How can I not find where the four continents in Journey to the West are now?

Someone once analyzed that these four continents are not existing places, but places that we cannot see and touch, and they first came out of Buddhism. Later, Wu Chengen, the author of Journey to the West, used this statement.

The Four Continents of Buddhism is a paraphrase of Sanskrit, abbreviated as "Four Continents". According to the Ahama Sutra, there are four worlds on earth, that is, four continents. One is Dongsheng Shenzhou, the second is Nanzhan Buzhou, the third is Xiniuhe Zhou, and the fourth is Beiju Luzhou. In the Aral Sea on all sides of Mount Meru.

The four continents are the places where the humane beings in the Ten Dharma Realms live, located in the four directions of Mount Meru, in the Aral Sea between the Seven Golden Mountains and the Great Iron Fence Mountains, there are four continents, called the four major continents, the four continents, the four heavens, and the four continents of Sumeru.

Dongsheng Shenzhou (东毘提诃).

Located in the Aral Sea to the east of Mount Meru, the island is famous for its special human beings. Volume 18 of the "Chang A Han Sutra" says: "There is a world in the east of Sumeru, and the name is in the catch, and its soil is round, and it is nine thousand years wide; The human face is also round, like the terrain of the other side.

There are three things special about this continent: the land is very large, it is very great, and it is wonderful.

Nanbu Continent (Nanyan Futi).

The South Ganbu Continent is located in the south of Mount Meru, and this continent is rich in Yanfu trees, and also produces Yanfu sandalwood. The terrain is like a car box, and so are the faces of people. The people of this continent are brave and strong enough to create karma, practice Buddhism, and have Buddhas born in their lands, so the three things are better than the other three continents and the heavens.

West Niu Hezhou (西翿 Yeni).

Xiniu Hezhou is located in the west of Mount Meru, and is traded with cattle, sheep, and manibao as currency. Its terrain is like a full moon, and the human face is also like a full moon, and there are three special things in this continent, namely: many cows, many sheep, and many pearls and jades.

Beiju Luzhou (Beiyu Shan Yue).

Beiju Luzhou is located in the Aral Sea in the north of Mount Meru, the continent is square, each side is 2,000 years long, the shape is like a box lid, surrounded by the Seven Gold Mountain and the Great Iron Fence Mountain, ** is the ground, day and night are always bright. The land has the four virtues of equality, silence, purity, and thornlessness. The people of this continent have a square face, and the terrain of this continent is the same, and everyone has the same complexion, and their height is one foot and four feet.

Life is equal and happy, without worries.

Wu Chengen, the author of Journey to the West, lived in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and you can find it by referring to the names of places in the Ming Dynasty and the present. However, **Journey to the West is an excellent god and demon written by the author**, and it is also a masterpiece with a grand scale, complete structure, and a fantasy form to reflect social contradictions, and some of the place names in it may be mostly made up.

The four continents of the world written in "Journey to the West" are: Dongsheng Shenzhou, West Niuhe Continent, South Ganbu Continent, and North Julu Continent.

1. Dongsheng Shenzhou.

Dongsheng Shenzhou, also known as Dongbi Tihazhou, is one of the four major continents in Buddhist legends (including West Niuhe Prefecture, South Ganbu Continent and North Julu Continent). Dongsheng Shenzhou is guarded by the Heavenly King of the Holding Kingdom, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. The four heavenly kings are the Heavenly King of the Eastern Holding Kingdom, the Southern Growth Heavenly King, the Western Wide-eyed Heavenly King, and the Northern Duowen Heavenly King.

2. Xiniu Hezhou.

Xiniu Hezhou, also translated as Xiniu Cargo Continent, is one of the four major continents in Buddhist legends (including Dongsheng Shenzhou, Nanganzhi Hebu Continent and North Juluzhou). It is guarded by the Western Wide-Eyed Heavenly King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Located in the west of Mount Meru, it is traded with cattle, sheep, and manibao as currency.

Its terrain is like a full moon, and the human face is also like a full moon, and there are three special things in this continent, namely: many cows, many sheep, and many pearls and jades.

3. South Ganbu Continent.

Nan Ganbu Zhou, also translated as Nanzhan Buzhou, Yan Fuzhou, Nan Yan Futi, Nan Yan Nai Tuo Feng Fuzhou, Yan Fu Ti Ta Bo, etc., is one of the four major continents in Buddhist legends (including Dongsheng Shenzhou, West Niuhe Zhou and Beiju Luzhou). Located in the Aral Sea to the south of Mount Meru, the Southern Ganbu Continent is guarded by the Growth Heavenly King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

The Tibetan secret preaches that there are five holy places in Nanzhan Buzhou, namely the Vajra Seat in Middle Earth, the Wutai Mountain in the east, the Putuo Mountain and the Wuzhi Mountain in the south; The land of Ugin Shambhala in the west, the country of Shambhala in the north.

4. Beiju Luzhou.

Beiju Luzhou, transliterated as Yu Danyue, Yu Tan Chang Luo, Yu Duo Luo Jiuliu, Yu Tan Luo Ju Lu, etc., are the four continents in Buddhist legends. Beiju Luzhou is guarded by King Duowen, one of the Four Heavenly Kings.