1, the Monkey King

The Monkey King is one of the characters in The Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng'en, a novelist of Ming Dynasty in China. He is a disciple of Tang Priest, and a master brother of Zhu and Sha Wujing. Since the beginning of the world, the Monkey King was born from immortal stones. Thanks to Bodhi's ancestor, he learned the way to live forever, with seventy-two changes and somersaults. One somersault can turn 108,000 Li.

After Guanyin's touch, Tang Priest was protected from learning Buddhist scriptures in the West. After eighty-one difficulties, the true scriptures were retrieved and made into a positive result, which was called Fighting Buddha. The Monkey King was born smart, lively, loyal and hated evil. He became the embodiment of wit and courage in East Asian cultural circles, and some people in China worshipped him as a god. The Monkey King represents the feelings and pursuits of kindness, justice and unkindness of the ancient people in China.

2. Tang priest

Xuanzang (original name: Chen Xuanzang) (602-644 /664) was a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty and the greatest translator in the history of Han Buddhism. It is the prototype of Tang Yan, the central figure of China's famous classical novel The Journey to the West. The Tang Priest in The Journey to the West, whose common surname is Chen and posthumous title Jiang Liuer, was given Tang by Emperor Taizong and reincarnated as Elder Jin Chan, the second disciple of Tathagata Buddha.

On the way to learn Buddhist scriptures, the Tang Priest successively accepted three disciples, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand. Later, with the help of three disciples and Bai, he finally got back 35 true scriptures from western Buddhist temples. Merit is complete, promotion and wealth are the positive results, and an ancient sandalwood merit was named Buddha.

3. Pig Bajie

Pig Bajie is a character in Wu Cheng'en The Journey to the West. The dharma name Wuneng is the second disciple of the Tang Priest, who was originally the Marshal of the Jade Emperor Tianpeng. Because flirting with the fairy of the Nishang Feather clan (Chang 'e clan, the "Chang 'e" in The Journey to the West is the fairy of Yuefu. Not Heng E, the legendary wife of Hou Yi. ) was expelled from heaven, but he voted for a pig fetus by mistake.

Tang Priest and the Monkey King went west to learn Buddhist scriptures, passed through Gaolaozhuang and fought the Monkey King in Zhanyun Cave. Hearing the name of Tang Priest, they went to visit. From then on, he became a disciple of the Tang Priest to protect Tang Priest from going to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, and was finally named the messenger of the net altar. Bajie is simple and honest, with great strength, but lazy, loves to take advantage of petty advantages and covets women.

4. Friar Sand

Sha Wujing, also known as Friar Sand and Friar Sand, is the main character in China's classical novel The Journey to the West. He is an apprentice of Tang Priest in Liushahe. It turned out that he was the general in confinement in heaven. He accidentally broke the glass lamp and was banished to the world. He lives in the quicksand river and kills people for a living.

After becoming a disciple of Tang Priest, he went to the Western Heaven to study Buddhist scriptures with his master, brother the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Baimalong. After 81 difficulties, he was awarded the title of Lohan Bodhisattva with eight treasures and golden body. The weapon used in the original novel is a wand.

5. Little White Dragon

Alias, White, Yima. The Journey to the West is one of the characters in novels and TV plays, played by Wang Bozhao, Wang Shuai and Benny. Xiaobailong was originally the third prince under the Orun Hall of the West Sea Dragon King.

Later, enlightened by avalokitesvara, the cut-off angle was reduced in proportion and turned white. He converted to Buddhism and offered the Tang Priest Mountain on his way to learn Buddhist scriptures. He worked hard and went through hardships, and finally achieved positive results. After returning from studying Buddhism, he was promoted to the Eight Dragons by the Tathagata Buddha.

6. Bodhi founder

As a disciple, the Monkey King, a figure in the Journey to the West, taught him to change seventy-two times and live forever. However, the founder of Bodhi predicted that the Monkey King would get into trouble, so he asked the Monkey King to keep it a secret and never mentioned his legacy and Zeng Xidao's past. Journey to the West is the founder of Bodhi, the name of Buddhism, the temperament of Taoism and the thought of Confucianism.

7. Taiwanese businessman Lao Jun

In the novel The Journey to the West, he is regarded as the father of creation, the father of chaos, the parents of heaven and earth, the master of yin and yang, and the emperor of all gods. Although in Wu Cheng'en's design, Taishang Laojun was not brilliant, Wu Cheng'en skillfully used the Monkey King's words and deeds to describe the past of Taishang Laojun one by one.

Too old gentleman, the Lord of the Tao, the ancestor of all religions, is unprecedented, starting from endless sources, and finally endless and endless.

8. Guanyin Bodhisattva

The immortals that frequently appear in The Journey to the West are also the most admirable beings. As a compassionate avalokitesvara, she is the greatest help to Tang Priest and his disciples. Before entering the Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva was one of the Twelve Jinxian where the Buddha sat in the early Yuan Dynasty. Later, when the Western saints entered the Buddha, their status was very noble and their personal strength was very strong.

9. Maitreya

One of the supreme rulers of Buddhism is in charge of the future. As a future Buddha, Maitreya's status is undoubtedly very high. Besides, his strength is also extremely high, and there are few opponents in the whole Journey to the West. In addition, his image makes people feel good and extremely powerful.

10, Tathagata Buddha

He is the "master of Buddhism" in The Journey to the West, a famous classical mystery novel of China in Ming Dynasty. His magical powers are unfathomable, and he holds infinite Buddhism and many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. He is the first of all Buddhists, commanding many Buddhist disciples and preaching thousands of Buddhists with vast and profound boundless Buddhism.

The Monkey King, who once conquered the Heavenly Palace, also used powerful witchcraft to help Tang Priest and his disciples subdue Liu Er's macaque, golden-winged Dapeng carving and other monsters. In the end, all the Tang Priests who successfully studied Buddhism were officially named as Buddhist disciples under the seat.