Sun Wukong was tortured to death by Tathagata as early as Chapter 58 of Journey to the West?

I was bored and opened "Journey to the West" and read it in general. I made a major discovery that Wu Chengen actually had a major foreshadowing in "Journey to the West". .


Look at the fifty-seventh chapter of "Journey to the West". It is said that the "six-eared macaque" transformed into the image of Sun Wukong, injured Tang Seng, and later fought with Sun Wukong. . . Needless to say, the strength of this fake Sun Wukong is the same as that of the real Sun Wukong. He fights against Sun Wukong and makes troubles in the sky and into the sea. At Tang Monk's place: when he recited the Tightening Curse, both of them cried out in pain, so of course he couldn't tell which one was true or false; when he went to the Tiangong Palace, when the Heavenly King dragged the tower and took a look at the demon mirror, he couldn't see it; when he went to Guanyin's place: Guanyin couldn't tell either. Finally, he went to Yama in the underworld. After listening to it, he said: "I can see it, but I don't dare to say it." . . In the end, Tathagata Buddha revealed his six-eared true body and covered it with a golden bowl, only to be beaten to death by Sun Wukong with a stick.


This is the whole story. It seems very simple and complete, but I found a huge foreshadowing.


Let us now assume that the one who was killed was Wukong, and the one who survived was the six-eared macaque. I am not talking nonsense, it makes sense. Here are some of my theories:


1. The six-eared macaque is exactly the same as Sun Wukong. No one can tell. Even if Tathagata deceives everyone and says that the six-eared macaque is the real Wukong, and this lie, only Tathagata knows the truth. The real Sun Wukong is just a mute eating coptis.


2. The six-eared macaque is most likely a shill arranged by Tathagata. Everyone knows that Sun Wukong is a rebel, and Tathagata is the supreme ruler of the Western Heaven. Which ruler would allow a rebel to live in this world? In addition, everyone knows that Sun Wukong has never respected Tathagata. So Tathagata will find ways to destroy Sun Wukong. Of course, you can't kill Sun Wukong directly, so an identical Wukong appears and kills Sun Wukong invisibly. And there is evidence for this.


1: For example, in the underworld, after "True Listening" heard it, "True Listening" knew the truth and falsehood, but did not dare to say it. His idea was definitely not because he was afraid that the two Wukong would cause trouble in the underworld, but that the six-eared macaque had a very powerful backing, which was Tathagata. Therefore, "True Listen" naturally dare not tell the truth.


2: Secondly, there is another reason that can prove that "Ting Ting" is not really afraid of the two monkeys causing trouble in the underworld. Everyone knows that there was a person with strong magic power present at the time. Of course, it was not Yama, there is a world of difference between Yama and this person. This person is "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva". Who is "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva"? He is the first of the four great Bodhisattvas in Buddhism, as famous as Guanyin, Manjusri and Samantabhadra. This shows that this person is powerful. Since there are such powerful Buddhists here, is "Tingting" still worried that these two monkeys will cause trouble in the underworld?


3. Everyone knows that Sun Wukong's master is “Bodhi Patriarch”. Who is “Bodhi Patriarch”? There is a clue in the "List of Gods" that he is the disciple of "Ancestor Hun Kun", and coincidentally, "Ancestor Hun Kun" has countless disciples, and his two most proud disciples are Tathagata (also known as "Taoist Jie Yin") and Patriarch Bodhi (also known as "Taoist Zhunti"). A bold idea, since the two saints are brothers of the same sect, and it was briefly mentioned in "The List of Gods" that the second disciple, Taoist Zhunti (that is, the Bodhi Patriarch), did not know what happened to the Taoist Taoist (Tathagata), but mysteriously disappeared and was never seen again. This is a strong clue that there is a conflict between the two.


Then back to Sun Wukong, and Sun Wukong happens to be the disciple of Patriarch Bodhi. When Tathagata meets the disciple of his former enemy, who has earth-shaking abilities, how long will it take to find ways to get rid of him?


4. Journey to the West tells the story of Sun Wukong who gained great powers after learning a spell from Master Bodhi. And it just so happens that the six-eared macaque pretending to be Sun Wukong also has the exact same spell as Sun Wukong, and even looks and sounds exactly the same?Is this a coincidence? Everyone knows that Sun Wukong only learned 72 transformations and somersault clouds for several years. It is impossible for the six-eared macaque to be born with this ability without learning, right? There must be some advice from an expert who comes from the same family as Sun Wukong. Naturally, Patriarch Bodhi will not be among them, because since the old man has such a loving and righteous disciple like Sun Wukong, why do he still want to create a six-eared macaque to confront Sun Wukong? Therefore, there is only one person who instructs the six-eared macaque to confront Sun Wukong, and that is Patriarch Bodhi's fellow disciple, Tathagata.


