals on Sunday, who are the ghosts of heaven and earth; There are five kinds of insects, namely Mao Yukun. This fellow is not heaven, earth, god, man, ghost, scale, hair, feather or Kun. There are four monkeys in the world, which do not belong to ten categories. " "Who are those four monkeys?" The bodhisattva asked. For example, "The first one is Ling Ming boulder, who knows the changes, weather and places, and changes the stars. The second is the red horse monkey ... "
2. Red horse monkey
Kāo is one of the four monkey spirits mentioned in China's classic The Journey to the West, and the second marshal of Liu Ma, one of the four elite athletes in Huaguoshan. Know yin and yang, know personnel, be good at going in and out, avoid death and prolong life.
3. Arm-linked ape
Arm-linked ape, one of the four legendary monkeys. Appeared in the classical novel The Journey to the West, there is not much description of the original Journey to the West. At the same time, armless apes also appear in related novels and film and television works.
4. Liu Er Macaque
Liu Er Macaque, a fake monkey with no name, is one of the four legendary monkeys, and its strength is almost the same as that of real the Monkey King. It had a fight with the Monkey King and went to sea. It is the Monkey King's second heart, so it is no different from the Monkey King's skill.
Tang Priest: The hooping spell can't hurt; Tianwang: the mirror can't shine; Guanyin: I can't see either; Listen carefully: I dare not say when I see it ... no one can recognize it. Finally, the Tathagata revealed Liu Er's true identity and covered it with a golden bowl, only to be killed by the Monkey King with a stick.
What are the seven great apes?
1, the Monkey King, an ape.
Lingming apes are good at changing, have a good study of astronomical phenomena, and even have the ability to change stars, which is very powerful.
2. Justin, the God of Arms
Arm-linked apes can hold the sun and the moon in their hands, or they can reduce the landscape at will, and they have the ability to reverse everything in the world.
3. Liu Er Macaque, a clever ape.
A clever ape can tell from its name that it is clever and good at seeing and hearing distant sounds. At the same time, he is more observant and knows a lot.
4, the water god has no branches.
The water god ape is good at changing. As long as he is in the water, he will become extremely powerful. Later generations mistakenly reported that he was the queen of jellyfish, but some people called him the Great Sage of Water Apes.
5. Tang Xuanzang, the God of Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang apes, clever monkeys, know a lot about the world, have a good study of life and death, and are also good at prolonging life and avoiding disasters.
6, ventilation god ape king
Ventilation god ape, he also has various changes, elusive, more erratic whereabouts, is the most mysterious of the seven gods apes.
7. Drive away the sacred ape king Zhou Yu
Drive the holy apes, the force is relatively strong, and it can even be an enemy of the gods.
What is the relationship between four monkeys and seven great apes?
Four monkeys and seven giant apes were created by ancient people according to some apes in nature and their rich imagination. As mentioned earlier, the four monkeys in the mixed era originated from ancient myths and stories, such as The Journey to the West, and the seven monkeys originated from the famous online novel "Biography of Qi Tian". There are many similarities between the images of monkeys on both sides, for example, they are both powerful and magical.
However, there is a big difference between the two. The four monkeys in the mixed world are mainly divided into monkeys except the ten monkeys that often appear in ancient China mythology, and they are basically outstanding. The seven great apes refer to seven kinds of apes with super powers, and generally have outstanding talents. In addition, in some respects, the latter was born on the basis of the former.
Conclusion: No matter the four monkeys in the mixed world or the seven great apes, they all appeared in fairy tales, which can also be regarded as the embodiment of the wisdom of the ancients. You can find traces of them in fairy tales if you like.