What details are there in Journey to the West that we don’t know about?
I believe everyone likes to listen to stories, so today we will share a short story about Journey to the West.
There are many types of stories, including children's stories, fairy tales, historical stories and mythological stories. There are also different carriers of stories, such as books, audio, and now popular movies and TV shows. However, the ancients were not so lucky because there were not so many high technologies in ancient times, so stories basically could only be told by mouth.
However, the stories told on TV are still different from the stories we usually tell, because a story may be divided into several versions. For example, the story the editor is going to tell this time:
The surprising facts listed here are all described in the original Journey to the West, which may subvert some of people's inherent concepts in the past. For example, Sun Wukong himself said that he once transformed into a beautiful woman and ate people in Huaguo Mountain, which was basically similar to what the White Bone Demon did, and it belongs to a plot like A Chinese Ghost Story. And before he joined Buddhism, he was a man and a woman.
1. The way to pronounce the four major continents: Dongshengshenzhou, Xiniuhezhou, Nanfanbuzhou, and Beijuluzhou; it should be——>West, Niuhezhou; East, Shengshenzhou; To the south is Zhanbuzhou; to the north is Juluzhou. Among them, Zhanbu means China at that time.
2. Huaguo Mountain is not an ordinary fairy mountain. Not only did it give birth to the monkey monkey Sun Wukong, but it is also the ancestral line of the Ten Continents and Three Islands and the root of the earth. For example, the Lingshan Mountain where Lai is located, and the powerful Sumeru Mountain. Dragons, unicorns and phoenixes often appeared in Huaguo Mountain. However, due to the later confrontation between Sun Wukong and the heavenly soldiers and generals, they were eventually burned to the ground by Erlang Shen and his men.
3. Sun Wukong did not change completely from the stone in Huaguo Mountain, but the stone laid a stone egg and then turned into a stone monkey, which is similar to the human birth process.
4. Soon after Sun Wukong was born, he saw the words "Blessed Land of Flowers and Fruits Mountain, Heaven in Shuiliandong Cave" engraved on the stone outside Shuiliandong. The words were in regular script, and regular script began in the late Han Dynasty, but Sun Wukong was pinned under the Five Elements Mountain when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, that is, in 9 AD. Sun Wukong was nearly 500 years old at that time.
5. People once lived in Shuilian Cave, and it was not large in scale. It is small and can accommodate thousands of people.
6. Coconut wine is the most commonly mentioned wine in Huaguoshan.
7. Sun Wukong took the sea route to Xiniu Hezhou. Later, he and his masters and disciples took different land routes.
8. Sun Wukong knew what Taoist classics were before he learned the art.
9. Patriarch Bodhi. Xianyue Sanxing Cave is a word riddle, and the answer is: heart, the word
10. The Mahayana Buddhist sutra that Monk Tang wants to pick up, Wukong has already heard from the Bodhi Patriarch. It should be said that Sun Wukong’s Buddhist foundation and enlightenment time are Far earlier than his master Tang Sanzang
11. In Journey to the West, the story of Patriarch Bodhi hitting Wukong on the head three times to inspire him to learn martial arts originated from the teachings of Hongren, the fifth ancestor of Buddhism, who inspired the sixth ancestor Huineng. The story of passing on the mantle.
12. Sun Wukong spent seven years at Bodhi’s place, and only three years after he really learned the art, he became such a powerful character, while Red Boy was in the Flame Mountain. After practicing for three hundred years
13. Wukong did not learn the art of immortality he wanted, but relied on violence to get rid of death.
14. Sun Wukong. The first thing he did when he returned to Huaguo Mountain was to rob in nearby countries.
15. Sun Wukong once transformed into a beautiful woman to seduce and eat people.
16. Before Sun Wukong went to the Dragon Palace to grab the weapon, the Golden Cudgel suddenly glowed, and it seemed that he had a telepathic connection with Sun Wukong. And looking back, it only worked if Sun Wukong asked the Golden Cudgel to change.
17. The weight of the stick is the same as the approximate number of breaths a person takes in a day.
18. Except for the Bull Demon King who appeared later, the other six sworn brothers of Sun Wukong disappeared after he caused trouble in the heaven. There was no trace of him, and when Sun Wukong fought with the heavenly soldiers and generals, no one took action. They just came to drink and celebrate when he won for the first time. They were typical fair-weather friends.
