The author said that he was a disciple of my Buddha and a good man who practiced for the tenth time, so the important task of learning from the scriptures naturally fell on his shoulders. However, although he was reincarnated as a golden cicada, he became an ordinary man without any magical powers, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of his self-redemption. The predecessor of Lingshan Buddha made him ignorant by nature and obsessed with learning from the great cause; The realistic identity of ordinary people adds a lot of secular elements to his character. The Tang Priest in the novel is first of all a handsome man, or in Buddhist terms, he is born with a good skin. In fact, as early as "Datang The biography of Master Sanzang", there was a description about the appearance: the mage was more than seven feet long, red and white, with sparse eyes, stern and beautiful. The pronunciation is clear, the speech is elegant and lively, and the listener is insatiable ... This is undoubtedly strengthened in the Baihui edition. The novel has repeatedly described him as "handsome" and "a man in China". However, his beautiful appearance did not bring him good luck, but became a big obstacle for him to learn from the west. More than once in the book, I wrote that Tang Priest's handsome appearance caused many "covets" from the opposite sex. Many banshees, even landowners, want to marry him (of course, in addition to the spoony lady, many banshees also want to take the opportunity to steal his Yuanyang Qi, but I have to admit that his handsome appearance undoubtedly increases his appeal. If Zhu Bajie were changed, even if he was a child who had been practicing for a hundred years, no one might want to mess with him. ) and Tang Yan himself has become particularly sensitive to this issue. "Holy Monks hate chasing the Monkey King" on Baihuling. In fact, the key lies not only in Bajie's malicious provocation, but in a passage by Wukong. Wukong killed the woman who was transformed by the corpse demon, and the Tang priest accused him of accidentally hurting her life. Wukong went on to say, "Master, I know you. You must be moved by his appearance. If there is, ask Bajie to cut down some trees, Friar Sand to find some grass, and I'll be a carpenter and build a nest here. If you have sex with him, we will all be separated, but that's not the reason. Why bother to trek again and get what you want! " The Tang Priest's reaction was "blushing with shame". Next, the friction between master and apprentice is inevitable. Even if the corpse demon stops using tricks and Bajie stops slandering, it is only a matter of time before Wukong is expelled. On the way to the west, Tang Priest had to struggle with his most primitive desires, because he had to face the temptation of beauty all the time. After the "Four Saints Try Zen", Guanyin and other changes, the mother and daughter want to sit on the mountain to recruit a husband. Sanzang's performance is "good is a thundering child, a frog in the rain, only paying attention to making money and rolling his eyes." Once in the bottomless pit, he swore to Wukong: "If I lose the true sun, I will fall into reincarnation and hit the back of that dark mountain, and I will never turn over again!" Imagine, if you really don't think about anything, why are you so pretentious? Therefore, the performance of Tang Priest can only be said to be guilty and short of breath. On the way to the west, he never got rid of this problem. Many of his repressive actions against Wukong, in a word, are more or less related to his subtle thoughts. On the word "color", Tang Priest and Bajie seem to be equally divided. On the surface, Bajie is more active every time, resulting in a big fight every time; The Tang Priest is relatively passive, which virtually gives him the opportunity to hide his true psychology. Therefore, he was afraid of Wukong, afraid that once his mouth opened, he would never leave without saying "Monkey Head" and "Po Hou", and even read him a spell of "Happy Education". But for Pig Bajie, who often shouts and shoots, he is protective in many ways. Either say that he is "stupid, but blind and straight", or plead for him, "I don't expect him to dare again", which is simply love. Perhaps only the Tang Priest can personally understand the pain of Bajie's desire, so he has always been cited as the same kind in his heart.
The second characteristic of Tang Priest is compassion. In other words, it is excessive pity, abuse of good people, and even "abuse" to the point where people and monsters are indistinguishable. Inadvertently, it gave all kinds of monsters a chance. The tenth practice does not seem to bring him the ability to understand the world, on the contrary, it is pedantic. Even eating ginseng fruit, which is said to prolong life for 47 thousand years, failed to improve his IQ (Wuzhuangguan ate ginseng fruit and immediately met a corpse demon in Baihuling, and was cheated as a result). Monsters on the Western Heaven Road often see his weakness, make full use of it and prove it with attack tactics. Mrs Bones has become a young woman, an old woman and an old man. Wukong saw the flaw at a glance, and Tang Priest was still ignorant and praised: "The West is really a blessed land! That husband can't walk the highway, and he still talks about it. " In the end, although the monster didn't succeed, he succeeded in separating this group of Buddhist scriptures and buried great hidden dangers. (The 27th time) King Yinjiao of Pingdingshan turned into an injured Taoist for help. "... there is a good opportunity today, so I want to see master. I hope Master will be merciful and save my life. If you get this idea, you will work hard and you must be grateful. "The Tang Priest suddenly felt compassion:" Sir, you and I are both people with a life, I am a monk, and you are the Tao. Although the clothes are different, the principle of practice is the same. If I don't save you, I'm not a monk. " Immediately ordered Wukong to carry him. As a result, Yinjiao held Wukong down with three mountains and succeeded easily. (Back to the 33rd time) Honghaier, who was in a dry mountain and a pine stream, pretended to be hung from a tree by robbers and said some sweet words, "... I don't know which world I have made, but I must meet my teacher and father in my life. If you are willing to give up your compassion and save my life and go home, you will sacrifice yourself and repay your teacher. " Hearing this, the Tang Priest recognized the truth, taught Bajie to save lives, and gave the monster an opportunity. (Forty-first time) Mrs. Black pine forest Di Cong dressed as a fallen cloth for help and said, "... I don't know in which world my ancestors accumulated virtue, but I met my teacher and father here today. Be merciful, save my life and never be ungrateful under the grave! Wukong forcibly took the Tang Priest away from the danger zone, but the monster said, "Master, you have put the lives of the living on hold, so why bother to worship Buddha?" Immediately let the Tang Priest turn his horse's head. In fact, as long as you compare the characters of these monsters, you will find that they are exactly the same and strikingly similar. Of course, this is not the author's language barrier, nor is it the monster's clumsiness. It can only be understood as a brain problem of Tang Priest. Almost every time, his compassion has brought disaster to himself and even the Buddhist community, but he never tires of it. Perhaps this can only be found from a Buddhist's psychological accumulation: the psychological mode of "sweeping the floor may hurt the life of ants, and cherish the moth veil lamp" always blinds his spirituality, so that sometimes his words and deeds are like idiots. Once in the lion camel bell, the ghost king played a trick, assuming that the sedan chair would send him across the mountain. He actually "saluted the devil and said,' My disciples will learn from the East and preach good results to the Chang 'an Party." Perhaps in his view, this is a victory of Buddhist forgiveness. Unfortunately, the following facts gave him a loud slap in the face, and the demon suddenly turned against each other and fought, and the guests in the sedan chair suddenly became prisoners in a cage (steamer, of course). Even so, he still sticks to his philosophy of life: "Do good for a thousand days, without worrying;" If you do evil in one day, there will be many evils. " In this way, it is inevitable that he often conflicts with Wukong, who does all kinds of evil.
