What is the original name of Zhu Bajie in Journey to the West?

The original name of Zhu Bajie in Journey to the West is Zhu Gangxi, pinyin: zhū gāng liè, note: Gangxi: pig.

Zhu Ganghei (also known as "Zhu Ganglie"), also known as Zhu Bajie, was originally the Tianpeng Marshal under the Jade Emperor. He was beheaded for being drunk and molesting Chang'e. Thanks to Taibai Jinxing's intercession, he was beaten two thousand times Hammer, demoted to the mortal world. I don’t want to be reborn as a pig by mistake and become like a pig.

Zhu Wuneng is the Dharma name of Zhu Bajie. Tang Monk often called Zhu Bajie Wuneng instead of Bajie. For example, in front of the Buddha Mountain, Sanzang stopped and reined in his horse and said: "Wukong, Wuneng, the mountain ahead is high, so you must rope carefully and carefully." . He gave up eating meat and was tired of eating meat, and only waited for the monks from the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Therefore, Tang Monk gave him a special nickname, "Bajie".

Extended information:

In the story of "Journey to the West", Zhu Bajie introduced himself to Sun Wukong who transformed into Miss Gao: "I take my appearance as my surname, so my surname is Zhu, and my official surname is Zhu. The name is Zhu Gangxi." Later, Zhu Bajie fought with Sun Wukong and introduced his origin, saying: "I was reincarnated because of my sins, and my common name is Zhu Gangxi."

The story of "Journey to the West". Here, Zhu Bajie takes Xiang as his surname and calls him Zhu Ganghui. Ganghya is the specific name for the pig used in ancient sacrifices. The ancients said: "The fat pig will make the hairy hyena strong and strong." Therefore, the official name also refers to the official title.

The so-called official name is the formal name given in the old days in addition to the nickname; and the so-called common name is the lay name that is different from the legal name. Official and common names are, in essence, the original names.

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