Why did Sun Wukong complain to King Qin Guang? Where has the king of hell gone? The editor of China story network brings detailed articles for your reference.
Many people have always thought that in journey to the west, after Sun Wukong went to the underworld and crossed the names of the monkeys, it was the king of hell who went to the Jade Emperor to complain. But in fact, it was not so written in the original book, but “king of Qin Guang”. If you don’t particularly understand the ancient myths of China, you may be a little strange to the name. Who is the king of Qin Guang? If the accuser was king Qin Guang, where did the Lord of hell go? Why didn’t he go to heaven?
We may all think that there is only one leader in the underworld in ancient mythology, that is, the king of hell, also known as the king of hell. All matters in the underworld are under the control of the king of hell, and his subordinates are those who are black-and-white and impermanent. But what many people may not know is that the king of hell, or the Lord of hell, the king of hell, is not the boss of the underworld. He is only the Lord of the fifth Hall of the underworld. Besides him, there are nine “kings” in the underworld, and they are collectively called the king of hell in the tenth hall. In other words, the underworld is divided into ten halls, of which the king of hell is only one.
Among the ten hell kings in the hall, King Qin Guang is their leader, in charge of the first hall, and is an immortal in the Taoist mythology system. In ancient mythology, the ten halls receive different types of souls, so it is different from the one shown in many movies and TV dramas that there is only one king of hell in the whole underworld. Perhaps they are out of resource saving, or they do not know much about these, but they know through other channels. Over time, people think that there is only one king of hell in the underworld.
In the journey to the west, it is written that after Sun Wukong caused havoc in the underworld, the king of hell in the ten halls did not dare to stop him from destroying the names of monkeys, so he went to the Cuiyun palace to find the Tibetan king Bodhisattva. Everyone discussed that he would go to the heaven Palace to tell the Jade Emperor. Who is the Tibetan king Bodhisattva? This is a Buddhist God, one of the four great bodhisattvas of Buddhism. He wants to save all living beings from sin and suffering, especially those living in hell. That is why he is called the king of earth Tibet Bodhisattva.
However, the Bodhisattva is not a representative figure in the underworld. Some people conclude that his relationship with the ten Hades in the underworld is roughly equivalent to the relationship between the Supreme Lord and the Jade Emperor. Therefore, although people go to find the Tibetan king Bodhisattva to give advice, it does not mean that he is the one who can make decisions. He can be understood as a “master” who can give advice, but the executor will not be him. So, who will perform the best? Of course, it is the head of the ten halls of hell, King Qin Guang.
This is also the reason why the person who reported to the Jade Emperor in the book is actually the king of Qin Guang. As we usually understand, the king of hell is the role in charge of all affairs in the underworld. However, when we study it carefully, the king of hell only refers to the king of hell in the five halls, and does not include the other nine kings. There must be a leader in the ten halls, that is, the king of Qin Guang in the one hall. Therefore, as the representative of the underworld, it is naturally most appropriate for him to go to heaven to report this matter to the Jade Emperor.
We should all understand here that some mythical characters we usually understand are quite different from the meanings they represent in the orthodox mythological system. Therefore, some misunderstandings may also arise. As long as we understand more, these misunderstandings will naturally be eliminated. 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.