Sun Wukong couldn't turn over the palm of his hand It turned out to be a trap, and Sun Wukong saw through it on the spot
In recent years, with the popularity of "Transformers" and the Marvel Universe, many Western-style superheroes have entered our field of vision and become children's favorite fictional characters. When it comes to Chinese superheroes, Monkey King has a special status.
From Wu Chengen's creation of "Journey to the West" in the Ming Dynasty to the birth of many related literary works, film and television dramas and animations in modern times, every little story in "Journey to the West" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and some of the characters depicted in it are even more intriguing.
The seventh chapter of "Journey to the West" tells the story of Sun Wukong's havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
Sun Wukong practiced in the alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun for seventy-seven and forty-nine days before he came from the alchemy furnace, and none of the generals in the heavenly palace was his opponent. So, the Jade Emperor invited the Buddha to the West Tianling Mountain to suppress the demon monkey. After that, the famous Monkey King soared through the clouds and flew 108,000 miles, but he still failed to turn into a Buddha's hand.
Sun Wukong's power to control the clouds and fog is so strong and so fast, why can't it be dissolved from the palm of the Buddha?For thousands of years, scholars have had different opinions on this. Indeed, this is a surprise from the Buddha to Sun Wukong, but it is also a trap that Sun Wukong realized very early.
In order to avoid the gossip furnace of the Monkey King, the Five Elements Mountain under the Monkey Centering Monkey.
In "Journey to the West", the rebellious Monkey King is dissatisfied with the status of the demon monkey, he is looked down upon by the people of the heavenly court because of his strongest honor, and as long as he is worthy of the highest power, the heavenly court of the Jade Emperor does not want him.
And the Buddha from the West Heaven in order to help Sun Wukong extinguish the resentment in his heart and make him realize that the rules and order of the world are supreme, they said that they had made a good bet.
If Sun Wukong can do somersaults on the palm of his hand, he will be able to fulfill his wish to be the Jade Emperor;If Sun Wukong can't do somersaults, he will have to go down to earth and be oppressed under Wuzhi Mountain for 500 years. Sun Wukong was full of confidence and immediately made this bet with the Buddha.
The Buddha's hand is only the size of a lotus leaf, while Sun Wukong is more than a meter high. It seems that even if Sun Wukong doesn't have to share pity the clouds, he can beat the five fingers of Rulai. Unexpectedly, Sun Wukong tried his best, but in the end he still did not succeed.
When he saw Sun Wukong turn into golden light in Rulai's hands, he didn't know where to go. After a long period of acceleration, he suddenly noticed that there were five pillars not far away. Since Sun Wukong has never reached the end of the sky, he knows nothing about the vastness of the sky.
When he saw these five pillars, he thought that he had come to the end of the sky, and these five pillars were the five pillars that held up the sky. So, he wrote on the middle pillar"Monkey King, please come here"and urinate under the column. Then, he returned to the place where he came.
When Sun Wukong was full of joy and dreaming of the Jade Emperor, Rulai shouted:"You peeing monkey!You're so good, you'll never let go of my hand!"
Sun Wukong looked at it, and there were a few big characters written on Rulai's middle finger:"Monkey King, come here. "
Sun Wukong was shocked and said:"Could it be that this is the spell of gods and demons?I don't believe it, I'll talk about it when I get back!"But Rulai had already caught Sun Wukong at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain.
Sun Wukong openly said that Rulai has the spell of an uncertain prophet, which shows that he has realized that this is a trap for Rulai. Rulai had long expected Sun Wukong's every move, so Rulai could detect Sun Wukong's every move. Even if Sun Wukong saw the trap at that time, it was too late to regret it.
The blue eyes of the earth**.
So, how does the underworld's ability to predict do it?Because Avalokiteshvara has the first pair of eyes in the Three Kingdoms.
The book says:"Looking at the Buddha's blue eyes, Sun Wukong saw that the windmill was not similar in general, and only looked forward"。It can be said that Rulai's eyes are like a monitor, monitoring Sun Wukong's every move.
Therefore, he first illuminated the five pillars to make Sun Wukong think that the sky was over, and then took this illusion into his own hands, illuminating the same scene, so that Sun Wukong could not object. This method can be said to be very clever.
The power of the Wisdom Eye lies not only in its ability to spy on the Monkey King, but more importantly, in its knowledge of the Monkey King's front and back. It can see ahead, know the past and the future.
Not only could Sun Wukong not escape from the Buddha's Five Finger Mountain, but the Buddha expected this from the moment Sun Wukong was born"Demon monkeys"It will set off such a wave, so there is a plan to resist it for a long time.
Therefore, Sun Wukong has no chance of winning in the challenge with the Buddha, who not only crushed Sun Wukong in strength, but also defeated Sun Wukong.
From the perspective of literary metaphors, the palm of Rulai is the rules and avenues of heaven and earth. Although Sun Wukong is hewn out of stone, he is also nourished by heaven and earth, and he is still within the scope of the Five Elements and the Great Dao.
Therefore, no matter how superb his supernatural powers are, such as the twilight and the seventy-two-like changes, he is still under the limits of the Buddha's path. In the struggle against the Heavenly Court, defeat is a common occurrence.
Monkey King"It's hard to turn the tables around"philosophical implications.
Although "Journey to the West" is a religious theme of gods and demons**, the story in it also contains a certain philosophy, and the story of Sun Wukong's inability to lift the palm of the god is no exception.
As mentioned earlier,"Sun Wukong has a heart at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain""Monkey King"refers to Sun Wukong, and similar sentences have appeared many times in the book.
Here"Monkeys"It can be understood as the ontology of the Monkey King--"Monkeys"，"Heart"It is the attribute of Sun Wukong, which is the modification of Sun Wukong, that is, Sun Wukong does whatever he wants and does whatever he wants.
Again,"Spreading clouds"The term can refer to either the Monkey King's ability to turn 108,000 miles with a turn of his head, or it can refer to the fact that the Monkey King's mind is not limited in any way.
Therefore, the somersault cloud when Sun Wukong and Rulai fought can be understood as Sun Wukong's"Running God"。Ideas are constantly changing, regardless of where they originate, so it can be said that ideas are the fastest thing in the world.
But no matter how fast you think, you can't think faster"I know", that is, the awareness of one's own existence, which is the limit and the ultimate goal. If self-existence ceases to exist, the mind certainly ceases to exist. Self-existence is the beginning and end of everything, and it is also the basis of thought.
This self-existent existence is equivalent to that found in the Buddhist scriptures"Alayya", also known as:"Such as to hide"、"True", in the story, is the embodiment of Rulai. Buddhist truth holds that the Monkey King is destined to flee from the king of the world.
Although the story of Rulai's struggle with Sun Wukong is short, it has a profound meaning.
In Ru's view, we live according to order and rules, and Rulai represents the way of heaven and destiny, so it is difficult to break free;And Sun Wukong represents the fighting spirit, the spirit of breaking the routine, challenging the way of heaven, and being invincible.
From Sun Wukong, we have learned to be modest and cautious, but it is also a spirit that dares to break everything. In the face of failure, dare to challenge, dare to question, this is the breakthrough.
As long as one person holds the torch high, more people will try. It doesn't matter if you succeed or fail, what matters is the endless search and progress for the truth.