In Journey to the West, what is the status of the Dragon King of the Four Seas?

The Dragon King of the Four Seas guards the four seas in the southeast, northwest, and northwest respectively, and is a dragon god who is specifically responsible for the climate. We all know that in traditional culture, the dragon is a noble creature, and the emperor compares himself to the dragon clan.

Wearing a dragon robe, giving birth to a dragon species. We still claim to be descendants of the dragon. But "Journey to the West".

The Dragon King of the Four Seas simply took Sun Wukong.

There is no way at all, the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea.

was also used as a weapon by Brother Monkey, he is completely a little fairy, is the Dragon King so aggrieved on weekdays?

The dragon in traditional Chinese culture is a real dragon, which is an independent individual, not a group, that is, there is no concept of a dragon king. And the dragon king is from Buddhism.

That is, ancient India.

Brought in over there. Ancient India worshipped snakes, and the deification of snakes was called "Naga", translated into Chinese, in fact, it is a big snake, and now Indian portrait sculptures can still see such a snake shape at any time. "Naga" was absorbed by Buddhism, the white dragon horse.

Later, it became the Eight Heavenly Dragons, and the Heavenly Dragons actually referred to a kind of large snake. With the introduction of Buddhism into China, the word "Naga" also began to appear in the mouths of the Chinese, but the Chinese do not like snakes, so naturally it is impossible to translate it as a big snake, which is very undignified, so it is changed to "dragon king".

Therefore, the Dragon King of the Four Seas is actually a snake relatively speaking, so his status in "Journey to the West" is naturally not high. According to Zhou Yi.

In the saying that the east is yang, so Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the Four Seas and the Dragon King of the Middle East, should be ranked first. Ao Guang, the king of Guangde in the East China Sea, is a green dragon who is responsible for controlling rain, thunder, etc., and his attribute is water. The rainfall is all the responsibility of Ao Guang.

Ao Yan, the king of Guangshun in the West Sea, is a black dragon, he is responsible for the changes of wind and weather, and its attribute is wind, and he can control the wind speed and direction at will.

Ao Qin, the king of Guangli in the South China Sea, is a red dragon, Ao Qin is more special, he is fire, and he is responsible for controlling the fire caused by lightning, which is equivalent to the true fire of the world. Because there will be natural disasters in the world, Ao Qin mainly manages these aspects.

Ao Shun, the king of Guangze in Beihai, is a white dragon, and white can naturally think of snow, so Ao Shun attributes are snow, responsible for snowfall, hail, frost, etc. in winter.

With the cooperation of the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, there will be a change of the four seasons, of course, this is also the explanation of the change of the four seasons made by the ancients through their own imagination.

In Journey to the West, the status of the Dragon King of the Four Seas is not high, and the Dragon King of the Four Seas is the subordinate of the Jade Emperor, and he has to come out to greet many immortals when he sees them.

The East China Sea is the boss because he has the most treasures, and compared to the four oceans, the East China Sea is the Pacific Ocean with the largest area.

Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, Ao Yan, the Dragon King of the West Sea, Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South China Sea, and Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea, according to the direction, the east is respected, so the Dragon King of the East China Sea is the largest.

The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are, the Dragon King of the East Sea is the Green Dragon, the Dragon King of the South China Sea is the Red Dragon, the Dragon King of the West Sea is the Oolong, and the Dragon King of the North Sea is the White Dragon.

The Dragon King of the East China Sea is a green dragon who controls the rain. The Dragon King of the West Sea is a black dragon who controls the wind. The Dragon King of the South Seas is a red dragon who controls fires caused by lightning. The Dragon King of the North Sea is the White Dragon, who rules snow, hail, and frost.

It's all water dragons. The four dragon kings of the east, west, north and south of the four seas, according to their attributes, are all water dragons, mainly in charge of the rainfall in each region.

The four seas are the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the North Sea, and the West Sea, and the dragon kings are Ao Guang, Ao Qin, Ao Shun, and Ao Yan in order, and the ability of the dragon kings of the four seas is to control rain, fire, ice and snow, and air flow. The white dragon horse in Journey to the West is the son of Ao Yan.

The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are: the Dragon King of the East China Sea, who is the green dragon who can control rain, thunder, floods, and tides. Then there is the Dragon King of the South China Sea, who belongs to the second child, because he lives in the South China Sea for a long time, he is known as the Dragon King of the South China Sea, and he is good at breathing fire, lightning and other strengths.

