Why did the jade emperor in the Monkey King make a scene in Heaven ask the Tathagata for help? Is there nothing you can do in the world?

To answer this question, we must first make clear the level and relationship between the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata. Although the classics of Journey to the West tend to respect Buddhism and suppress Taoism, the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism is very clear, that is, the western heaven under the rule of the Tathagata belongs to the jurisdiction of the jade emperor, that is to say, the jade emperor is related to the Tathagata. Lingshan, a paradise, is the territory sealed by the jade emperor to Tathagata, that is, the vassal state, so Tathagata is naturally a vassal of the Western Heaven.

In fact, this point is also clearly stated in the original work. When the Seven Clothes Fairy went to the Flat Peach Garden to pick peaches, she once introduced to the Monkey King the list of people who invited the Queen Mother to the Flat Peach Banquet, in which the five elders were mentioned, and Tathagata was one of the five elders, which clearly confirmed the fact that Tathagata was a vassal of the Western Heaven. Knowing this, we can understand why the jade emperor sent a letter to the Tathagata, and it is natural for the emperor to send a letter to the minister.

We have made clear the relationship between the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata, and the rationality of the letters that the Jade Emperor sent to the Tathagata. The next problem we need to solve is that there are many great gods in the sky. You can easily surrender the Monkey King by coming out casually, but it is strange that many great gods have not made moves. Why is the Jade Emperor getting farther and farther away from Tathagata, keeping him away from Wan Li and cleaning up the Monkey King? What is the jade emperor's abacus?

As we all know, since Zhou Pingwang moved eastward, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty declined gradually, and it had no actual control over the governors of the world. Some powerful governors had the ambition to replace Zhou's position, and later there appeared the "five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period" such as,,, and. Although the Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period respected Zhou Wang on the surface, they actually regarded him as air, and Zhou Wang could no longer control the Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period.

The five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period in history are mentioned to reveal the mind of the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor's Heavenly Palace is far away from Wan Li where the Tathagata sits, and the western paradise grows under the Tathagata's rule. Under the background that the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, the Jade Emperor has to worry: Is the Tathagata still under his control? Does Tathagata have the following criminal ambitions?

The Jade Emperor reported his worries to Sanqing. Sanqing presided over a high-level meeting of heaven. The meeting decided to take the Monkey King's havoc as an opportunity to ask the Jade Emperor to send a letter to the Tathagata to test the Tathagata's reaction. If the Tathagata has a strong self-esteem and doesn't come to the rescue under various excuses, there is no doubt that he has a rebellious intention; If the Tathagata arrives in time according to the imperial edict, it shows that he has no ambition at present.

God in the sky played a game according to the spirit of heaven. When dealing with the Monkey King, it was true or false, and it was deliberately aimed at him. Tathagata is wily and knows that with his present strength, he can't fight the heaven. The urgent task is to continue to pursue the strategy of keeping a low profile. So he received a letter from the Jade Emperor, and immediately rushed to heaven with two disciples, pressing the Monkey King at the foot of Wuxing Mountain.

The performance of Tathagata made the Jade Emperor and Sanqing very satisfied, and the Jade Emperor even arranged the highest standard reception for Tathagata at the An Tian meeting. The Tathagata has great respect for the Jade Emperor, calling him the Buddha, and humbling himself as an old monk. For example, after going back and forth to the west, while the iron is hot, he put forward the idea of spreading the classics in the East Tang Dynasty to expand his influence. The Jade Emperor and Sanqing immediately returned the Tathagata's plan. Therefore, we can see that the Tang Priest and his disciples were completely under the protection of celestial immortals and western immortals, which contributed to the great success of Buddhist scriptures.