19. Sun Wukong Niu. The brothers of the seven great sages, including the Demon King, are ranked according to their size. Sun Wukong is the smallest, so he is ranked last and seventh, and the Bull Demon King is the oldest.
20. The King of Hell is just one of the ten Plutos
21. Monkeys are raised to keep horses moving and eating grass. Later, it was said that they can prevent horses from getting the plague. "Bi Ma Wen" ” indeed means “to avoid horse plague”. It can be seen that the Jade Emperor used Wukong according to his talents.
22. The real image of Sun Wukong is: ears above shoulders, sharp mouth and teeth. Picture this.
23. Nezha has a weapon called a hydrangea, but it is used to hit people.
24. Before Sun Wukong took care of the Pantao Garden, his Monkey King's Palace was built on the right side of the Pantao Garden. All this seemed to have been arranged in advance.
25. Flat peaches are indeed very rare, with an average of only 73 peaches per year. Calculation method: Each peach tree can bear 100 flat peaches at a time. The first 1,200 trees will bear 120,000 peaches every 3,000 years, and the middle 1,200 The plant produces 120,000 individuals every 6,000 years, and 120,000 individuals every 9,000 years. A total of 1.32 million individuals are produced in 18,000 years, with an average of 73 individuals per year.
26. After Sun Wukong became the Monkey King, he and Tathagata and other five elders of the five directions used to treat each other as brothers.
27. In heaven, Tathagata and Avalokitesvara have equal status, and both belong to the five directions and the five elders
28. The liver of the dragon, the marrow of the phoenix, the bear's paw and the orang's lips are the symbols of the peach banquet. dishes food.
29. The Barefoot Immortal attended the Peach Banquet and was deceived by Sun Wukong. He stayed in the Tongming Palace for a full day before he realized what he was doing and ran to the Jade Emperor to complain.
30. Wukong’s sleepy dog won when he bet with the King of Growth to guess the numbers
31. Ghosts can also officially serve the heaven, such as: the powerful ghost king.
32. The Jade Emperor promised Erlang God a high promotion and a heavy reward after he succeeded in slaying Sun Wukong, but in fact it was not fulfilled later. He only gave a large reward but no high promotion, and Erlang God never returned after Sun Wukong escaped from the Bagua Furnace. He did not come forward to capture Sun Wukong, but the Giant Spirit God later appeared again to participate in the capture of the Bull Demon King.
33. The pagoda of King Li Jing was given by the Tathagata.
34. The four heavenly kings of Buddhism serve under the Jade Emperor of Taoism.
35. "Fire Eyes and Golden Eyes" are just eyes that are smoked red, which is an old eye disease. Later, it was used as a synonym for observation, which is not a skill in itself.
36. Sun Wukong was thrown into the old world. When Jun Lu, he did not seize his Ruyi Golden Cudgel.
37. Wang Lingguan, the assistant of the Holy Monarch, fought with Sun Wukong to no avail.
38. Beitianmen. It was guarded by Emperor Zhenwu, and Sun Wukong never dared to walk through the North Heaven Gate when he was in trouble.
39. The Tathagata called himself: Old Monk in front of the Jade Emperor.
40. The mother is the Queen Mother, the wife of the Jade Emperor.
41. The three golden hoops given to Guanyin by Tathagata contain three different incantations. One person cannot recite them at the same time, so Guanyin only gave one to the people in the Buddhist scripture collection team.
42. The Buddhist beads on Sha Monk’s chest are nine human skulls.
43. Zhu Bajie’s weapon, the nine-toothed nail, is in the shape of a dragon’s claw, not a rake that rake the ground. At first, Taishang Laojun made it for the Jade Emperor to use as a palace treasure. Later, Marshal Feng Tianpeng gave it to Zhu Bajie as a weapon. The nine-tooth palladium nail is very exquisite.
44. It is commonly used by Guanyin. The weapon is the lotus.
45. Avalokitesvara, who is described as having five faces and a red lip, solves eight difficulties, saves all living beings, has great compassion, rescues suffering and seeks a voice, and is praised by all people, comes to Chang'an City. , the local land was frightened.
