1. Sun Wukong (Heart Monkey)

Sun Wukong is also known as Sun Walker and Wukong. He is revered as the Monkey King by the monsters in Huaguo Mountain. The Jade Emperor named him the "Great Monkey King". Holy”.

I was born in Dongsheng Shenzhou and was nurtured by the spiritual stone of Huaguo Mountain in Aolai. In order to seek the way to immortality, I traveled across the ocean alone. After eight or nine years, I learned to speak human words and behave politely, and traveled across mountains and rivers. He worshiped Patriarch Bodhi as his teacher at the Xianyue Sanxing Cave in Fangcun Mountain, Lingtai, Xiniu, and learned the skills of the seventy-two changes of the earth evil number and the somersault cloud (also known as the somersault cloud).

Sun Wukong, who had just developed supernatural powers, caused trouble in the underworld and heaven. Later, he was recruited by the heaven and named Bima Wen. Feeling that his position was low, he returned to Huaguo Mountain and proclaimed himself the Monkey King, and forced Heaven to recognize the title.

Because he was drunk and made trouble in the Heavenly Palace, he disrupted the Queen Mother’s peach party and stole the flat peaches and the Supreme Lord’s golden elixir. Hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals surrounded him and suppressed him. Later, he was trapped by Erlang Shen, and was also killed by the Supreme Lord. You defeated him with the Vajra, and by chance, you refined the blazing eyes and the body of Vajra in Taishang Laojun's alchemy furnace.

After that, he made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace and was beaten to a draw by Wang Lingguan. Later, he lost the battle with Tathagata and was forced to repent under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years.

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, and after being enlightened by Guanyin, he worshiped Tang Monk as his teacher, a Dharma practitioner, and went to the West to obtain 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 disciples arrived at Xitian Leiyin Temple and obtained the scriptures. Finally, he was named the "Victorious Buddha". He has become the embodiment of wit and bravery in Chinese folk culture, and the Chinese regard him as a god.

Sun Wukong insists on justice in his heart, hates evil as much as hatred, moves forward bravely, is resourceful, persistent and slightly stubborn. He likes to be an official the most. He is the incarnation of the soul, possessing both wisdom and courage. The weapon golden cudgel was originally the Dinghai sacred iron used by Dayu when he was controlling floods.

2. Tang Seng

Tang Seng, whose common surname is Chen, nickname is Jiangliu'er, religious name Xuanzang, and Sanzang, was given the surname Tang by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. He was reincarnated as Jin Chanzi, the second disciple of Tathagata Buddha. He was a posthumous son. Due to his parents' tragic and bizarre experiences, he became a monk and grew up in a temple. He became a monk at Jinshan Temple and eventually moved to a famous temple 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. In the end, he was selected by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who made a sworn sworn vow to him and went to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures.

On the way to obtain scriptures, Tang Seng successively accepted three apprentices: Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng, and named them: Wukong (taken by the Bodhi Patriarch, Tang Seng gave him the nickname Xingzhe), Wuneng, and Wukong. Jing, with the help of three apprentices and Bai Longma, went through all kinds of hardships and finally retrieved thirty-five scriptures from Xitian Leiyin Temple. With perfect merit and good deeds, he was promoted to a great position and was granted the title of Zhan Tan Merit Buddha.

Tang Monk was timid and devoted himself to Buddha.

3. Zhu Bajie (Mumu)

Originally was the "Marshal Tianpeng" in the Tiangong, in charge of the Tianhe Navy. Because she was drunk at the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet, she broke into the Guanghan Palace and tried to tease Nishang Fairy. Nishang repeatedly refused to comply and hid in Tibet. , was punished to the human world.

But he was mistakenly cast into a pig fetus and became a wild boar. He cultivated into a spirit and grew into a pig-faced human body. He had the memories before reincarnation and the weapons rewarded by the Jade Emperor. In Gao Laozhuang, Gao Cuilan, the third daughter of the Gao family, was surrendered by Sun Wukong and followed Monk Tang to learn scriptures from the West. In the end, he got the right result and was titled "Pure Altar Envoy".

He is lazy, honest, timid, greedy for petty gains, and lustful, but he is also full of comedy, and sometimes he has made meritorious deeds. He killed a sow and a group of pigs, and then married the second sister Mao to Yunzhan Cave in Fuling Mountain. Unexpectedly, the second sister Mao died a year later, leaving only a cave for him. So far he lives in Yunzhan Cave and calls himself "Zhu Gang Hye".

Tang Monk went west to obtain scriptures and passed by Gao Laozhuang. He fought with Sun Wukong in Yunzhan Cave. He heard about Tang Monk's name and went to pay homage. After being accepted as the second disciple by Tang Seng, Tang Seng gave him the nickname "Bajie" in order to allow him to continue abstaining from five kinds of meat and three kinds of disgust.

From then on, Bajie became Sun Wukong's helper, shouldering the burden along the way and protecting Tang Monk as he went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. The weapon is a nine-tooth rake.

4. Sha Monk (Sha Monk)

Also known as Sha Wujing and Sha Monk. He was originally a curtain general in the Heavenly Palace. Because he broke a glass lamp at the Peach Festival, which angered the Jade Emperor, he was demoted to the human world, where he lived as a monster by the Liusha River and suffered thousands of arrows piercing his heart. Later, he was subdued by Tang Seng's master and apprentice, and he was mainly responsible for leading horses along the way. After achieving the right result, he was named "Golden Arhat". He is loyal, honest and hard-working.

Extended information:

The curiosity of "Journey to the West" reflects the thoughts and personalities of the characters. Sun Wukong has a bold and optimistic comic character; the comical but honest and simple Zhu Bajie image. Their humorous and witty dialogues add a lot of color to the article. The characters' personalities are often vividly expressed through interesting dialogues, which is another interesting feature of "Journey to the West".

The perfect combination of divinity, humanity and nature in character description is also an important reason for the uniqueness of "Journey to the West". The so-called divinity refers to the fantasy of the image; the so-called human nature refers to the social nature of the image; the so-called naturalness refers to the animal attributes it possesses. "Journey to the West" shows a deified animal world, while also incorporating content into social life.

"Journey to the West" spreads the wings of fantasy and soars in the wonderful reverie. Its fantasy thinking mode has a surreal and advanced consciousness. The fantasy art of "Journey to the West" is indeed a valuable intellectual wealth and rich artistic wealth. "Journey to the West" is not only a masterpiece in Chinese literature, but also a treasure in world literature.

The content of "Journey to the West" is the most complex among Chinese classical novels. It combines the thoughts and content of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. It not only allows the immortals of Buddhism and Taoism to perform at the same time, but also injects the human emotions of real society into the world of gods and Buddhas. Sometimes it also inserts a few Confucian sentences. The wise sayings make it seem both solemn and humorous, and the wit and wit make the book win the love of readers of all cultural levels.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Journey to the West