The four major continents are the four continents in the Aral Sea around Mount Sumeru that are considered in Chinese Buddhism.

They are Shengshenzhou in the east; Niuhezhou in the west; Fanbuzhou in the south; and Juluzhou in the north.

1. Dongsheng Shenzhou: To the east of Mount Sumeru, Dongsheng Shenzhou is guarded by King Dhrita, one of the four heavenly kings.

2. Xiniu Hezhou is located in the west of Mount Sumeru. It uses cattle, sheep and Maniba as currency for trading. Its terrain is like a full moon, and its human face is also like a full moon. There are three special things about this continent, namely: many cattle, many sheep, and many pearls and jade. Xiniu Hezhou is guarded by King Guangmu, one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

3. Beiju Luzhou is located in the Aral Sea to the north of Mount Xumi. The island is square in shape, with each side two thousand leagues long. It is shaped like a box lid and is surrounded by Qijin Mountain and Datiewei Mountain. The golden For the earth, it is always bright day and night. Beiju Luzhou is guarded by King Duowen, one of the four heavenly kings.

4. Nanfangbu Continent is located in the south of Mount Sumeru. This continent is rich in Jambudur trees and Jambudur sandalwood gold. Nanfangbuzhou is guarded by the King of Growth, one of the four heavenly kings.

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The four major states in Journey to the West

In the novel "Journey to the West", the Buddha and the four great Bodhisattvas (Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Diji) The Western Bliss of Lingshan Mountain and the Luojia Mountain of the South China Sea, where Guanyin is located, are under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court. The Jade Emperor is responsible for the general management of internal and external affairs in the three realms.

Xiniu Hezhou (the location of Tianzhu), Tang Monk went there to get the scriptures.

The starting point of Tang Monk’s Buddhist scriptures was the Tang Dynasty located in Nanfangbuzhou. The author uses "Dongsheng Shenzhou" instead of "Dongsheng Shenzhou". This Shenzhou is actually the legendary Three Islands and Ten Continents, where gods gather.

And there is a "Aolai Country" in this continent, and the Huaguo Mountain in the country is the birthplace of Sun Wukong.

The original Buddhist noun "Dongshengshenzhou" is a proper noun. The author probably changed the name to Shenzhou in order to connect it with the Three Islands and Ten Continents.

Before Journey to the West, the only person in history who used the phrase "Eastern Victory in China" was Wang Shizhen. Was it the author of Journey to the West who was influenced by this great talent, or Wang Shizhen who had read an earlier version of Journey to the West. , I can’t tell. (This paragraph is originally from Chapter 485 of "Infinite Journey to the West")

Xiniu Hezhou Lingtai Fangcun Mountain

Lingtai Fangcun Mountain is a place name in "Journey to the West" and is located in Xiniu Hezhou. The great outsider Bodhi Patriarch lived in seclusion in the Xie Yue Sanxing Cave of Fangcun Mountain in Lingtai. Patriarch Bodhi was the enlightenment teacher of Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong's Dharma name was taken by Patriarch Bodhi, who taught Sun Wukong somersault clouds and the seventy-two transformations.

Reference material Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Major States

Reference material Baidu Encyclopedia-Dongsheng China