Yuan Shoucheng can know before and after, good break of Yin and Yang! Why is he safe and sound in Journey to the West?
Yuan Shoucheng, a famous warlock in the Tang Dynasty and uncle of Yuan Tiangang, a character in The Journey to the West, described in The Journey to the West that Yuan Shoucheng was born "grotesque and beautiful" and could distinguish between Yin and Yang.
Speaking of mortals in Journey to the West, who is the best? Some people say it's old Jinchi, because he can live for nearly 300 years as a mortal. However, I don't know if you have thought about it. If Old Jinchi was so powerful, how could he be burned to death? Shouldn't he have survived the disaster unscathed? Therefore, the old golden pool is not bad.
There is such a mortal in The Journey to the West who killed a fairy with his own strength and has done nothing since. This man should be the most powerful mortal in Journey to the West. Speaking of which, maybe some friends will know who I'm talking about. This man is Yuan Shoucheng, and his own occupation is a life fortune teller. Yuan Shoucheng revealed the secret. Why did the Jade Emperor dare not kill him? It turns out that his background is so big!
Because Yuan Shoucheng always told a fisherman where he could get more harvest, with the decrease of fish and shrimp, King Jinghe appeared, and he went to find trouble with Yuan Shoucheng. Yuan Shoucheng told him when it would rain tomorrow and how deep it would rain. King Jinghe said there was no such thing, so he made a bet with Yuan Shoucheng. The Dragon King who returned to the Dragon Palace was very happy. He is in charge of the rain and doesn't know the news yet. How would Yuan Shoucheng know?
But after a while, the Jade Emperor ordered that it would rain tomorrow. This imperial edict was exactly the same as what Yuan Shoucheng said, which frightened the Dragon King, but he didn't want to lose, so it didn't rain so hard. However, because of his selfishness, he broke the dogma and was killed. There is a saying that the secret should not be revealed, but why didn't the Jade Emperor punish Yuan Shoucheng for revealing the secret? This is related to the background of The Journey to the West, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, and Yuan Shoucheng's killing of King Jinghe by means. Who is the biggest beneficiary?
It was because Li Shimin was scared to death after the death of the Dragon King that Li Shimin decided to study Buddhist scriptures? After that, the Tang Priest began a journey to learn from the scriptures for as long as 14 years. In this way, the passing countries began to believe in Buddhism. Therefore, the biggest beneficiary is Buddhism. We can know that Yuan Shoucheng should have been sent by the Buddha in order to study the great cause smoothly. It is because of this background of Buddhism that the Jade Emperor didn't punish him.
Studying the journey to the west, I found that this is actually just a trick used by the Buddhist community. For example, Bodhi's founder taught A the Monkey King to make a scene in the Heavenly Palace, causing chaos in the Three Realms. Finally, Tathagata came out to clean up the mess and took it for his own use. However, in the chaos of the Three Realms, there are still traces of monkey fights everywhere. The flaming mountain has been burning for 500 years, and Buddhism doesn't care.
So, after all, Yuan Shoucheng is undoubtedly the incarnation of the great Buddhist god, but he has the ability to influence the imperial edict of the Jade Emperor, and the level of avalokitesvara and arhat is not enough, so I'm afraid there is only Tathagata. At this point, it is really powerful and wronged the Dragon King!