What is the story of Xu Bodhi, the tenth disciple of the Buddha?

Xubodhi is one of the top ten disciples of Buddha, and there are countless stories about Xubodhi. The most legendary story of Xubodhi is what happened when Xubodhi was born.

Buddha told Xu Bodhi.

According to legend, on the day when the venerable Bodhi was born, all the treasures and things at home were gone. So the whole family was very anxious and quickly invited a fortune teller to calculate divination. After the divination, he told Xu Bodhi's family face to face that it was a great luck. Xubodhi will not be bound by the fame and fortune in the world in the future, so Xubodhi is named "Shanji". But when Xubodhi grew up, it was really different. Xu Bodhi was brilliant since he was a child and ignored the outside world. I often give my belongings to beggars on the roadside, and even donate my clothes to others, while I go home in shorts.

Parents are very dissatisfied with this practice of Xu Bodhi, but Xu Bodhi never thought about correcting it. In order to correct this, his parents kept him at home, but he realized the significance of a deeper philosophy of life, so he was a little proud. Until one day, the Buddha came to his hometown to give a lecture, and everyone said that the Buddha was a wise man. Almost all the people in Xubodhi's hometown converted to Buddhism, and even Xubodhi's parents began to believe in Buddhism.

Out of curiosity, Xu Bodhi secretly went to see the Buddha. Originally, he thought the Buddha was nothing. After seeing the solemn and compassionate appearance and wisdom of the Buddha, Xu Bodhi admired the Buddha very much and even wanted to see the Buddha again, but he didn't have the courage. It seems that the Buddha who knew all this called Xu Bodhi to himself for a long talk, and finally Xu Bodhi, who admired the Buddha, became a disciple of the Buddha.

Founder Xu Bodhi

Xu Bodhi, the founder, is not a real figure. Although he is a famous figure at the founder level, he is only a figure sketched out from his works in The Journey to the West. Xu Bodhi is also the Monkey King's master. He once taught the Monkey King many magical powers, but also predicted that he would be in great trouble in the future, so he was warned never to mention his legacy to others. In the works, the name Xu Bodhi belongs to Buddhism, but he looks more like Taoism and his thoughts are biased towards Confucianism. In short, Xu Bodhi is a master who is very proficient in Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

Picture of the founder of Xu Bodhi

The ancestral home of Xubodhi is Sanxingdong, which is said to be in Niuhezhou. As can be seen from the works, although his ability is beyond ordinary people and he has little contact with immortals, he is closely related to some woodcutters, which means that many people around him are just ordinary people, so although he is well-connected, he does not leave an unattainable impression, and looks more like an out-of-the-world master who lives in seclusion in the mountains. At the same time, it can be seen from this character that what the author Wu Cheng'en wants to express is his admiration and yearning for the hermit.

When Xu Bodhi taught the Monkey King magical powers, we could find that he had vast magical powers and many disciples. Many people in Shan Ye have received his education. He not only explained Buddhism and Taoism to people, but also taught people what he knew about self-cultivation, so he was deeply respected by people. Combined with the author's living environment at that time, we can see that his behavior catered to the idea of the integration of the three religions at that time, and this image was still fresh in the memory of the audience and readers.