The names of the three apprentices in The Journey to the West are all from Buddhism, which implies the good expectations of the famous people for them.
Wukong represents a state in Buddhism, that is, emptiness, which is a mysterious word in Buddhism. Buddhism believes that everything in the world is rewarded, that is, the nature is empty, and what we see at this time will soon change and become new things. This unpredictable change gives him a word, and Buddhism is an empty word.
Zhu Bajie's enlightenment refers to giving up his own desires, namely, abstaining from killing, stealing, lewdness, under the temptation's nonsense, drinking, Koge, sitting in a big bed and eating out of season. The Buddhist "eight precepts" actually mean something else. Bajie's full name is "Eight Fasts", which are eight commandments formulated by Buddhism for male and female believers at home. Although Zhu Wuneng is called "Bajie", he has always "quit" incompletely and reluctantly. The Tang Priest's name for Bajie has a certain meaning.
Compared with the tangible, the enlightenment of Friar Sand is the refinement of Buddhism and the purification of all sentient beings. In The Journey to the West, the cultivation of the three disciples and the meaning of their names are also different, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.
The names of Wukong, Wuneng and Wujing show the teachings of Buddhism. The experiences of four masters and apprentices on their way to the west tell us the way of life. Four Great Classical Novels's The Journey to the West
This novel mainly tells the story that after the Monkey King was born, he studied with Bodhi's ancestors and made a scene in the Heavenly Palace, he met Tang Priest, Pig Bajie, Friar Sand and Bai Longma, went west to learn from the scriptures, went through hardships and dangers along the way, exorcised demons, went through eighty-one difficult, and finally arrived in the Western Heaven to meet the Tathagata Buddha, and finally the five saints came true. Based on the historical event of "Xuanzang learning from the scriptures", the novel profoundly depicts the social life of the people in the Ming Dynasty through the artistic processing of the author.