The Green Snake and Fahai's Buddhist Destiny

The image of "Fahai" has roughly gone through four different historical stages: The first historical stage is the Tang Dynasty. There was indeed Master Fahai at this time, and the Jinshan Temple where he abboted did have a cave and a harmful python. Because Master Fahai was virtuous and ethical, the python finally retreated and left here. This is equivalent to eliminating harm for the people. At this stage, no matter how he is described, Master Fahai is a positive image and will definitely be respected. Moreover, in the context of the Tang Dynasty, he was respected, and everyone can know what Master Fahai was originally like. The second historical stage is the period when Feng Menglong wrote novels in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The section about the White Snake he wrote is a prototype for drama and other aspects. At this time, it has changed from the character prototypes of the Tang Dynasty, and has become a story through folk speeches. But at that time, Fa Hai in Feng Menglong's novel was still a positive image. Because "A Warning to the World" is to let everyone understand not to be fooled by the beauty of the white snake - when people and snakes live together, if the yin energy is too strong, they will be injured. This is the case in many of the stories. Until modern times, many people had the impression that Master Fahai was a person who saved people. The third historical stage is from the May 4th Movement to the present day. At this time, "anti-feudalism" became a mainstream trend in society. One of the "anti-feudal" clauses extols free love, so it doesn't matter if you are a fairy or not, just have feelings. In this way, Fahai will naturally transform into a representative of feudal forces. Therefore, Fahai at this time is neither the Fahai described by Feng Menglong nor the Fahai of the Tang Dynasty. The distance is already very far, and it has become a symbol of a representative of feudal forces. Lu Xun said that Leifeng Pagoda was going to fall down because he thought it symbolized the feudal system and hindered the free love of young men and women. This was the understanding of the times at that time. The fourth historical stage is today. "Joking is rampant", whether it is for Fahai or many other people, it is based on imagination. In modern terms, it is "eye-catching" and "increasing click-through rate". This is a commercial purpose, driven by the economy, and has been driven until there is no bottom line.

According to real folklore, White Snake has a second marriage and Xiaoqing is a boy. Based on this, the TV series changed the legend, so we think Xiaoqing is a girl, but the source Xiaoqing is a boy.

Fahai is a monk after all. If various conflicts are to be designed to promote the plot, it is actually better to focus on the internal issues of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, just like the author said about Master Xuanzang. The Ci'en Sect or the translated classics he founded directly influenced the reshuffling of the Mahayana Buddhism sect in China. By the way, there is Fahai in history. He was a disciple of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, and the Sixth Patriarch's Altar Sutra that we read now was compiled by him. As for the conception of magic and fantasy systems, for example, the alchemists in the Han Dynasty made alchemy and cultivated immortals in ancient times. The Indian monks who came to China in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were good at Hinayana meditation, star divination, and Taoist theory began to metaphysics. The theory of knowledge defeated all academic schools in India and returned home with great fame. The wise master Sakyamuni from the East founded the Tiantai Sect. Ji Zang Lun, one of the three great masters of the Sui Dynasty, defeated the third patriarch of Zen Buddhism. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Fu Kong Tantric Buddhism entered China. At the same time, Padmasambhava entered Tibet and founded the Nyingma sect... There is a lot to write about. There is no need to focus on the characters and storylines that will appear in other novels.

In short, it can be seen that the author's writing skills are good so far. As a reader, I hope that the author can persevere and write a good novel. I would also like to make some suggestions. If you want to write about Buddhism well, read the history of Buddhism written by Tang Yongtong and others, and understand the basic philosophy of Buddhism and India. The novels written in this way can surpass more than 80% of novels in terms of authenticity and readability. Don't follow the example of many mentally handicapped authors who are afraid that others will not know that they are illiterate. After all, there are now more and more people who have brains and can think, and it is no longer easy to fool and be led.

I hope that the plot will not follow the established route. If it involves Buddhism, there must be at least some interviews and stories, and preferably a profile of the rise and decline of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty 😁

Isn't this selling dog meat on a sheep's head? The protagonist is given a background of Fa Hai, but the story is about a middle-class weakling who has never become a monk. Not cool at all

In the first ten chapters, if it weren't for the author's protection, this pig's foot would be the kind of person who wouldn't survive more than one episode.

In fact, Fahai was also wronged, just as wronged as Wu Dalang. Fahai always had a positive image from his creation until the 1960s and 1970s. However, at that time, free love was advocated under the influence of the West. Therefore, it was originally a story about a great mage subduing demons, but due to intentional promotion changes, it became a story about a great monk beating up mandarin ducks. Actually think about it, what's wrong with people being opposed to monsters falling in love with humans?

The Green Snake Tribulation

After reading more than a dozen chapters, the more I read, the more I read. The protagonist always has an inexplicable "arrogance" and seems to look down on everything. Except for the infancy and early childhood period when he can't move freely, he still wastes more than ten years in vain and accomplishes nothing even though he knows that there are monsters and there are experts around him. He also talks too much. He stands in front of him and makes sarcastic comments. Forget about the monster's intelligence, the dialogue is often interrupted during the fight, and the description of the fight is a mess. The protagonist's changing of weapons is as abrupt as pressing the switch button in a game. And the author, can you imagine that in ancient times, a 1.8 Meter strong man with a machete and a bow and arrow was thought to be a child by several women who were probably only 1.7 Meters tall?