46. The names of Bajie and Sha Seng, Wu Neng and Wu Jing, are the same as those of Wukong nearly seven or eight hundred years ago.
47. Guanyin’s daily dress can be said to be jewel-like: golden leaf buttons, green flowers paved with golden light, sharp hanging pearl tassels, a plain blue robe of flying colorful phoenix; hanging on her chest facing the moon Ming Dynasty, dancing in the breeze, mixed with pearls, and jade incense rings?
48. Not long after Tang Monk left Chang'an, he encountered fifty or sixty monsters. After catching him and two followers, fifty or sixty The monster only ate two of his followers, but let him go.
49. In Journey to the West, although Guanyin is a Bodhisattva, he is the master of the Seven Buddhas.
50. The little white dragon originally wore a pearl under his neck, but it was later removed when Guanyin conquered it.
51. Guanyin Temple is the only one named directly after a deity in the entire Journey to the West. of monastery.
52. When the black bear spirit in Black Wind Mountain met Sun Wukong for the first time, he already knew his experience of causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace and being the Bute Ma Wen, and the black bear spirit was a monster who liked to celebrate birthdays.
53. Zhu Bajie once appeared in Gaolaozhuang as a pig with a long mouth, big ears and a mane on the back of his head. However, he has been getting along with the people of Gaolaozhuang for a long time, and there is nothing strange about him. .
54. If Zhu Bajie really wants to fight Sun Wukong, he can fight from the second watch until the east turns white.
55. Sun Wukong wanted to hit Zen Master Wuchao with a golden cudgel, but he could not touch any of his hair.
56. Not all Buddhist believers recite the Buddhist sutras of the Western Heaven. Some people recite the Buddhist sutras of the Eastern Heaven: I saw an old man, leaning on the bamboo bed, chanting the Buddha's name in a loud voice. The old man waved his hand and shook his head and said, "You can't go there. It's hard to get scriptures in the west. If you want to get scriptures, just go to the east."
57. The tiger pioneer under the Yellow Wind Monster captured Tang Monk and gave it to him. The first reaction was not joy, but surprise.
58. Along the way, Sun Wukong turned into a small insect and flew quietly into the monster's cave. He never killed the monster while he was sleeping.
59. Sha Monk’s weapon is the Demon Subduing Staff, which is a wooden staff with metal inside and is shorter than a stick.
60. On the entrance of Wuzhuang Temple is written: Wanshou Mountain is a blessed land, Wuzhuang Temple is a cave in the sky. At the entrance of Shuilian Cave in Huaguo Mountain is written: Huaguoshan Blessed Land, Shuiliandong Cave. The two are almost identical.
61. Qingfeng and Mingyue, the two disciples of Immortal Zhenyuan, were born hundreds of years before Sun Wukong was born. They are Sun Wukong’s elders in terms of age.
62. The ginseng tree is more than 300 meters high.
63. Zhenyuan Great Immortal only needs one move to catch the master and apprentice. The one with the same skill is Jiuling Yuansheng.
64. Zhen Yuanzi and Wukong had a deep relationship after becoming sworn brothers. They cherished each other and were reluctant to let him go. They kept Wukong for five days before letting him go. However, Wukong never mentioned this sworn brother with boundless power again. I didn't ask him for help either.
65. Emperor Donghua, the husband of the Queen Mother of the West, often went to Lingshan to see Tathagata, and Dongfang Shuo was his boy.
66. The White Bone Demon is indeed a woman.
67. When Sun Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain for the first time, he killed thousands of people. Later, he became a Buddha and ranked before the compassionate Guanyin.
68. Kuimulang had already prepared to eat Tang Seng before he arrived, but Princess Baihua later let him go.
69. The yellow-robed monster Kuimulang's strength is equal to twenty Bajie plus Sha Seng. Bajie can fight Wukong alone for a whole night.
70. Without the secret protection of the Six Ding Liujia, the Five Directions Revealing Truth, the Four Levels of Merit Cao, and the eighteen protective Jialan, Tang Seng died in the thirtieth chapter.
71. Bajie and Sha Seng once smashed the two innocent children born to Kui Mulang and Baihua Princess into meat cakes in front of the civil and military officials, and later became Bodhisattvas respectively.
