Friar Sand committed a crime in heaven, that is to say, big is big, and small is small. Unexpectedly, the Jade Emperor said that he was too old, so he demoted Friar Sand to the mortal world. He is not as respected as the Tang Priest on earth, and is honored as a holy monk. I don't have my own abode of fairies and immortals and my favorite Gao Cuilian, like Pig Bajie in Gao Laozhuang. He was finally accepted as an apprentice by the Tang Priest, followed him all the way to learn Buddhist scriptures, and finally arrived at the Leiyin Temple in Datang, but the Buddha gave her a golden arhat. In the journey to the west, Jin Luohan's position is very low. Take a look at this man in Journey to the West and compare him.
There is also a mortal in the journey to the west who was almost named golden arhat by the Buddha. This man is the king of the infinite country. Why does the infinite king get the attention of Tathagata Buddha? This man is very kind, especially to monks. For this reason, the Tathagata sent Manjusri Bodhisattva down to earth and named it Golden Lohan. Manjusri Bodhisattva became a monk on earth at that time to enlighten the infinite king. Unexpectedly, the infinite king didn't believe him, but tied him up and threw him into the river for three days and three nights. This made the Tathagata Buddha very angry, so he let the green lion, the mount of Manjusri Bodhisattva, descend to earth to become the king and threw the infinite king into the well for three years.
It can be seen from this incident that the golden arhat will not have a high status. A mortal, because he often does good deeds and is especially kind to monks, will be named golden arhat. In contrast, Friar Sand took pains to escort the Tang Priest to the West, but he was worse than a man who did good deeds on earth. It seemed that there was no position to reward him, he just found one. Friar Sand traveled westward, unknown, and bravely shouldered heavy burdens. Unlike Wukong, he is not as smooth as Bajie. This position is worthy of him.