The third dragon king, the Dragon King of the West Sea, has a milder temper and is the best at controlling weather convection, grasping shady weather, mastering climate change, etc. The last one is the Dragon King of the North Sea, commonly known as the "Ice Dragon", who is best at snow, hail, freezing, frost and other skills.

The Dragon King of the East China Sea is Ao Guang, who controls rain and seawater; The Dragon King of the South Sea is Ao Chin, who controls lightning and fire; The Dragon King of the West Sea is Ao Yan and controls the wind; The Dragon King of the North Sea is Ao Shun and controls the snow.

In Journey to the West, the status of the dragon is very low, basically at the same level as the city god and the land. When the Dragon King first appeared, it was when Sun Wukong went to the Dragon Palace to ask for a treasure. At that time, Sun Wukong was just an unknown scattered immortal on Huaguo Mountain.

But the dragon king still didn't dare to offend, one by one, with a few treasures, before sending Sun Wukong out of the Dragon Palace, and finally wrote a fold and reported the loss to the heavenly court.

In Journey to the West, the status of the Dragon King will give people a low feeling, in fact, there are two reasons.

In the Chinese mythological system, although the dragon symbolizes various totems, they are divided into the category of beasts. And the level of beasts does not mean that their abilities are low.

On the contrary, for example, the three brothers of Lion Camel Ridge, Taishang Laojun's green cow, etc., are also very good, but as soon as their owners arrive, they will immediately show their original form and obediently obey the law.

This kind of mythological setting is not unique to Journey to the West. In ancient Chinese mythology, dragons were used as beings to call the wind and rain when the Yellow Emperor conquered Chiyou, but they were to obey the orders of the Yellow Emperor.

And in another god and demon ** "Romance of the Gods", the exposition of the teachings represented by Yuan Shi Tianzun, when he complained about the disciples of the Tongtian Sect Master, he scolded them for being turned into beasts.

Moreover, the dragon's ability is also average in front of other beasts, such as the Dapeng bird, which uses dragons as food. And in Journey to the West, one of the origins of the dragon is also written: the dragon horse urine of the white dragon horse.

The second reason: Zhu Yuanzhang.

Soon after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he issued a regulation: "After the founding of the People's Republic of China, all the city gods in the country must be included in the system, divided into four ranks: king, prince, hou, and uncle." (From "History of the Ming Dynasty. Rites. III).

And in the second year, it was ordered again that all places must build a city god temple, and it must be built according to the level of the government office at the same level. (From the "Continuation of the General Examination of Literature").

In this way, not only in reality, but also in mythology, the rank of the official has naturally become the key factor in determining the level of status. And the dragon king, as a ** who is only in charge of the rain, has a low status, which is normal.

In Journey to the West, dragons have a very low status, and they all live in water. For example, the Dragon King of the East China Sea was bullied by a monkey. And later, when Brother Monkey learned the scriptures, he asked him for help many times, but he didn't dare to refuse.

Looking at the white dragon horse, he was almost beheaded because he burned a broken bead, and if it wasn't for the Bodhisattva's intercession, the dragon head would have fallen to the ground. And his sense of presence on the way to learn the scriptures is also very low, which shows that these dragons are really not good.

Moreover, the dragons in Journey to the West are all sea dragons and live in the water. And the most famous is the Dragon King of the Four Seas, who is in charge of the four major waters, namely Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South China Sea, Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea, and Ao Yan, the Dragon King of the West Sea. These four dragons are all surnamed Ao.

So they should be in the same family, and they are four brothers. But I don't know if it's a pro or a cousin. These four dragons, although they have a very high status in the dragon clan, but in the entire Three Realms, their status is really low.

Why is that?

In fact, the answer lies in their last name. They are all surnamed Ao! And this surname is actually derived from Ao.

When Nuwa mended the sky, she used one of her legs as Optimus Prime. And the three sacred mountains are all carried by giant turtles. So Qin Shi Huang couldn't find it.

Later, there was a legend that a giant took the three giant turtles away, and the three sacred mountains sank to the bottom of the sea.

So far, the answer is very clear, the Sea Dragon King is the successor of the giant ao, and the prototype of the giant ao is just a turtle. This is an ordinary creature, so the giant turtle has no status. As for the Sea Dragon King, he has no status.

But as for whether they are real dragons or not, I believe my friends also know.

In Journey to the West, the Dragon King is a very high and low status, and the difference is very large. The Dragon King of the Four Seas is the Dragon King, and the Dragon King in the well in the Black Rooster Country is also the Dragon King. As for the beheading of the Dragon King of Jinghe, it is clearly stated in the Taoist "Female Qingtian Law", "Those who violate the season of the dragon kings in the rain will be beheaded."