The third characteristic of Tang Priest is cowardice, and it is not ordinary cowardice. You can call it cowardice. Across Huang Fengling, a tiger appeared in front of the horse. "Sanzang was so scared that he couldn't sit still in the saddle and fell off the white horse. Leaning on the side of the road is really distracting. "Bo Yue cavity saw Huang Paoguai," frighten a staggered back, limp and numb all over, and his legs are weak ". In front of the misty mountain, I only saw the towering peaks and flying clouds, so I "gradually felt fear, numbness and anxiety." There are many similar situations. If the Tang Priest is such a man full of shortcomings, it would be indecent for Wukong to beat him to death, or at least let the goblins chew him up. Wouldn't it be easier not to save him? After all, the Tang Priest is still a real monk in his bones, which is commendable. These shortcomings of Tang Priest's body did not make the character fade, but made the image get a real texture, increased credibility and made it more touching. First of all, Tang Yan is an absolutely normal person in physiology. Faced with numerous temptations of beauty, it is not easy for him to learn from Liu Xiahui and keep an honest life. Mo's "powder is not self-defeating"; "Eyebrows are like jade feathers, muscles are like sheep fat"; Scorpion essence of "warm and fragrant nephrite" and "boundless spring"; Half a Guanyin, "powder is like a silver basin, and lips are as smooth as cherries"; The apricot fairies who make up the jade in green posture and rouge in red face make up the eyes at him one after another. He wavered, he hesitated, and even had some ulterior thoughts in his heart. In fact, it is understandable that he finally kept his virginity, took the belief of learning from the scriptures, and embarked on Lingshan, which has completed his self-redemption! As for his policy of suppressing Wukong, it is not difficult to accept it from the perspective of an elderly person maintaining self-dignity; Defending the Eight Rings will help to increase the cohesion of Buddhist groups. You can't blame him for being nice to monsters. Because the monsters he faced were circuitous, they all implemented targeted attack tactics: Yinjiao Wang became an injured Taoist priest, or "a man of practice" in the words of Tang Priest; Hong Haier has become a young child; Mrs. Di Yong became a weak woman; White three changes are also old and weak. It can be said that they bet on the compassion of Tang Yan, and they used the compassion of Tang Yan. If the Tang Priest turns a blind eye, it will be abnormal, and then we will doubt his real purpose of learning from the West. In the words of goblins, "What can we do if we don't save people's lives?" Only by unconditionally and adventurously saving the "weak" is the real Tang Priest. On the one hand, it shows that he is compassionate without losing his true colors as a family member; On the other hand, it also shows that he is a mortal and does not distinguish between true and false; At the same time, it also gave Wukong a chance to display his talents. Therefore, no matter from the perspective of characterization or the inevitable trend of plot development, Tang Priest can't do without these shortcomings. Although there are some shortcomings, the main theme of Tang Priest's personality is positive and worthy of recognition. Although he sometimes scolds and even tortures Wukong for various reasons, he can still learn from the big losses and say to Wukong in disguise, "You are a good apprentice!" " Lost you! "For Zhu Bajie, he no longer maintains his thoughts and even scolds him. In Jinping House, Bajie refused to go on the road because of greed. Tang Priest, uncharacteristically, even scolded him, "Bad rammed goods! Stop talking nonsense! Get up early, if you come hard again, I'll teach Wukong to hit you with a golden hoop! " Pig Bajie couldn't accept it for a while, muttering to himself, "Master has changed this time. He always loved me, loved me, missed me and protected me, but when I wanted to fight, he advised me. "How can you teach and fight today?" You see that the Tang Priest is steamed, boiled, bound and hanged by all the demons in the Western Heaven, who can be loyal, treacherous and foolish. What gratifying progress! Generally speaking, the goal of worshipping Buddha and seeking scriptures lies in the death of Tang Priest. The kingdom of Chechi, Wukong, fights demons, and the oil pan takes a bath and plays dead. The king ordered the killing of Tang Priest, and the message from Tang Priest was really touching:
For ease of understanding,
After death, I still miss Buddha.
Wan Li's soul must wait,
Ghosts are in Lei Yin.
Really do your best and then die. This is the real Tang Priest!