Is the Pig Bajie in The Journey to the West real?

I don't think so. We must first understand the origin of Pig Bajie. Let's start with religion:

1。 Buddhism: In Buddhism, there is a famous female protector named Morita, who rides in a cart pulled by seven pigs. but

These seven pigs represent the Big Dipper. In the Yuan Dynasty's Journey to the West Zaju, the predecessor of Pig Bajie was Mo Lizhi.

God's imperial generals evolved from those pigs.

2。 Taoism: Taoism has a famous female protector named Yuan Jun. She is not simple. She is the mother of all the stars.

The famous emperor Wei Zi is also her son. She has four hands all around, one of which is a pig's head. Her people

There is a canopy, marshal apocalypse. Marshal Hua Gai represents the Big Dipper.

Therefore, Pig Bajie was originally said to be the reincarnation of General Yuche, and at this time, the comparison in the Central Plains was tantric, that is, Lamaism.

When it flourished, in the Ming Dynasty, Lamaism declined in the Central Plains, and at the same time, Taoism revived. Therefore, Zhu Bajie's Buddhist status

It was endowed with Taoist status and became Marshal Tian Peng. Whoever it is, it's the same source.

So it seems that he just evolved from Buddhism and Taoism.