Brief introduction of the author
Wu Cheng'en (150 1 year-1582) was born in Shanyang County (now Chuzhou District, Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province), Han nationality, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. The Journey to the West, the author of Ming Dynasty mythology. When I was young, I "knew Huai by civilization" and "Huai was only one person behind". But in the twenty-third year of Jiajing (1544), he was admitted to the school at the age of 45. He had no intention of going into politics, but under the persuasion of his mother Xu and his friends, he went to Beijing as a candidate. It was not until the forty-fifth year of Jiajing (1566) that he was appointed as Cheng of Changxing County. At the age of 67. He was eventually falsely accused and left home two years later. In his later years, he made a living by selling documents at the age of 8 1. Since childhood, Wu Cheng'en likes reading wild stories and is familiar with ancient myths and folklore. The frustration of officialdom and the hardships of life deepened his understanding of the feudal imperial examination system and the dark society, prompting him to express his inner dissatisfaction and resentment in the form of strange novels. He said to himself, "Although my title is intellectual monster, I don't know about ghosts, but I actually remember the variation of human beings, and I have a lesson."
Book Introduction
The complete works of Journey to the West have one hundred chapters, which can be divided into three parts from the big structure. The first time to the eighth time is the first part, mainly about the birth of the Monkey King, his apprentice, who made a scene in heaven. This is the most wonderful chapter in the book, very vivid. The Monkey King had a good meal in heaven and earth, which showed his rebellious character to the fullest. Chapters 8-12 are the second part, mainly about the origin of Tang Priest and the "principle" of learning from the scriptures. The thirteenth to the last time is the third part, mainly about Tang Priest's Buddhist scriptures. On the way, I received three apprentices, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand. After eighty-one difficulties, I finally got the true scripture and got the right result. Journey to the West shows people a colorful world of ghosts and gods, and people are all amazed by the author's rich and bold artistic imagination.
The main figures in The Journey to the West
Tang Seng
Tang Priest, the common surname is Chen, posthumous title Jiang Liuer, and Tang Taizong gave his surname to Tang. Reincarnated as the second disciple of Buddha, Jin Chan. He is a posthumous child. Because of his parents' tragic and bizarre experiences, he grew up in a temple after becoming a monk, became a monk in Jinshan Temple, and finally moved to a famous temple in Beijing to practice. Tang Priest is studious and highly savvy, and stands out among the monks in the temple. Finally, he was selected by Emperor Taizong, became sworn with him and went to the Western Heaven to learn from the scriptures. On the way to get the scriptures, the Tang Priest accepted three apprentices, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand, who were named Wukong (who was chosen by Bodhi's founder and named Monkey by Tang Priest), Wuneng and Wukong respectively. After that, with the help of three disciples and Bai, he finally got back thirty-five scriptures from Leiyin Temple. Merit is complete, promotion and wealth are the positive results, and an ancient sandalwood merit was named Buddha. He is timid and incompetent, narrow-minded, bitter, crying when things happen, and devoted himself to Buddhism.
The Monkey King (heart ape)
The Monkey King is also called the Monkey King, Wukong and Monkey King, with the title of "Monkey King". Born in Dongsheng, Shenzhou County in 578 BC, the Lingshi of Huaguoshan was born. In order to seek eternal life, he crossed the ocean alone. After 1989, he learned to speak and greet people, travel across mountains and rivers, and celebrate in cattle.
Zhou Lingtai Fangcun Mountain took the Moon Sanxing Cave to worship Bodhi's ancestor, and gained the skill of the earth demon's seventy-two changes and somersault cloud (also known as somersault cloud). The Monkey King, whose magical power first appeared, caused chaos in the underworld and the Heavenly Palace, and was later embraced by the heaven and named Bi Marvin. Because of his low status, he returned to Guo Huashan, claiming to be the Great Sage of Qitian, and forcing heaven to recognize his title. Because of drunkenness, she disturbed the flat peach party of the Empress Dowager, ate the flat peach and elixir of the Taishang Laojun, surrounded by 100,000 heavenly soldiers, and then was trapped by Erlang God and knocked down by the Taishang Laojun with a diamond chisel. By mistake, it was tempered in the blast furnace of Taishang Laojun, and King Kong's body was dazzling. Later, he made a scene in Heaven and was tied up by Wang Lingguan. Later, he was defeated in the struggle with the Tathagata, and was crushed under the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years to repent and turn over a new leaf. Five hundred years later, the Tang Priest went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, passed by Wuxing Mountain, and broke the spell before he saved the Monkey King. The Monkey King was so grateful that he was enlightened by Guanyin, worshipped Tang Priest as a teacher and went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures. On the way to learn from the scriptures, the Monkey King exorcised demons and made many remarkable achievements. However, he was twice misunderstood and expelled by Tang Priest and his disciples. Finally, the four of them arrived at the Buddhist Leiyin Temple and got the true scriptures. It was finally named "Fighting Buddha". In China folk culture, he became the embodiment of wisdom and courage, and the people of China regarded him as a god. The Monkey King insists on justice, hates evil, goes forward bravely, is resourceful, flexible, persistent and slightly stubborn. He likes being an official best, and is the embodiment of the soul, with both wisdom and courage.