In "Journey to the West", Tang Seng was finally named "Zhantan Meritorious Buddha" by Xitian Rulai, and Tang Seng's predecessor was Jin Chanzi, the second apprentice of the Buddha. Jin Chanzi was demoted to the mortal world by the Buddha for his contempt for Buddhism, and was reincarnated as the son of Chen Guangrui, the champion of the Tang Dynasty. Later, he grew up in Jinguang Temple, named Chen Xuanzang, and later became a famous Sanzang Master, which is what we usually call Tang Seng. What kind of Buddha did Tang Seng become in the end?
So what does this Buddha name of Tang Seng mean? Zhan Tan originally refers to a kind of fragrant wood, which has been put for a long time, and will have a fragrance. "Zhantan Meritorious Buddha", also known as "Forum Meritorious Buddha", refers to a very noble Buddha, which is the Tang monk from the West Tianleiyin Temple to retrieve the thirty-five scriptures. The merit is complete, and the promotion is the right result, and he is given the title of Zhantan Merit Buddha. This Buddha is one of the 35 Buddhas, and the title is also related to karma, and it is said that the merit of reciting this Buddha's name can eliminate the sinful karma of the monk in the past life, stop the sinful karma of the monks, and help the person who recites his name to accumulate merit, which shows that the Buddha of Zhantan Merit has an important position and role in Buddhist practitioners, and can help practitioners accumulate merit and purify karma. It is a Buddha with a relatively high status.
It should be noted that Buddhahood is not simply an official position, but a title for practitioners who have reached a certain level through practice, which is a kind of conferral. The conferral is that the Buddha saw the immeasurable future with the eyes of heaven without hindrance, and learned that a certain ** should be in a certain world, transform a number of sentient beings, and become a Buddha when he became a Buddha, and how long he lived in the world. Then give the ** in front of him, tell him how many eons he will have in the future, what world he will become a Buddha in, how long he will live in the world, etc.
Therefore, although "Journey to the West" is a myth, it truly reflects the relationship between society and individuals, and it is also a process of self-learning and self-improvement. No matter what you do, you must have a beginning and an end, and perseverance can achieve positive results, rather than being opportunistic and relying on luck to get good results.