First, the main characters of The Journey to the West are introduced.
In the novels of Journey to the West, there are many characters with different personalities. We mainly analyze the characteristics of the four Tang Sanzang. Tang priest is the captain of the Buddhist scriptures team. He is firm in Zen, kind and kind, but timid, selfish and opinionated.
The Monkey King, the great disciple of Tang Priest, has many characteristics, such as flexibility, courage, resourcefulness, courage, hatred of evil, fear of power and gratitude, but he has a short temper. Pig Bajie is the second disciple of Tang Priest. He loves to break up, lustful, greedy and selfish, but he is also hardworking and simple. Friar Sand is the third disciple of Tang Priest. He is honest, low-key and self-protective, and has a big picture.
1, the characteristics of Tang Priest
Tang priest is the leader of the four-person group in the novel of Journey to the West. He was originally the second disciple of the Tathagata, Jin, and was demoted to Tang Priest because he despised the Tathagata. 14 years later, the Tang priest set out from the Tang Dynasty to learn Buddhist scriptures and experienced many difficulties. Finally, he got the true sutra and was named Tan Gongde Buddha by the Tathagata.
Tang's monk has obvious personality characteristics in his novels, both good and bad. The main characteristics of Tang Priest are firm Zen mind, kindness, cowardice, selfishness and stubbornness.
2. Characteristics of the Monkey King
The Monkey King is the protagonist in the novel. He is a natural stone monkey. After he returned from his studies, he was first named Bi by the Jade Emperor and later named the Monkey King by the Jade Emperor. He stole flat peaches, pills and wine, made a scene in heaven, and was crushed by the Tathagata at the foot of Wuxing Mountain. Later, the Monkey King was saved by the Tang Priest and became his great apprentice, protecting Tang Priest's Buddhist scriptures in the West, and was named Tathagata against Buddha.
3, the characteristics of pig eight quit
Pig Bajie turned out to be Marshal Tian Peng. He was demoted to the world for molesting Chang 'e, devoted himself to pig fetus, became a demon in Fuling Mountain, and later became a door-to-door son-in-law in Gaolaozhuang, occupying Gao Cuilan. The Tang Priest passed through Gao Laozhuang to learn Buddhist scriptures and took Pig Bajie as his second apprentice. After learning Buddhism successfully, Zhu Bajie was named as an altar messenger of the Tathagata.
Pig Bajie is a humorous person in the novel. His characteristics are very obvious. He is hardworking, upright and honest, but greedy, selfish, lazy, lustful and greedy, and does not make up his mind to break up easily. He also likes to encourage Tang Priest and undermine team relations.
4. Characteristics of Friar Sand Monk
Friar Sand turned out to be a general in the sky. Because he accidentally broke the glass lamp, he was exiled to Liushahe by the Jade Emperor. Friar Sand eats people for a living in Liusha River, and he is pierced by a flying sword every seven days. Later, Friar Sand was enlightened by Guanyin Bodhisattva and became the third disciple of the Tang Priest to protect the Tang Priest's scriptures. He was named as the Golden Arhat by the Tathagata.