What are the names of the three disciples of Journey to the West? In The Journey to the West, the Tang Priest had three disciples, Wukong, Wuneng and Wukong. These three names look simple, but they still contain some truth. Let's look at them from the perspective of inner Buddhism.
The Deep Meaning of The Journey to the West's Three Disciples
Wukong is a very special realm in Buddhism, and the word emptiness is unique in itself. In Buddhism, everything in the world is a combination of karma, and the essence of everything is emptiness. What you see before your eyes may be constantly changing. This change is unpredictable, unpredictable, and can be well explained with empty words. This is a special phenomenon, the so-called four things are empty.
Wukong is a bit like Tang Priest. He is very devout in eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha all the way, just like the pure land Sect in Buddhism. Wukong fought and killed all the way, sometimes stealing wine to drink, but eventually he succeeded in becoming a Buddha.
If we look at it from this aspect, we will achieve the same goal, although we have chosen different roads and finally achieved the same goal. Wukong has a good understanding, so the epiphany is successful, but Wukong has a poor understanding, so he gradually realizes it.
Enlightenment belongs to human instinct. Bajie has a strong desire. He can't really give up his desire, and it's hard to achieve Buddha's fruit in the end. This is very similar to all sentient beings, and it is human nature. Many people are lazy, life is full of many desires, and people are trapped in it. On his way to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, Bajie was often confused by women's looks and never forgot. Jason Wu used to live in Liushahe and eat passers-by. He said he had eaten nine monks. In The Secret of Journey to the West, he thinks that these nine monks are all Tang Priest's past lives, but this is unknown.
Generally speaking, the names of several people in The Journey to the West have their own meanings, and some connection with Buddhism is an implied meaning.