Journey to the West: I Went Up the Mountain to Herd Cattle and Met Sun Wukong

In the original work of Journey to the West, there are no conspiracy theories about Buddhism and Taoism. Immortals and Buddhas are relatively harmonious. Guanyin made a bet with Laojun, and Laojun discussed Taoism with Ran Deng. Comparison can prove that—— I just don't understand why we have to argue about Taoism and Buddhism. Buddhism is indeed a foreign one, but if it wants to integrate into the land of China, its core must definitely change. The essence and birthplace of Buddhism in China is no longer the same core. Taoist priests go down the mountain in troubled times and go up the mountain in prosperous times, but the monks are just the opposite - during those cruel years, who dares to deny that the monks did not go down the mountain to fight against the Japanese invaders? It's just that today's monks know how to run it! The bad reputation of monks today is due to the times. Why should we erase the achievements of virtuous monks? Just attack this shit now? I'm not targeting anyone or leaning towards anyone, I'm just discussing the matter. Also, if you want to refute me, let me ask you a question: There are so many "righteous men" who ridicule monks on the Internet, but not many monks jump out to criticize them. Why do you think it is? They don't care! Monks are human beings, not Buddhas. They are not as enlightened as Sakyamuni. The more you scold them, the greater their influence will be and the more prosperous their incense will be! This is special for this era! In essence, people who are unhappy in life just want to find an outlet to vent their inner emotions! And not a cent of the incense money would reach Gautama Buddha's pocket!

This... I've read Chapter 3, is this serious? The wine is more fragrant than the fairy wine, and I am speechless. Are you afraid that monkeys will drink it and damage your health? Do you want to take a look at what the monkey ate when he was trapped in Wuzhishan in the original novel? What are you drinking? The fandom is indeed going to be adapted, but I'm not asking you to make it up, right?

Immortal Buddhas will never be demons that eat people. If they were, they would not be immortal Buddhas, but demons. In fact, Journey to the West has only one definition of monsters: doing evil. In layman's terms, as long as they do evil things that they shouldn't do, no matter what race they are, whether they are immortals, Buddhas, or gods, they can all be called monsters. Just like in the original work, Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and the Heavenly Court was the victim, so he was called a demon monkey. Five hundred years later, he embarked on the path of spiritual cultivation again, abandoned evil and promoted good, and changed his ways. The immortals and gods called him the Great Sage. If they had a better relationship, they thought he was a bit naughty, and at most they called him a monkey, such as Guanyin Bodhisattva. No one said he was a demon. The identity of the monster also left him. None of the monsters on the westward journey thought that Sun Wukong had the same identity as them. By the way, conspiracy theories can make people feel smart and stand out from stupid mortals, but this so-called smartness can actually make people's minds simple.

Some people are obsessed with everything they read about prehistoric times. Journey to the West was written by an unknown scholar who held a high position during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was compiled by two disciples of Master Xuanzang and has a slightly mythical nature. In the Song Dynasty, the folk sage Erlang fought against the Great Sage Qitian, and in the Yuan Dynasty Yang Jingxian's Journey to the West drama, there are many powerful dynasties in between. The polish and the mixed folk mythology system are not comparable to the two four images of "Ancient Ancients" and "Feng Shen", not to mention the official of the Ming Dynasty who finalized the version. He included the political struggles of a group of people during the Jiajing period, which can be said to be the pinnacle of ancient China, into official affairs. Journey to the West is not something that *Fart Hongjun* can think of and discuss.

Logically speaking, the old man in the original novel was able to live to be over 80 years old without any disease or disaster, most likely because he ate the saliva of a monkey.

Haha, you ask Sun Wukong about his knowledge reserve? Would he still go out and cause trouble in the sky if he knew everything he wanted? Will there still be a big fuss in the underworld?

Empress Nuwa refines stones to mend the sky. Wukong is the one who gave the stone to mend the sky. Nuwa is Wukong's mother. If Empress Nuwa is not plotted against, Wukong's achievements will be high if his innate body is not damaged. He can be regarded as a Hunyuan Golden Immortal. The peak is not the focus of Wukong.

By the way, some people say that the Sun Wukong in the original work is ignorant of the sky and the earth... But to be honest, even if he is too arrogant, he still has the ability. During the journey to the west, when he put on the golden hoop, he never restrained his arrogance. He just understood the concept of right and wrong, and would not act recklessly just because he was strong, but would calm down. But if the truth is on his side, he still dares to fight against those gods and bodhisattvas who lower their mounts and boys to the realm. For example, in the Lotus Cave difficulty, at the end—— Chapter 35. The Great Sage said: "You are an old official, you are really rude. If you allow your family members to do evil, you should be charged with lax restraint." The old gentleman said: "If you don't do my job, you can't blame others wrongly. I borrowed this from the Bodhisattva of the Sea three times and sent it here to help transform demons. See if your master and disciple are sincere in going west." After hearing this, the Great Sage thought in his heart: "This Bodhisattva is also too lazy! At that time, he liberated Lao Sun and taught and protected Tang Monk. When I went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, I said that the journey was difficult and difficult. He had promised me to come to the rescue in person when he was in danger. But now he is harmed by evil spirits and cannot speak. He should be without a husband for the rest of his life! If the old official hadn't come in person, I would never have done it. If you say so, just take it." The original text is clearly written in black and white. Sun Wukong first asks the Supreme Lord, and then the Supreme Lord wants to explain the reason to Sun Wukong and say that he has no choice. In the end, Sun Wukong took the initiative to return those treasures without any nostalgia at all. As for Guanyin Bodhisattva, if I think she did something wrong and should be scolded, I still have to scold her! In the early stages of Journey to the West, the only person who threatened Sun Wukong with the Tightening Curse was Tang Monk. In the later stages, Tang Monk also grew up and would no longer threaten Sun Wukong with the Tightening Curse.

Monkey is actually a bit obsessed with officialdom

In the Tang Dynasty, this word didn't mean grandfather, but father.