Journey to the West is free to readJourney to the West was the first romantic-style demon novel in ancient China, with a total of 100 chapters. The author was Wu Chengen from the Ming Dynasty. His name was Ruzhong and his nickname was Sheyang Mountain Man. He created this world-renowned work on the basis of folklore, storybooks, and plays.
This novel, along with Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margins, and Dream of the Red Chamber, were known as the Four Great Classics of China. Lu Xun called it the "novel of gods and demons", and Lin Geng called it the "work of childlike innocence". It was one of the most imaginative works in Chinese classical novels.
The novel mainly described the stories of Sun Wukong wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Palace, the birth of Tang Sanzang, and the four disciples going to the West to obtain scriptures. The plot consisted of three major parts: Sun Wukong wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Palace, Tang Sanzang's birth, and Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand protecting Tang Sanzang to obtain the scriptures. Along the way, the four of them had gone through countless hardships and defeated all kinds of demons and ghosts. After going through eighty-one difficulties, they had finally achieved success. Among them, the Uproar in Heaven, the Three Beings of the White Bone Demon, the Battle of Red Boy, the Battle of Che Chiguo, the Disaster of the Kingdom of Women, the Real Monkey King, the Sandiao Banana Fan, and other stories were full of twists and turns, exciting and exciting.
The key points of the Buddhist scriptures included: The Five Elements Mountain worships the Tang Monk as a teacher → burns the Guanyin Courtyard and makes a scene in the Black Wind Mountain → Gao Laozhuang catches Zhu Bajie → Liusha River catches the sand monk → Four Sages test the Zen heart → Wuzhuang Temple knocks down the ginseng tree → White Tiger Ridge beats the White Bone Demon three times → Tang Monk of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom is killed → Lotus Cave of Pingding Mountain defeats the Gold and Silver Demon → Black Chicken Kingdom defeats the Demon → Fire Cloud Cave defeats the Red Boy → Tongtian River plays with the Carp Demon → West Liang Female Kingdom is in danger → True and False Wukong Fights → Flaming Mountain borrows the Banana Fan three times → Little Leiyin Temple is trapped in the Golden Rao → Zhu Ziguo treats the disease → Silk Cave defeats the Seven Spider Demons → Yellow Flower Temple fights the Multi-eyed Monster → Lion Camel Ridge fights three times Devil monk → disempt the Taoist priest in the country → destroy France to preach and save the monk → collect the jade rabbit in India → take the true scripture from Lingshan.
The main character in the book, Tang Sanzang, was surnamed Chen, nicknamed Jianglu, and his Buddhist name was Xuanzang. He was originally the reincarnation of the Golden Cicada Master, a disciple of Buddha. He was diligent and studious, and his comprehension was extremely high, but he often could not distinguish right from wrong. Although he was full of ideals, he seemed somewhat pedantic. However, he had firm ideals and beliefs. No matter what difficulties he encountered, he would not give up. In the end, he obtained the true scripture from the Western Heaven and was conferred the title of Zhan Tan Merit Buddha.
Sun Wukong was born from an immortal stone, and his ancestral home was Huaguo Mountain in Dongsheng Divine Continent. He was honored as the "Monkey King" because he led the monkeys into the Water Curtain Cave. He traveled across the ocean and became a disciple of the Ancestral Master Subhuti. His name was Sun Wukong. He learned the Great Grade Celestial Immortal Chant, the Seventy-two Transformations, the Somersault Cloud, and other spells. The East Ocean Dragon Palace obtained the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, and then caused a ruckus in the underworld to steal the Book of Life and Death. This alarmed the Heaven and was summoned by the Jade Emperor, who granted him the title of Ma Wen. Because he felt that his official position was too small, he went down to the Heavenly Palace and erected a big flag to seal himself as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Later, he returned to the celestial heavens to take care of the peach garden. In the end, he was conferred the title of the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
Zhu Bajie and Monk Sand also assisted Sun Wukong in protecting Tang Sanzang to obtain the scriptures. After the success of the scriptures, Zhu Bajie was appointed as the envoy of the Pure Altar, and Monk Sand was appointed as the Golden Arhat.
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Journey to the West is free to read"Journey to the West" was the first romantic-style demon novel in ancient China. It had a total of 100 chapters.
The first part (chapters one to seven) mainly introduced Sun Wukong's supernatural powers and wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Sun Wukong, who was born from the immortal stone, was born in the Huaguo Mountain of Dongsheng Divine Continent. After leading the monkeys into the Water Curtain Cave, he was honored as the "Monkey King". He traveled across the sea and became a disciple of the Ancestral Master Bodhi. He was named Sun Wukong and learned many spells. He went to the East Ocean Dragon Palace to get the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, and then caused a ruckus in the netherworld to steal the Book of Life and Death. He was recruited by the Jade Emperor and granted the title of Horse Wen. He felt that his official position was too small and went to the Heavenly Palace to proclaim himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. He then returned to the Heavenly Court to look after the Peach Garden.
The second part (chapters eight to twelve) wrote about the Buddha's statement, Guanyin's visit to the monk, Wei Zheng's slaying of the dragon, and the birth of the Tang Priest, explaining the origin of the Western Heaven's Buddhist scriptures. Tang Sanzang's surname was Chen, nicknamed Jianglu, and his Buddhist name was Xuanzang. He was originally the reincarnation of the Golden Cicada, a disciple of Buddha.
The third part (13 to 100 chapters) is the main body of the story. The story tells the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand protecting Tang Sanzang to obtain the scriptures. On the way, they experienced many hardships and defeated all kinds of demons and ghosts, such as three fights with the White Bone Demon, the great battle with Red Boy, the battle of Che Chiguo, the disaster in the Kingdom of Women, the real and fake Monkey King, and the Sandiao Banana Fan. After 81 difficulties, they finally arrived at the Western Heaven and retrieved the scriptures. The key routes of the Buddhist scriptures included worshiping Tang Sanzang as a teacher in the Five Elements Mountain, burning Guanyin Courtyard, causing a ruckus in Black Wind Mountain, capturing Zhu Bajie in Gao Laozhuang, capturing Monk Sha in Liusha River, testing the Zen mind of the Four Sages, toppling the ginseng tree in Wuzhuang Taoist Temple, and beating the White Bone Spirit three times in White Tiger Ridge.
Tang Sanzang and his disciples encountered about 30 famous demons on their way to the west. The endings were roughly divided into three categories: those from heaven or as pets of immortals were brought back to heaven for punishment; wild demons were recruited and promoted; demons that were self-reliant and had no background could only be killed.
This was a work full of fantasy. Mr. Lu Xun called it the "novel of gods and demons", and Mr. Lin Geng called it the "work of childlike innocence". It was one of the most imaginative works of Chinese classical novels. It was also known as the Four Great Classics of China along with Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margins, and Dream of the Red Chamber.
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