1. Chapter 8: My Buddha creates sutras and preaches bliss. Avalokitesvara goes to Chang'an on an edict.
Five hundred years later, Tathagata Buddha wants to find a follower to learn sutras so that the Dharma can be spread to the east forever. Avalokitesvara led the wooden chak to ride on the clouds, carrying a cassock, a tin staff and three hoops of gold, tight and forbidden. Along the way, they subdue Sha Wujing, Zhu Wuneng and Xiao Bailong; persuade Sun Wukong and let them protect the Buddhist scripture collector.
Chen Guangrui was delighted to win the first prize, was recruited as the prime minister's son-in-law, and was appointed as the head of Jiangzhou. On the way to take office, he was killed by boatman Liu Hong and his wife was robbed. Liu Hong assumed the post as a bailiff. Chen was rescued by the Dragon King and taken into the Dragon Palace. His wife gave birth to a son and threw him into the river. He was rescued by the elders of Jinshan Temple; he was named Jiangliu and later Xuanzang.
The elders told him about his life experience. Xuanzang found his mother. Then he went straight to the capital to complain to his grandfather. Liu Hong was sentenced to death. Chen Guangrui returned to the sun. Xuanzang entered Hongfu Temple to continue his spiritual practice.
2. Chapter 9? Yuan Shoucheng’s ingenious plan and selfless song. The old Dragon King’s clumsy plan violates the rule of heaven
In order to make Yuan Shoucheng’s prediction fail, the Dragon King of Jinghe secretly changed the rainfall into Chen and the amount of rainfall. He also destroyed Yuan Shoucheng's Gua Shop based on his inaccurate possession. Yuan Shoucheng asserted that the Dragon King would be executed by Tang Prime Minister Wei Zheng for violating the decree. And asked the Dragon King to ask Tang Taizong for a way out. Taizong Meng Longwang begged for mercy and agreed to it, and ordered Wei Zheng to serve in the court so that he could not kill the dragon.
3. Chapter 10: Two generals suppress ghosts at the palace gate? Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty comes back to life
When Wei Zheng and Taizong were fighting against each other, they dreamed of killing the old dragon. That night, Taizong dreamed of the Dragon King demanding his life. From then on, he became uneasy physically and mentally and fell ill. In order to prevent sneaking, he ordered Wei Chigong and Qin Shubao to guard the palace gate at night. Taizong died soon after, and in the underworld he met Cui Jue, an old friend of Wei Zheng who was now the judge of the underworld. Cui Jue extended Taizong's life by twenty years. On the way back to Yang, Taizong was entangled by evil ghosts and escaped by scattering gold and silver to the ghosts.
4. Chapter 11: Reincarnation of Tang King Zun Shan Guo to save the lonely soul of King Xiao, Yu Zhengkongmen
Tang Taizong came back to life and came to the court to announce a general amnesty for the world, strictly prohibiting slandering monks and slandering Buddha. Everyone recommended Chen Xuanzang to preside over the land and water conference, and Taizong agreed.
5. Chapter 12 Xuanzang founded the Assembly with sincerity, and the phoenix sound appeared as a golden cicada
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva turned into a scabies wandering monk and presented his tin staff and cassock to Taizong. Taizong gave it to Xuanzang. Avalokitesvara came to the stage and spoke to Xuanzang about the wonders of Mahayana Buddhism. Xuanzang wished to go to the Western Heaven. Taizong named him the "Imperial Disciple Holy Monk" and gave him the title "Tripitaka". Sanzang Tang Monk left the customs.
6. Chapter 13: Falling into a tiger's den and being saved by Venus. The monk Boqin stayed at Shuangcha Ridge
Tang Monk rode westward. In the mountainside city, I climbed Shuangcha Ridge at night and was captured alive by the Tiger Demon King's men. Taibai Jinxing rescued Tang Seng. Tang Monk was walking to Liangjie Mountain when he suddenly heard a thunderous shout: "My master is here!"
7. The Fourteenth Chapter: The Heart Monkey Returns to Righteousness and the Six Thieves Without a Trace
The shouter The real Sun Wukong. Tang Monk took Wukong as his disciple. On the way westward, Wukong killed six bandits who were cutting the path, and Tang Monk complained endlessly. Wukong Zongyun left Tang Monk. Guanyin taught Tang Monk the Tightening Curse. Wukong accepted the advice of the Dragon King and came back to protect Tang Monk. He put on the Tightening Curse to express his disobedience to the teacher. Extended information
The main characters of Journey to the West:
Sun Wukong
Also known as the Monkey King and the Monkey King. It is a stone monkey formed by the spirit stone of Huaguo Mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou Aolai State, which burst out and caught the wind. He occupied the Huaguo Mountain and ruled as king for three to five hundred years. After eight or nine years of traveling through mountains and rivers, he worshiped Patriarch Bodhi as his teacher at Fangcun Mountain in Lingtai, Hezhou, Xiniu, and learned the skills of seventy-two transformations. After that, Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace and proclaimed himself the Monkey King. He was suppressed by Tathagata Buddha under the Five Elements Mountain and was unable to move. ?
Five hundred years later, Monk Tang went to the West to obtain scriptures, passed by the Five Elements Mountain, and took off the talisman before saving Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong burst into tears with gratitude. After being instructed by Guanyin Bodhisattva, he worshiped Tang Monk as his teacher and went to the West to learn scriptures together. On the way to learn the scriptures, Sun Wukong descended on demons and eliminated monsters, and repeatedly performed extraordinary feats. However, he was misunderstood and expelled by his master Tang Seng again and again.
Finally, the four masters and apprentices arrived at Xitian Leiyin Temple and obtained the scriptures. Sun Wukong achieved the right result and was awarded the title of Fighting Victory Buddha. Sun Wukong is smart, lively, brave, loyal, and hates evil as much as his enemies. He has become the embodiment of wit and bravery in Chinese culture. For a little Chinese boy, Sun Wukong can easily become his idol.
Tang Seng
The Tang Seng in the novel is a fictional character, which is different from the real person in history, Master Xuanzang. The Tang monk in the novel has a common surname of Chen, a nickname of Jiang Liu, and a Buddhist name of Xuanzang. He is a posthumous son who became a monk and grew up in a temple since childhood. Due to his parents' tragic and bizarre experiences, he eventually moved to a famous monastery in the capital to settle down and practice.
Tang Monk was diligent, studious and highly savvy, and stood out among the monks in the temple. Finally, he was selected by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures. On the way to learn the scriptures, Tang Seng successively accepted three apprentices, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng. His name is Master Xuanzang, his nickname is Tripitaka, and his common surname is Chen. Originally the golden cicada was reincarnated in front of the Buddha. He became a monk at Shenghua Temple.
Zhu Bajie
He was originally the Tianpeng Marshal in the Heavenly Palace. He was punished for molesting Chang'e and was sent to the human world. However, he was mistakenly cast into a pig fetus and grew into the shape of a pig face and a human body. Seize women from the countryside in Gaolaozhuang. Zhu Bajie’s weapon is the nine-tooth nail palladium. Zhu Bajie only knows thirty-six variations.
Monk Sha
He was originally a curtain general in the Heavenly Palace. Because he broke a glass cup at the Peach Festival, which angered the Queen Mother, he was demoted to the human world and became a monster by the Liusha River. , and was later conquered by Tang Seng's master and apprentice.