Who is the mortal that heaven and earth dare not provoke in Journey to the West?

Original Snail Watching Westward Journey 2020-12-19 09: 02: 00

(Snail Watch Westward Journey No.4867)

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Snail explained to you the most sought-after monster in Journey to the West in the previous article. This monster was plundered by the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata, and finally the Tathagata returned with a full load. Niu submitted a surrender to Lingshan. So, today's topic is still related to the two bosses of the Jade Emperor Tathagata, but this time it is not to fight for people, but to stay at a respectful distance from others, and neither of them dares to provoke this mortal.

What is this mortal's identity? It is worth expressing their fears.

Is this man the king of the infinite country? At the beginning, the Tathagata specially sent Manjusri Bodhisattva as a lobbyist in order to bring the infinite king under his command, and invited him to Lingshan to be an arhat. Among them, the gods in the sky also intervened, and the old man personally gave the life-saving elixir to the monkey to save the king. But this example can only prove that both the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata have the idea of recruiting talented people, not to mention that King Wuji is just an ordinary mortal and not worth the trouble of these two bosses.

This mortal has been excluded. Who else can make the list? I'll give you a hint before I tell you the answer. What is the book of life and death of the immortals on the Westward Journey? This is the treasure of their life, but all immortals with names will be recorded. The difference between them and mortals is that the recorded books are different, and the immortals are specially classified by the underworld.

Then, how did the Jade Emperor react when there was a problem with the book of life and death? On the rampage, the Monkey King was taken to hell by the staff of Yamaraja Temple and started his "small-scale" mode. One man picked the whole hell, and several golden hoops were shot down. Yan had to take out the book of life and death, and then the monkey scribbled on it. Yan couldn't provoke the monkey, so he turned and sued the jade emperor. The original record says-

After reading it, the Jade Emperor sent a message: "When the Ghost King returns to the underworld, I will send my generals to arrest him."

When the Jade Emperor heard the report, he sent people to catch monkeys, which showed that he attached great importance to the book of life and death. So, when a mortal changes the book of life and death, how does he react? No response. A one-day trip to Li Shimin's underworld adds 20 years to life expectancy. According to the rules of heaven, this is against the rules, but the Jade Emperor didn't find someone to catch Li Shimin.

What is the reaction of Tathagata, who is also a leader? He dared not say or ask. Lingshan sent the Tibetan King Bodhisattva to work in the underworld. The Tathagata must know what happened in the underworld, but he didn't make any comments. Why?

Because this mortal is extremely important. Li Shimin in The Journey to the West also has the status of a heavy Arctic Wei Zi emperor. This identity is one of the four emperors in heaven, so the jade emperor won't shoot him. Tathagata is one of the five elders in heaven, so naturally he can't tell others what to do.