Who is the protagonist in The Journey to the West?

The main characters in Journey to the West are: Tang Priest, the Monkey King and Pig Bajie. Friar Sand.

1. Tang Priest: Fa Hao Xuan Zang,No. Sanzang, formerly known as disciple Jin Er. He is a posthumous child. Because of his parents' tragic and bizarre experiences, he grew up in a temple after becoming a monk, became a monk in Huasheng Temple, and finally moved to a famous temple in Beijing to practice. Tang Priest is studious and highly savvy, and stands out among the monks in the temple. Finally, he was selected by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and went to the Western Heaven to learn from the scriptures. On the way to learn Buddhist scriptures, the Tang Priest successively surrendered three disciples, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand.

2. the Monkey King: Also known as Monkey King, Monkey King and Monkey King. It is an akashi monkey cultivated from the lingshi of Huaguo Mountain in Ole Dongsheng, Shenzhou. Five hundred years later, the Tang Priest went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, passed by Wuxing Mountain, and broke the spell before he saved the Monkey King. The Monkey King was so grateful that, at the instigation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, he worshipped the Tang Priest as a teacher and went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures. On the way to learn from the scriptures, the Monkey King exorcised demons and made many remarkable achievements. However, he was twice misunderstood and expelled by Tang Priest and his disciples. Finally, the four of them arrived at the Buddhist Leiyin Temple and got the true scriptures. The Monkey King's cultivation was successful, and the seal fight defeated the Buddha. The Monkey King is smart, lively, brave, loyal and fierce, which has become the embodiment of wisdom and courage in China culture. So the Monkey King can easily become the idol of the little boy in China.

3. Pig Bajie: Also known as Pig Zhu Gang, Pig Wuneng, Pig Liegang and Idiot. Tian Peng, the former marshal of the Heavenly Palace, came down to earth for molesting Chang 'e. But the wrong pig fetus has grown into the shape of a pig face. Catch the civilians in Gaolaozhuang and be subdued by the Monkey King. The title of the successful restoration is "The Messenger of the Pure Altar". Pig's weapon is nine-tooth nail palladium. Pigs can only change 36. The image of Pig Bajie is a very successful image created by Wu Cheng'en. Although lazy, he is the Monkey King's right-hand man. Selfish as it is, it is likable.

4. Friar Sand: Also known as Sha Wujing and Friar Sand. Originally a confined general in the Heavenly Palace, he broke the glass lamp at the flat peach party, angered the Queen Mother, was banished to the world, and was turned into a monster by the Liusha River. Later, Guanyin Bodhisattva appeased him, ordered Shahe to worship Tang Priest as a teacher, and promised him to go to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures. Because he finally worshipped the Tang Priest as a teacher, he had to bear heavy expectations. The weapon used is a wand. The book also calls Friar Sand "Friar Sand". After learning the scriptures, it was named Jin Luohan.

Extended data:

The Journey to the West is the first romantic novel with chapters and sections in ancient China. There are hundreds of The Journey to the West published in Ming Dynasty, and there is no author's signature. Wu et al., a scholar in Qing Dynasty, first proposed that The Journey to the West was written by Wu Cheng'en in Ming Dynasty. This novel is based on the historical event of "Tang priest learning from the scriptures" and deeply depicts the social reality at that time through the author's artistic processing. The book mainly describes the story of the Monkey King's encounter with Tang Priest, Pig Bajie, Friar Sand after his birth, and his disturbance to the Heaven Palace. He went west to learn from the scriptures, demonized all the way, and after eighty-one difficulties, he finally arrived in the Western Heaven to meet the Tathagata Buddha, and finally the Five Saints died.

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