72. Taoism pays attention to alchemy, Kuimu Lang makes alchemy, Buddhism does not make alchemy, Black Bear Spirit is the only one who belongs to Buddhism and can make alchemy.
73. King Golden Horn and King Silver Horn had been waiting for them with portraits of their masters and disciples.
74. On Pingding Mountain, Sun Wukong encountered a life-and-death crisis for the first time. Silver Horn almost crushed him to death with Mount Tai, Mount Emei and Mount Sumeru, and he almost died.
75. The first time Sun Wukong felt despair was in Pingding Mountain. When he heard that the two demons were on duty to control the mountains, rivers and land, he was frightened and looked up to the sky and sighed: Heaven! Heaven! Oh my God! Since I gave birth to an old grandson, why did I give birth to this generation again?
76. Although Sun Wukong is good at changing, the only thing that cannot change is the monkey's tail.
77. In Journey to the West, the story of holding a gourd and filling it with someone by shouting their name can also reflect the characteristics of Chinese culture, especially the name culture. This story is unlikely to happen in a country like Spain. For example: Picasso's full name is: Pablo. Diego. Jose. Santiago. Francisco. Germany. Paula. Stay safe. Nipomocheno. Crisspignano. Germany. Ross. Remedios. Ciporiano. Germany. pull. Sandishma. Trinidad. Maria. Parisio. Crito. Ritz. Blasco. Picasso. Just imagine, King Silver Horn holds the gourd and says: Do you dare to agree if I call you? Picasso: Just scream. So Silver Horn: Pablo. Diego. Jose. Santiago. Francisco. Germany. Paula. Ju'an? Forget it, just go.
78. The only time that Taishang Laojun showed his magic power in Journey to the West was in Pingding Mountain. He restored the two boys who had turned into immortal energy to their original appearance with just one finger. This shows that his magic power is very powerful. sharp.
79. The Taoist cultivation tips and tricks were taught to Monk Tang by Wukong and Sand Monk
80. When Dou Honghai was a child, Sun Wukong was burned by fire. This was the second time that Sun Wukong almost died, but the reason was not Because of the fear of fire, it was caused by being exposed to cold water after being burned by fire.
81. Red Boy, like Golden Horn and Silver Horn, has the ability to summon the land of mountain gods, which was also the factor that made Wukong extremely desperate.
82. How powerful is Guanyin? The Bodhisattva said: "It was always an empty bottle, but now it is a pure bottle and is thrown into the sea. In this time, it has passed through three rivers and five lakes, eight seas and four dungeons, and between the sources of streams, ponds and caves, I have borrowed a piece of sea water in it." The Bodhisattva stepped forward, gently lifted the bottle with his right hand, and held it in the palm of his left hand. The total amount of water on the earth is about 1.4 billion cubic kilometers, 97% of which is in the ocean, and about a quarter is divided into four seas. 3.4 billion cubic kilometers, a total of about 3.4 billion tons. In comparison, Sun Wukong’s golden cudgel weighs 13,500 kilograms, which is really pediatric.
83. I know Sun Monkey very well. Guanyin was worried that Sun Wukong would harass her because of her beauty.
84. Sun Wukong lived as a man and a woman before joining Buddhism. See Chapter 42 of the original work: Guanyin said: You see that I am a beautiful dragon girl. The purification bottle is a treasure. If you cheated it, how could you find it again?" The traveler said: "What a pity! My disciple is a monk and never does such a thing.
85. Write a word in the palm of your hand, and then seduce others, and others will be fooled. This is a magic spell disclosed within Buddhism. Both Guanyin and Maitreya Buddha have used it. Guanyin writes "mystery" and Maitreya Buddha writes it. It’s the word “forbidden”.
86. The Dragon Girl gave him the job of being a good money boy. Guanyin originally had a good money dragon girl, and later she accepted Red Boy as a good money boy. The original good-wealth dragon girl became a bead-holding dragon girl
87. Red Boy received the Buddhist ordination, but did not shave his head, and still had some hair.
88. The Dragon King of the Four Seas was once swapped, and it turned out that the Dragon King of the West Sea was Ao Run, and later it was Ao Shun.
