Although Guanyin Bodhisattva is only a bodhisattva, its actual status is far above that of ordinary Buddhas, and she also enjoys the reputation of the teacher of the seven Buddhas.
So, why does Guanyin, as a bodhisattva, enjoy the reputation of the master of the seven Buddhas?
A very important reason is that Guanyin Bodhisattva is one of the few powerful people in the western world. She owns the Luojia mountain group, a dojo independent of Lingshan, and her hands are full of masters.
We know that Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, invincible, "no one god can stop", his strength is not the top of the Three Realms, it is also the first-class level of the Three Realms. However, in Guanyin Bodhisattva's dojo, the Luojiashan Group, a low-key maid may be stronger than Sun Wukong.
This maid is the Dragon Lady of Good Fortune. The Dragon Lady of Shancai was the daughter of the Dragon King of Brahmacharya, and when she was eight years old, she occasionally heard Manjushri Bodhisattva say the Lotus Sutra, and suddenly became enlightened and cultivated herself to become a Buddha.
After becoming a Buddha, the Dragon Lady of Good Fortune possessed powerful mana and infinite strength, and could easily pick up a pure bottle filled with a sea of water, while Sun Wukong could not even lift it.
In addition to the Dragon Girl of Good Fortune, Guanyin Bodhisattva also has two famous masters, although their strength is inferior to that of the Dragon Girl of Good Fortune, but they were also difficult opponents of Sun Wukong.
One is the Black Bear Spirit. The Black Bear Spirit is the god of the Luojia Mountain, but he was once a demon of the Batu Cave, because he coveted the brocade robe, he clashed with Sun Wukong, and the two sides fought a big battle, and the result was not different, which showed its strength. It was because of this that Sun Wukong asked Guanyin Bodhisattva for help, and finally surrendered him to Zhao'an.
The other is the Red Child. The Red Child is guanyin bodhisattva's virtuous boy of good fortune, but was once a youkai of the Fire Cloud Cave, and because of his coveting of tang monk meat, he clashed with Sun Wukong. The red child's fist and foot kung fu is not as good as Sun Wukong's, but he has mastered the skill of housekeeping Samadhi True Fire. With the true fire of Samadhi, the Red Child killed Sun Wukong in a complete defeat, and he asked Guanyin Bodhisattva for help, so that he could surrender him.
Of course, Guanyin Bodhisattva's subordinates are not all masters, but there are also disciples with relatively mediocre strength, such as Muzha.
Muzha's strength was only at the upper middle level at best. During the Period of the Heavenly Palace, he once fought with Sun Wukong, but he only insisted on fifty rounds and was defeated.
Among the many well-known disciples of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Muzha's strength can be said to be the weakest, but what is strange is that wherever Guanyin Bodhisattva goes, he always carries this weakest disciple with him.
The reason is actually very simple, from the words of Guanyin Bodhisattva to Muzha before surrendering the red child, you can see the hint.
Forty-second time in the original book, Guanyin Bodhisattva decided to go to the Fire Cloud Cave to help Sun Wukong surrender the Red Child, and before leaving, he suddenly said to Muzha, "Go up to the realm, see your father, and ask him to borrow Wang Gang's sword." ”
Who is Muzha's father? It was Li Jing, the King of Tota. Li Jing had an extremely high status in the Heavenly Court, and also served as the Grand Marshal of the Three Realms, commanding a number of marshals, equivalent to the supreme military commander of the Three Realms.
Since Muzha was Li Jing's son, it was not difficult to understand why Guanyin Bodhisattva often took him with him. It is likely that Li Jing personally sent him to Guanyin Bodhisattva to study. The big man personally entrusted his son to Guanyin Bodhisattva, who of course had to take special care of him.
From the fact that Guanyin Bodhisattva asked Muzha to borrow Wang Gang's sword from Li Jing, it is not difficult for us to find that Muzha is a bridge for Guanyin Bodhisattva to communicate with Li Jing, the King of Tota, and even the Tianting Group.
If Guanyin Bodhisattva wants to maintain and expand his influence in the Three Realms, he cannot do without exchanges and cooperation with the Tianting Group, and the role of Muzha is even more important.
Because of this, although Muzha was the weakest, Guanyin Bodhisattva often took him with him, on the one hand, to reflect the importance she attached to Li Jing, and on the other hand, to let Muzha contact the Heavenly Court for her at any time.