5. Returning to the fifty-eighth chapter of "Journey to the West", it is said that the two monkeys came to the Tathagata to argue between the true and false. . . But the Tathagata said to the Buddhas: "I see that the false Wukong is a six-eared macaque. If this monkey stands alone, it can know things thousands of miles away, and it can also be understood by ordinary people talking. Therefore, it is good at listening to sounds, can understand, know the front and back, and everything is clear. The one who has the same image and the same sound as the true Wukong is a six-eared macaque."


The Tathagata said this, and the Buddhas knew that there was such a "six-eared macaque" among all living beings in the world. However, readers of Journey to the West ignored a clue in the words of the Tathagata: What the Tathagata meant was that this monkey is different from Sun Wukong. The six-eared macaque "knows the front and back, and everything is clear." It's amazing, he actually knows everything that happened in the past and future. This is a big flaw! ! ! Since the six-eared macaque knows that in the future he will be subdued by Tathagata and beaten to death by Sun Wukong, why would he go to Tathagata with Sun Wukong to argue the truth? Isn't that asking for trouble? So there is only one possibility. The Tathagata had arranged things well, and with his explanation, all the Buddhas thought that the six-eared macaque was the "real Wukong". However, the real Wukong was regarded as the "six-eared macaque" and was subdued by the Tathagata and then beaten to death with a stick.


When the "six-eared macaque" was beaten to death, Tathagata, who was always compassionate, did not mean to blame him at all. He just put his hands together and said: "Good, good!". . . Everyone knows that with Tathagata's ability, when "Sun Wukong" wants to kill the "six-eared macaque" with a stick, how easy it is for Tathagata to save him. It can be seen that Tathagata's original intention is to let him die. The "six-eared macaque" didn't have any major sins at all. He just had a big quarrel with Sun Wukong. Why did Tathagata, who was always compassionate, let him die? Think back when Sun Wukong caused trouble in the Dragon Palace, the underworld, and the heaven, but Tathagata didn't let him die yet. Why did the "six-eared macaque" have to die for such a small mistake? There must be something hidden here. So the secret is that Tathagata really wanted to execute Sun Wukong, but the one who was beaten to death with a stick happened to be the real Sun Wukong.


6. Everyone would think that Sun Wukong had already had his name deleted from the book of life and death, and he had eaten so many peaches and elixirs that he would have been immortal long ago and had an indestructible body. How could he be killed so easily? Perhaps only Tathagata himself knows this.


As you can imagine, since Tathagata had the ability to suppress Sun Wukong at the Five Elements Mountain back then, although he cannot kill Sun Wukong now, he certainly has a way to make Sun Wukong disappear forever.


7. Return to Sun Wukong's master, “Master Bodhi”. It was recorded in Journey to the West that after Sun Wukong caused a lot of trouble in the Heavenly Palace, he had to follow Monk Tang to learn Buddhist scriptures. When he encountered difficulties and went back to find his master "Bodhi Patriarch", "Bodhi Patriarch" had long disappeared. He only talked to Sun Wukong through the air and did not meet him. Why is this? Presumably, after Sun Wukong uses the skills taught by "Bodhi Patriarch" to enter the Heavenly Palace, Tathagata will definitely notice it and will definitely find that the seventy-two transformations and somersault clouds are the same magic. As I said just now, Patriarch Bodhi and Tathagata had some conflicts, and Patriarch Bodhi later went into seclusion.If the Tathagata sees Sun Wukong's ability, he will definitely know that this ability must have been received by the Bodhi Patriarch, and he will naturally pursue this long-lost enemy. Therefore, after Patriarch Bodhi learned that Sun Wukong was causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace, he disappeared without a trace in order to avoid unnecessary trouble. . .


Then again, Patriarch Bodhi's abilities are no less than Tathagata. This can be seen from the eighth chapter of "Journey to the West". . . There is a passage in which the Tathagata says: "I am a man in Hezhou, Xiniu. I am not greedy and do not kill. I nourish my energy and potential. Although it is supremely true, everyone can live a long life." Everyone, please note that the Tathagata said, "Although the Buddha is in Xiniu Hezhou, it is supremely true." This just shows that Bodhi's preaching in Xiniu Hezhou can escape the Tathagata's eyes, and it shows that Bodhi is not as good as Lai Chao.


8. Have you noticed that before the real and fake Monkey King happened, Sun Wukong did not completely listen to Tang Seng's words. Sometimes, he even had small conflicts, which caused Tang Seng to have to recite the tightening curse, which is a typical image of a rebel. But since the real and fake Monkey King incident came out, Sun Wukong has protected Tang Monk from now on. From this incident, it can be seen that Sun Wukong is completely different from the previous one. It cannot be ruled out that Sun Wukong has been subdued by Tathagata quietly and without anyone knowing in a battle using the six-eared macaque.