What is the nature of the monkey king? Is Sun Wukong really a Lingming stone monkey? Interested readers can follow the Xiaobian to have a look.
During the period of distinguishing the true and false monkey king in the journey to the west, the Buddha Buddha once said: “there are five immortals in the sky, which are the gods, human beings and ghosts in the world; there are five insects, which are the scales, feathers and Kun. These people are not heaven, earth, gods, human beings and ghosts, nor the scales, hairs, feathers and Kun. There are also four monkeys mixed in the world, and they do not belong to ten categories.” After hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva replied: “dare you ask which four monkeys?” The Buddha returns again: “the first is the Lingming stone monkey, who knows changes, knows the time of the day, knows the location, and changes the stars. The second is the chijiri horse monkey, who knows Yin and Yang, knows human affairs, is good at going in and out, and avoids death and prolongs life. The third is the arm monkey, who takes the sun and the moon, shrinks the mountains, distinguishes the blame, and plays with the universe. The fourth is the six eared macaque, who is good at listening to the sound, can observe the reason, and knows everything before and after.” After seeing this dialogue between Guanyin and the Tathagata, I believe many friends will have a question, that is, which of the four monkeys does the monkey king belong to? Let’s take a look next.
According to the description in the first chapter of the original book, there is a huge stone on the Huaguo Mountain. Since the beginning of heaven and earth, it has been naive and beautiful every day. The day is refined and the moon is beautiful. Year after year, it has the meaning of being well-informed and nurturing the immortal fetus. One day, the boulder burst and produced a stone egg, which was as big as a ball. Seeing the wind, it turned into a stone monkey. Therefore, many people think that Sun Wukong belongs to Lingming stone monkey. In addition, Wukong will have 72 changes and somersault clouds. This feature is similar to Lingming stone monkey, so the answer is more positive.
Is this really the case? You should know that Sun Wukong’s seventy-two changes and somersault clouds were learned later, and Lingming stone monkey’s skills are innate. Moreover, the other three monkeys mentioned by Tathagata also have innate abilities. Therefore, the evidence that Sun Wukong is a Lingming stone monkey is obviously insufficient.
Then we will continue to look for evidence. In the first chapter of the original book, it is also written:
Once Wukong was born, he had all five senses and all limbs. Then he learned to climb and walk, worshipped the four sides, and saw two golden lights, shooting at the chongdou mansion. The monkey can walk and jump in the mountains, eat plants and trees, drink streams and springs, pick mountain flowers, and look for trees and fruits; With wolves and insects as companions, tigers and leopards as groups, deer as friends, and monkeys as relatives; I stayed under the stone cliff at night and in the Chaoyou peak cave.
From the above point of view, Wukong was born with human resources.
Later, because he was able to enter and exit the water curtain cave, he was worshipped by the monkeys as the monkey king. Moreover, he once said to the monkeys: “although we do not return to the king’s law today, we are not afraid of the threat of animals and animals. In the future, we will grow old and die. In the dark, we will be under the control of Laozi, the king of hell. Once we die, we can not live in the world in vain, and we can not be injected into heaven and man for a long time.” From these two points of view, the monkey king is good at getting in and out and avoiding death and prolonging life. In addition, he knows personnel, which is more similar to chijiri horse monkey. He knows Yin and Yang, knows personnel, is good at getting in and out, and avoids death and prolongs life.
The above is the answer guessed from the details in the book. Is Sun Wukong a Lingming stone monkey or a chishiri horse monkey? In fact, the original book journey to the West has already explained.
In the fifteenth chapter of the journey to the west, “the serpent is secretly blessed by the gods of the mountain, and the eagle worries about the stream, and the horse will rein in.” With the help of Guanyin, Sun Wukong subdued the little white dragon. However, he was dissatisfied with the Tang monk of Guanyin sect who wrapped his head in a tight hoop, so he shouted to Guanyin: “you are the teacher of the seven Buddhas, the merciful leader! How can you harm me!” The Bodhisattva said: “I’ve tried my best to get a scripture taker to teach him to save your life. Why don’t you thank me for my life, instead of shouting at me?”
In the above dialogue, Guanyin explained that Sun Wukong’s real identity was chijiri horse monkey. This is the most direct evidence to prove that Sun Wukong is a red Jiri horse monkey. Disclaimer: the above content is from the Internet, and the copyright belongs to the original author. If your original copyright is infringed, please inform us, and we will delete the relevant content as soon as possible.