89. There is a picture of a monk in every prefecture, county, and village shop in Chechi State. To capture a monk, even a bald man will do it. He was caught, but there were still monks in Chechiguoyuan County where Guanyin ate goldfish from boys and girls.
90. The three immortals of Chechi Kingdom who were killed by Sun Wukong in a battle of wits governed Chechi Kingdom. The weather is smooth and the corporal is courteous to all those who respect Taoism. However, when meeting foreigners, he will not be polite. Original text: My master is fond of Taoism and loves virtuous people. He only greets people from the door after hearing the word Tao. < /p>
91. The Jade Emperor must immediately issue an edict to act according to the actions of the Great Immortal of Tiger Power.
92. The full name of Guanyin is: Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Great Compassionate and Compassionate One who rescues and rescues the suffering, and Guanyin descends to earth to become a monster and eat people. The goldfish is named: King of Inspiration.
93. The Tongtian River turtle has lived for more than 1,300 years by practicing Buddhism and does not need to eat any flat peach and ginseng fruits to live forever.
94. Jun's Banana Fan is more powerful than King Kong's Zhuo
95. Ruyi Zhenxian, the younger brother of the Bull Demon King, believed that Sun Wukong made Red Boy a good fortune boy for others to use as a slave to harm Red Boy, including the later Princess Iron Fan. The Wagyu Demon King thinks so too.
96. The names of Tang Seng’s apprentices were not included in the customs clearance document, but it was not until the Daughter Kingdom that the Daughter King personally added them.
97. Tang Seng. In the face of his charming daughter Wang Guoguo, his heart was moved.
98. The Scorpion Spirit recognized Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong did not recognize her at the time.
99. Sun Wukong and Tianpeng Marshal Zhu Bajie, who were causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace, could not defeat the Scorpion Spirit together, and were later called to death by the Pleiades Star Officer.
100. Before Sun Wukong went to Princess Iron Fan to borrow a banana fan, someone advised him not to mention the past in order to avoid causing trouble. However, Sun Wukong told Princess Iron Fan about his past, so he deliberately stirred up trouble. .
101. The Bull Demon King is a cultural man and has his own study room.
102. The Bull Demon King once went to see Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, who had been demoted to the lower world, but he did not go to see his sworn brother Sun Wukong who was trapped under the Five Elements Mountain.
103. The Nine-Headed Insect is the only monster in Journey to the West that was neither killed nor subdued and escaped.
104. The Eighteenth Duke of Jingji Ridge, Guzhi Gong, Hao Lingkongzi, Fuyun Sou, and Xingxian are the only ones who do not want to eat the flesh of Tang Monk and do not hinder the way of master and apprentice. They mainly recite poems and compose poems. The killed goblin.
105. The yellow-browed monster was the only male monster that took the initiative to capture Tang Monk without intending to eat Tang Monk’s flesh.
106. The purple bell on the neck of Guanyin’s mount Jinmaohou was made by Taishang Laojun.
107. Lishan Laomu is the elder of Manjusri and Puxian Guanyin, but she gave advice to Wukong to ask Pilampo Bodhisattva to subdue the centipede spirit, but she did not dare to let Wukong say that she was the one who gave the advice.
108. The son of the Buddhist Bodhisattva Pilamva is seeking work in the Taoist heaven.
109. The centipede spirit is the only mount that is not a god and is not killed or escaped. The conquered fairy.
110. Dapeng has the ability to manage a large country, and the Lion and Camel Kingdom has complete national institutions and organized operational organizations.
111. Xiao Zhuanfeng mentioned that Manjusri’s mount, the Green Lion, once swallowed one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers in one go.
112. Tathagata believed that Dapeng was the most difficult person to deal with, so he used all the manpower in Lingshan to conquer Dapeng.
113. Tathagata finally defeated Dapeng by coaxing him, rather than directly using magic power.
114. The Bhikkhu Kingdom used more than a thousand children to make elixirs, implying that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty used the first menstrual blood of more than a thousand girls to make elixirs of longevity.
115. The golden-nosed white-haired rat spirit is very good at seducing men. She is also the goddaughter of Li Jing, the King of Pagoda.
