Who is Hongjun’s ancestor? Why is it not mentioned in the journey to the west? The following Chinese story network editor will bring you detailed answers.
As we all know, journey to the west is also a very famous mythical novel in ancient China. However, there is a problem that many people do not understand. That is, why is it that the journey to the west, as a flood, never contains such great gods as Nuwa, Pangu and Hongjun? We have read many novels of the flood and wasteland, and these great gods have been mentioned to some extent. However, in the journey to the west, there is no trace of Pangu in the book except for the mention of Pangu in the beginning. Nu Wa has even mentioned it in a few words.
In the journey to the west, it’s enough not to mention Pangu and Nuwa. As a master of Sanqing, that is, Hongjun’s ancestor, such a powerful God, why is it that there is no one in the book? In fact, this is also the core topic that we need to discuss in this article.
First of all, the great God, Hongjun, is a character in the interpretation of Fengshen. He is the common master of the Supreme Lord, the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and the leader of Tongtian sect. It is needless to say that he is a proper God of the three realms.
Some readers will say that the reason why Hongjun did not appear in the journey to the west is that he was a figure in the list of gods. In fact, this view is wrong. We will find that there are very common gods in the two books when we look at the list of gods and the journey to the West.
For example, Erlang God, Nezha, Sanqing, tota Li Tianwang, Guanyin and so on. It’s very difficult to really explain the common gods in the two books. In short, we only need to know that there are many common gods in the two books.
Since the two books share a lot of common immortals, why is there only Hongjun’s ancestor in “Fengshen deduction”? But “journey to the west” does not mention Hongjun’s ancestors at all, and does not even appear once?
What is the reason why Hongjun’s ancestors differ in these two books? In order to explain this issue clearly, we have to work hard in journey to the west, because the truth of the matter is hidden in the true identity of Bodhi.
Some readers may ask, what is the relationship between the fact that Hongjun did not appear in the journey to the West and the true identity of Bodhi? Is it true that Bodhi’s true identity is Hongjun’s ancestor? No! No! There is no relationship between Hongjun and Bodhi.
In fact, the true identity of Bodhisattva has always been controversial in the journey to the West. However, in the research field of journey to the west, everyone has always agreed that the true identity of Bodhisattva is a heart. Why do you say so? And look down.
First, the mountain where Bodhi is located is called Lingtai Fangcun mountain. In ancient times, “Fangcun” refers to the heart; Second, the practice cave where Bodhi is located is the three-star cave of the oblique moon. The three-star cave of the oblique moon is also a heart; Third, “Bodhi” in the name of Bodhi guru still refers to a heart in Buddhism.
These three places are by no means coincidental, but Wu Chengen deliberately arranged them. Then why did Wu Chengen describe Bodhi as a heart? This brings me to another issue, that is, the ability of the Bodhi Association.
According to the original book of journey to the west, Bodhi is a great God who “three schools cooperate with each other. These three schools refer to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism respectively, but Bodhi can apply the ideas of these three religions to each other. From the perspective that Bodhi is a heart, Wu Chengen has only one idea to express, that is, journey to the west is a book advocating the integration of the three religions, and these three religions are in our hearts.
From this point of view, journey to the west is a book that describes religion and also a book that respects religion very much. It is very simple to solve why Hongjun’s ancestors did not appear in journey to the West.
Because Hongjun is not a figure of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism at all, some people may ask that Hongjun is a master of Sanqing and should be a Taoist immortal. In fact, it is not. In reality, Taoism does not recognize Hongjun as an immortal.
The journey to the west is a book advocating the integration of the three religions and a book that respects the real religion very much. Then the immortals who do not exist in the real religion will definitely not appear in the book. This is why Pangu and Nuwa do not appear in the book, because they are not immortals in the real religion.
In a word, the reason why there is no immortal Hongjun in the journey to the west is that the true identity of Bodhi has exposed the truth. From the viewpoint that the true identity of Bodhi is a heart, we can know that the journey to the west is a book advocating the integration of three religions and a Book that respects the real religion. Hongjun does not exist among the real religious figures, Therefore, he did not appear in the journey to the West. 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.