What is the old friendship between Zhen Yuanzi and Tang Seng?

Five hundred years ago, I met him at the Orchid Bon Festival. He once passed tea with his own hands, and the Buddha respected me, so it was for the deceased. A cup of tea five hundred years ago, let Zhenyuan Daxian.

I still can't forget it; And it must be from 9,000 years to ripen 30 ginseng fruits.

Take out 2 of them and use them to entertain Tang Seng.

If you think about it carefully, isn't it a little strange - just the friendship of a cup of tea, which has been left for 500 years without cold, can you still exchange two ginseng fruits? The truth may not lie in the tea itself. You know, that tea is from the Buddha's house; The person who serves the tea is also a celebrity in front of the Buddha, that is to say, this tea is a great face given by the Buddha to Zhenyuan Daxian.

Since, if the Buddha came to appreciate his face first, then Zhenyuan Daxian must entertain Tang Seng and leave him to eat ginseng fruit, which is very easy to explain.

Zhen Yuanzi said to the two children, "You found out there." That monk is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, the second disciple of the Western saint Elder Buddha.

Five hundred years ago, I met him at the Orchid Bon Festival, and he once passed tea with his own hands, and the Buddha respected me, so it was for the deceased. "It's strange here, the Orchid Bon Festival is a grand event of Buddhism, the Tao is not the same, why does Buddhism invite the ancestor of Taoism, Zhen Yuanzi, to participate in the Orchid Bon Meeting. And Zhen Yuanzi is a big guy, Sanqing is a friend who plays mahjong together, Sidi is an alumnus of a school that year, Jiuyao is a junior, and Yuanchen is a guest.

Why are you willing to go to the face of Buddhism's Orchid Bon Festival, you must know that Buddhism is like a god to the sky, but it is five elders.

Before the Tang monks and apprentices arrived at Wanshou Mountain and arrived at Wuzhuang Temple, they did not ask Zhen Yuanzi to entertain themselves in advance. In other words, the reception of Tang monks and apprentices was proposed by Zhen Yuanzi himself. Secondly, if an ordinary person has a friend to visit and has to go out to listen to the lecture, what will he do under normal circumstances?

It depends on the relationship, right? If the relationship is good, then leave someone at home to entertain; If the relationship is not good, then directly say to the other party, I have something to do, and I can't receive you. Obviously, in Zhen Yuanzi's heart, Tang Seng belongs to the former.

We know that before the scripture-learning team came to Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi was called by Yuan Shi Tianzun to listen to the lecture. Left the breeze and bright moon and the two children to take care of the house, and took care of the ginseng fruit for Tang Seng and the two before leaving. The reason is that he knew Tang Seng in his previous life, Jin Chanzi, 500 years ago, when Jin Chanzi gave him a cup of tea, so he wanted to give two fruits.

This question is quite complicated, and before getting to the point, there are two questions that need to be clarified first.

Quotes the content of the first chapter of the original book.

The number of heaven and earth is 129,600 years old. It will be one yuan (all the way to), so it is said that life is born in Yin. The description of this paragraph is very important, and it is related to whether we can correctly understand the structure of Journey to the West.

It not only explains how the world of Journey to the West came about, but more importantly, it is an understanding of roots.

Chaos is not divided into heaven and earth, and no one can see it. From the state of chaos to the opening of the heavens, the earth, and the birth of people, this is the coming of the Westward Journey to the World. That is, the work of creation!

Conversely, from man to chaos (as it is called for the time being), it is the way of the Huiyuan! One goes and one goes back. If you want to know the Yuan Gong of the Creation Society, you must watch the Legend of Journey to the West!

Take Tang Seng as an example, from birth to the front of the Two Realms Mountain, he is an ordinary person, that is, the merit of creation. From the Two Realms Mountain to the Spirit Mountain, that is, the way of the Yuan, if you go against it, you will become an immortal! Similarly, after Sun Wukong broke the puzzle in Fangcun Mountain, there was a sentence "You see him from the old path to the back door", in which the "old path" is also the meaning of retrograde cultivation of immortals.

Now that we have figured out what is the relationship between creation and huiyuan, let's talk about spiritual roots!

From the state of chaos to the opening of the heavens, the first point of the opening of the heavens can be understood as the root! Therefore, the original work quoted the Kang Festival: Half of the winter solstice, the heart of heaven has not changed, and when the sun first moves, everything is not born.

At this point, there are roots. That's why the title of the original book is called Spiritual Root Cultivation Source Outflow. In fact, there is no need to think too complicated in principle, just like we draw a line with a pen, the first point of the pen is the root, which is called the spiritual root in Journey to the West.

To put it simply, the author of Journey to the West applied the laws of heaven and earth to people, and also applied them to Sun Wukong, Tang Seng, and Zhen Yuanzi.

According to the above principles of creation and spiritual root, it can be understood that before Tang Seng came into the world, that is, when he was the second son of Rulai, he referred to the spiritual root (Yuanjue).