116. When the white rat spirit seduced Tang Seng, Tang Seng was not tempted.
117. Along the way, Bajie, who often shouted to divide his luggage and break up the gang, was deceived in Yinwu Mountain. After Tang Monk was eaten, he did not ask to divide his luggage, but first thought of revenge.
118. Huang Shijing held a banquet of nails and palladium but not a banquet of golden hoops and sticks.
119. The purpose of Jiuling Yuan Sheng in arresting his master and disciples was to avenge his grandson.
120. Jiuling Yuansheng only needs one move to capture Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie.
121. Jiuling Yuan Sheng is the only mount that has been punished with the tacit consent of its owner.
122. The three rhinoceros spirits in Jinping Mansion met a very tragic end. One was eaten alive, and two were captured and hacked to death by Bajie with a knife. Their horns were sawed off and their skins were skinned.
123. Sun Wukong secretly hid a rhinoceros horn that could avoid water, and it was originally dedicated to the Buddha.
124. Chang'e is the name of a large group of people in Journey to the West.
125. It was not Chang'e who subdued the Jade Rabbit, but Lord Taiyin.
126. The only way to pass by the foot of the Buddhist Lingshan Mountain is a Taoist temple, in which lives the golden-roofed immortal.
127. If it were not the Ancient Buddha of Ran Deng, the master and disciples would have taken back a blank scripture with no content.
128. The Buddhists went to recite sutras for people and collected three buckets and three liters of rice grains of gold, which was still too little. According to the current price of gold, it was worth about 150 million yuan.
129. On the way to the west, Bajie was the one who carried the load the hardest, so he ate the most wherever he went. Sha Monk’s main job was to lead the horse.
130. Sun Wukong had a good temper for most of his life. During his life of about a thousand years before he was born and became the Victorious Buddha, he only had troubles in the Heavenly Palace and the early stage of seeking Buddhist scriptures* ** has had a bad temper for more than ten years. Before he learned the art, he was asexual and would not fight back when others were scolding him. After the incident with the six-eared macaque, he returned to his true nature and lived harmoniously with his master and younger brother without any conflicts.
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Youtong, exorcism, carrying mountains, banning water, borrowing wind, spreading fog, praying for sunshine, praying for rain, sitting on fire, entering water, covering the sun , wind control, stone boiling, flame breathing, knife swallowing, pot sky, magic walk, water walking, staff release, clone, invisibility, head extension, immobilization, demon slaying, immortal invitation, soul chasing, soul capturing, cloud summoning, Take the moon, carry, marry in dreams, separate, send sticks, cut off currents, ward off disasters, relieve disasters, turn fingers, dismantle corpses, move scenery, attract, trace clouds, gather beasts, regulate birds, restrain the air, exert great force, penetrate stones, Generate light, barrier clothing, guidance, take food, avoid, jump over rocks, sprout heads, climb up, drink water, lie in snow, hit the sun, make pills, talisman water, medicine, know time, know ground, live without valley, nightmare prayer.
This is the seventy-two transformations
Sha Seng was once a general who rolled the curtains, but was demoted to the Liusha River and turned into a four-meter-tall monster. He ate the past when he was very hungry. Pedestrians also threw their corpses into the river, but the skulls of nine pilgrims could not sink, so he strung them together to make necklaces. Later, the nine skulls and Muzha's gourd were turned into Dharma boats. When Tang Monk crossed the river, in fact, the nine Buddhist monks that Sha Monk ate were Tang Monk's first nine lives. Tang Monk used his ninth reincarnation to cross his tenth life.
There are so many monsters in "Journey to the West" who want to eat Tang Monk's meat, but the only one who has actually eaten Tang Monk's meat may be his mother Yin Wenjiao. It is said that before she banished the little Tang Monk with Jiang, she bit off the little finger of his left foot to mark it. A ball of flesh and blood went into her mouth, and she also absorbed a lot of nutrients. She could live a long life even if she could not live forever. Unfortunately, she committed suicide in the end. Well, this is really a sad story.
We have watched many versions of "Journey to the West". Among them, the image of Monk Tang is closest to the original novel. The one who "demon was born of a demon"? The one with the deer? Then he said to Sun Wukong, "Why am I so pitiful? Look at this horse being eaten. How am I going to walk through these thousands of mountains and rivers!" After saying that, he started crying