After Tang Sanzang’s white horse was swallowed by the little white dragon, he burst into tears. Why was he so sad? The answer is more than that
How many times did Tang Sanzang travel on the road to Lingshan? He was wrongly accused of being a tiger monster, he was wrongfully accused of being a murderer, and how many times he was tied up in a monster's cave and almost achieved the monster's immortality fruit. . But in the face of this, Sanzang was very firm and calm. But why did he burst into tears after the horse he was riding in Yingchoujian was swallowed by the little white dragon?
What exactly is going on? Let me tell you slowly.
It is said that Sanzang and Wukong walked to Yingchou Stream together, and suddenly a dragon emerged from the stream. The waves rolled in the stream, and a dragon flew out around the cliff. Wukong's eyes tightened, he grabbed Tang Seng, turned around and ran hard. When the dragon saw that he failed to escape, he turned around and swallowed the white horse whole that had no time to escape. Then he fled back to the stream. The water flow gradually stabilized. Tang Monk knew that the white horse had become the food of the white dragon, and he couldn't help but burst into tears. At this time, a mellow voice suddenly came from the sky, and they spoke to comfort Tang Seng. It turned out to be a group of gods sent by Bodhisattva.
This makes people wonder, who is Tripitaka? The Eighty-one Difficulties did not deter him from his determination to learn the scriptures. Why did Sanzang start crying when he lost a mere white horse?
In fact, the reason is very intriguing. In the original text, Sanzang said: "Since he has eaten it, how can I move forward? Poor! How can I leave these thousands of mountains and rivers?" From this point of view, Sanzang's cry On the surface, is it because you are worried that the road ahead will be difficult without Ryoma? I think this is not the case. The idea of ??learning scriptures in Sanzang’s heart is so powerful that it can break through all thorns and obstacles. The reasons should be as follows:
First, this white horse is an old friend Sanzang brought over from his hometown. , accompanied him all the way from Chang'an, but died in Longkou. If we are ordinary people and our pets pass away, we will also feel unspeakable sadness. What's more, Baima and Sanzang get along day and night, which is where Sanzang's nostalgia for Chang'an lies. Sanzang's feelings for Baima are many and mixed. What a kind person Sanzang was, why didn't he feel sad and cry? This also just shows the purity of Sanzang's heart, and it is this kind of person who is the best candidate to learn the scriptures.
Second, the visual impact brought to Sanzang by the dragon emerging from the stream is absolutely extraordinary. If Wukong hadn't reacted much faster, Sanzang Ken might have gone to the underworld with Hakuba to report. Those long pointed fangs are right in front of you, and the galloping dragon's breath blows against your face, which won't make people tremble. Sanzang was just a fledgling mortal at this time, and his relationship with Wukong was not harmonious yet, and he didn't know how powerful the help around him was. This fear mixed with sadness turned into tears.
Thirdly, Sanzang also has worries about the future in his heart. He has not yet written about the eighty-one difficulties and has not yet reached the halfway point of his journey to Lingshan, but he is already so far away from death. It's close, this is a normal human reaction. Sanzang himself has only come into contact with mortals, and now he suddenly has to fight wits and courage with monsters and monsters. There must be a moment of adaptation. The crying at this time really allowed Sanzang to undergo a kind of transformation, making Sanzang become more mature. Be brave and determined. At this time, Sanzang's heart had begun to slowly adapt to the dangers along the way, and nothing that happened next could defeat his confidence in learning the scriptures.