Let's talk about Zhen Yuanzi, but say that this mountain is called Wanshou Mountain, there is a view in the mountain, the name is called Wuzhuang View, there is an immortal in the view, the road number Zhen Yuanzi, mixed name and the same king in the world. The general treasure in that view is the beginning of chaos, the beginning of Hongmeng's judgment, and the birth of this spiritual root when the heaven and earth are not opened. ＂

If you understand the root, you will also understand the meaning of "being the same king in the world". Since it is called Zhen Yuanzi and Dao, it is described in Taoist culture, Confucianism is called Linggen, Taoism is called Jindan, and Buddhism is called Yuanjue, but it is just a different title. Therefore, it is in response to this root that it is said that Tang Seng and Zhen Yuanzi are old people.

In other words, Yuanjue and Jindan are old people.

Talk about the Tao for a while, talk about Zen for a while, and the three families cooperate with each other.

Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! The Tao is the most mysterious, don't wait for Jin Dan to be idle.

Although he is the "ancestor of the earth immortals", but the situation is very embarrassing, although he brags about how high his status in the heavenly court is, but everyone pay attention, which immortal in the heavenly court has mentioned him? The Pan Tao meeting that Sun Wukong messed up did not invite him, and the Antiy Conference did not have his place! Five hundred years ago, although he had a good relationship with Tang Seng, and Jin Chanzi also toasted him with a cup of tea, Tang Seng never had the intention of renewing the old relationship from the time he arrived at Wuzhuang to the time he left.

Zhen Yuanzi is the ancestor of the earth immortals, and in terms of status, he is a person who can stand side by side with the Buddha, and Tang Seng is not worthy of worshipping Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi advocated Taoism, while Tang Seng was Buddhism, and they would only exchange each other's culture, but they could not worship each other as brothers.

Tang Seng represents Buddhism, and worshipping Tang Seng is not good for Zhen Yuanzi. Swearing to Tang Seng will lower your status.

The reason why the Tang monk and apprentice in the comparator are because of Zhenyuan. He knew that Tang Seng was a golden cicada boy in his previous life. He knew that Tang Seng's trip would definitely be completed in the end. So he took Tang Seng more seriously.

Zhen Yuanzi attaches great importance to Tang Seng, a Tang Seng's previous life was a golden cicada, and he once gave him a cup of tea. And the reason for attaching importance to Sun Wukong is because he agreed with Sun Wukong that Sun Wukong saved his fruit tree, and he and Sun Wukong became brothers, so he would attach so much importance to Tang Seng and his apprentices.

First of all, this question is wrong, Zhen Yuanzi only values Tang Seng, and for the three apprentices of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng, Zhen Yuanzi is not important. Instead, be on the defensive. This point is clearly recorded in the 24th chapter of "Journey to the West" "Wanshou Mountain Daxian Leaves Old Friends, Wuzhuang Spectators Steal Ginseng":

Daxian said: "You learned that the monk is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, the second disciple of the Western Holy Elder Buddha." Five hundred years ago, I met him at the Orchid Bon Festival, and he once passed tea with his own hands, and the Buddha respected me, so it was for the deceased. —Chapter 24.

This is why Tang Seng and Zhen Yuanzi are obviously the same monk, but why they are called old people.

For this reason, Zhen Yuanzi specially asked the boy to give Tang Seng two ginseng fruits, and repeatedly told "don't spend more", which means that only Tang Seng will be given, and the three apprentices will not be given. In addition, Zhen Yuanzi also asked the boy to beware of Tang Seng's three apprentices:

Daxian said: "Although Tang Sanzang is an old man, you must guard against his subordinates, and don't alarm him." "The second boy received the order, and the great immortal inherited all the apprentices and ascended, heading towards the heavenly realm. —Chapter 24.

The details here are very interesting, Zhen Yuanzi asked the boy to guard against Tang Seng's apprentices, and on the other hand, he also asked the boy "not to alarm him to know", Zhen Yuanzi said all these words to the boy, from beginning to end only clearly mentioned Tang Seng, for the three apprentices Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng, Zhen Yuanzi did not even mention their names, directly called "his subordinates", only this detail, it can be seen that Tang Seng has a strong background.

Journey to the West is essentially more like a "workplace **", Zhen Yuanzi values Tang Seng completely because of his background, once there is a conflict of interest, Zhen Yuanzi will also turn his face, and then Sun Wukong stole the ginseng fruit and knocked down the ginseng fruit tree, Zhen Yuanzi immediately made a move in his sleeve and captured all four masters and apprentices.

The most significant thing is the final result of this matter, Sun Wukong invited Guanyin Bodhisattva, so "Guanyin Ganquan Living Tree", first recovered Zhen Yuanzi's economic losses, plus Guanyin came forward, and the superior leader personally apologized for the money, Zhen Yuanzi immediately abandoned his previous suspicions, put vegetables on the table, and became brothers with Sun Wukong.

To put it bluntly, there is an interweaving of routines and human feelings everywhere, which is also the special feature of "Journey to the West".