Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty met with Li Shaojun and ventured into the sea many times to find Penglai, but finally fell into **. In Chinese myths and legends, there are many stories about immortality, such as Chang'e stealing elixir**, and Sun Wukong's modification of the book of life and death in "Journey to the West" makes people yearn for it.
With the development of medical science and technology, people have a new understanding of life and death, and realize that life and death are inevitable processes in life. Therefore, it has been said that no matter whether rich or poor, everyone is equal in the face of death.
In "Journey to the West", there is a person who escaped death once, so how many more years did this mortal who was changed by Sun Wukong live in the book of life and death?
In the 15th episode of the sequel to Journey to the West, "Returning the Soul of Kou Shanren", Kou Shanren is a legendary figure in the township who is willing to give and do good. With the ambition of "ten thousand monks will not be hindered", he made a vow to fast ten thousand monks.
It happened that the four Tang monks and apprentices passed by the gate of his mansion, and he warmly received them and set up a banquet to say goodbye. At this time, Kou Shanren's heart was full of joy, because he had received 9,996 monks, plus four Tang monks and apprentices, just to achieve the goal of 10,000 monks and fulfill his life's wish.
The housekeeper of the Kou Shanren had always coveted his family's wealth, and after the four of them left, he colluded with local robbers to ransack the house of the Kou Shanren and brutally kill him on a stormy night.
The robbers fled with their wealth, and on the way they met Sun Wukong, who was extremely brave and fought the robbers back, recaptured their property, and sent them back to Kou Shan's house. However, the housekeeper of ** took this opportunity to maliciously frame Tang monks and apprentices for coveting Kou Shanren's family property, and at the same time ** killing.
A copy of the paper was handed to the government, and the Tang monk and apprentice were seized, because the property was in the hands of Sun Wukong, and the four masters and apprentices seemed to be ready-made criminals. The only savior was Kou Shanren, but he had unfortunately passed away.
In desperation, Sun Wukong turned into an unjust soul and scared the people of the government and the Kou Mansion. ** They were so frightened that they had no choice but to release the four masters and apprentices. Although they had been warmly entertained by Kou Shanren, seeing Kou Shanren's vain death, the four masters and apprentices felt that they couldn't just leave, so they decided to stay and do their part to avenge Kou Shanren.
Sun Wukong remembered a past incident where he had changed the book of life and death, so he decided to go to the underworld again to find the soul of Kou Shanren. He first found the Ten Palaces of Hades, hoping to find the soul of the Kou Shanren there.
However, Hades told him that Kozen was not here, and that he might have gone to King Jizo. Hades also reminded Sun Wukong that the life span of the Kou Shanren had come to an end and he could not return to the human world.
Sun Wukong was not convinced by this, and he argued with Hades, because he knew that Kou Shanren had been kind and kind to others all his life, why his life was so short.
Hades knew that Sun Wukong was powerful, so he sent him away tremblingly. Sun Wukong came to King Jizo, and he politely explained his intention. King Jizo originally planned to let Kou Shanren be a minor official there, but after hearing Sun Wukong's explanation, he decided to let Kou Shanren return to the Yang Realm.
In the book of life and death, the king of Jizo has added to the Kozen people"One Age"lifespan. So, Kou Shanren followed Sun Wukong back to the yang world and identified **, so Tang Seng and his three partners were able to clear their suspicions and continue their journey.
Sun Wukong said to the resuscitated Kou Shanren: "Thanks to the Bodhisattva for releasing you and extending your life for a lifetime, that is, after 12 years, you will come back." ”
Sun Wukong's tone is humble and polite, and he also respects the king of Jizo, which is very different from the momentum when he made trouble in the underworld. According to Sun Wukong's words, we can know that "one era" is equal to 12 years, that is, Kou Shanren lived for 12 more years.
In ancient China, people used the heavenly stem and the earthly branch to chronicle the year, "Ji" ** in the earthly branch, we are familiar with the twelve zodiac signs all represent one of the earthly branches, every time the epoch passes, the twelve zodiac signs will be reincarnated.
Because it takes about 12 years for the star (now Jupiter) to orbit the Earth, every 12 years is called the "Epoch".
In "Journey to the West", we all know that Sun Wukong has twice challenged the book of life and death. For the first time, he revised his lifespan of three hundred and forty-two years. His original lifespan was only 342 years old, but not long after returning to Huaguo Mountain after being expelled from school by Patriarch Bodhi, he was caught in the shackles of black and white impermanence and taken to the underworld.
In the book of life and death, his lifespan is clearly written: Sun Wukong, Yang Shou is 342 years old, and he dies well. This means that Sun Wukong is dead at this time. However, Sun Wukong could not accept death.
After all, didn't he leave Huaguo Mountain and apprentice to Patriarch Bodhi just to find the way to eternal life? He still has too many dreams to come true, too much joy to share with the monkeys.
In order to protect the monkey monkey grandson of Huaguo Mountain, Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the underworld, beat the king of Hades, and destroyed the book of life and death, so that they could avoid the pain of the cycle of life and death. This behavior aroused the anger of the Heavenly Court, and it was also one of the reasons why Sun Wukong made trouble in the Heavenly Palace.
After 500 years of vicissitudes under Wuzhi Mountain, Sun Wukong has become more mature and rational. When revising the Book of Life and Death for the second time, he did not take drastic actions, at most he only quarreled with Hades, but did not make a move.
After increasing Kou Shanren's lifespan, he also took the initiative to tell her to be grateful. Now the Monkey King has grown into a more powerful and intelligent being. If he is still the same as before, he may be dissatisfied with the increased lifespan, and may even burn the book of life and death again.
Perhaps, it was Sun Wukong who erased his name from the book of life and death, and the Buddha decided to let him accompany Tang Seng Xitian to learn scriptures and experience nine hundred and eighty-one difficulties. These eighty-one difficulties are like experiencing the pain of birth, old age, sickness and death, although Sun Wukong did not face the pain of life and death, but the Buddha let him undergo tempering in another way.