Can the Tathagata of Journey to the West beat Yuan Zun?

Journey to the West Tathagata couldn't beat Buddha from the beginning.

Yuan Shi Tian Zun is one of the highest leaders of Taoism. The Jade Emperor in the sky and the Tathagata in the west were both led by Sanqing, especially the Tathagata, whose status was two levels lower than that of the original Buddha.

There are Sanqing, Yusi, Wuxao, June 4th, Qiyuan and Octupole in The Journey to the West. The Buddha in the Yuan Dynasty was one of the highest Sanqing, and the Tathagata was only one of the five elders in the third level.

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Yuanshi Tianzun, the full name of "Jade Qing Yuanshi Tianzun", also known as Yuanshi Tianwang, is one of the Taoist "Sanqing" gods and has the highest status in the "Sanqing". For example, a mirror of immortals in past dynasties called him "the ancestor who presided over heaven".

Although the Buddha's position in the early Yuan Dynasty was high, it was recorded later than the old gentleman in Taishang. In the early days of the formation of Taoism, there was no such thing as "the God of Heaven". There is no record in Taiping Jing and Old Xiangzi Jules, and there is no origin in China myths and legends.