InJourney to the WestMedium,Tang SengThe journey of the four masters and apprentices went through many hardships and finally arrived at Lingshan. However, in them spends timeLingyunOn the occasion of the crossing,Tang SengBut he saw his own corpse in the river, andMonkey KingZhu BajieSha Seng did not find a similar scene. This has sparked a lot of confusion aboutLingyunWhy do you have to crossTang Sengof the corpsesMonkey KingZhu Bajie, the confusion of the whereabouts of the sand monk.
Some people think,Tang SengIt may just be because the learning is almost successful and emotionalHallucinations。However, this view does not hold water. Tang SengAs a person who has gone through many hardships and dangers and is lucky enough to obtain the true scriptures, he does not have delusions because of emotional excitement. So, we need to look at other angles to find answers.
Another point of view is thatTang SengThe reason why he saw his own corpse was because he had killed his enemy Liu Hong with his own hands, and before becoming a Buddha, he took this fake corpse to pay for his life and eliminate the disaster for himself. However, there are problems with this view. First of all,Tang SengThe storyline of the killing of Liu Hong is not ".Journey to the WestThe content in the original work was added to it by later generations. Secondly,Monkey KingAlthough he killed many demons on the way to learn the scriptures, he didn't see his own corpseTang SengThe situation does not match.
Well, whyLingyunCrossing onlyTang SengWhat about seeing your own corpse?The answer to this question needs to be started withTang Sengand the other three of them from the perspective of mortal fetus. Tang SengAs a human being, his mortal womb is his body, andLingyunWatanaka's corpse is a symbol of this mortal womb. WhileMonkey KingZhu Bajie, sand monks as demon monkeys, demon pigs, and demon sands, their mortal wombs have long been abandoned by them when they become immortals, soLingyunThere were no bodies of them.
We came to the conclusion that,Tang SengThe reason why only I saw my own body was becauseTang SengIt is the only human being who still has a mortal womb, andLingyunWatanaka's corpse is a symbol of his mortal womb. After fourteen years of suffering and extraordinary cultivation, he finally entered the immortal realm and transcended the shackles of the mundane. The other three brothers had already abandoned their mortal wombs when they became immortals, and they had completely separated from everything in the mortal world.
ForTang SengWhy I was the only one who saw the whereabouts of my body and the other three people, I thought deeply about it. In my opinion, this is not just a plot in a fictional story, but has a deep meaning.
Tang Sengis an ordinary person, representing the mortal side. He needs to go through the trials of his spiritual practice and face all kinds of difficulties and threats in order to reach his goal. The other three brothers represent different monster forms, and they themselves have some extraordinary abilities. They don't look like each other in the course of their practiceTang SengFaced with mundane constraints, they are able to overcome obstacles more easily.
From this point of view,LingyunCrossing onlyTang SengSeeing his own corpse, it can be understood asTang SengA symbol of the confusion and challenges faced on the way to the scriptures. Tang SengOvercoming these difficulties, he finally achieved his spiritual goals and obtained the true scriptures. The whereabouts of the other three brothers represent that they have transcended the mortal world and become true immortal beings.
Summary:LingyunCrossing onlyTang Sengsaw his own corpse, andMonkey KingZhu BajieThe mortal womb of the sand monk has long been abandoned by them. This plot shows to some extentTang SengDifferent paths and realms from the other three. Tang SengIt represents the efforts and struggles of mortals, while the other three brothers represent their own extraordinary abilities. Through this story, we can see that different people have different ways of practicing and realms, and everyone should find a way that suits them and strive to achieve their goals.