From resentment to respect, affection, and affection, how did Goku's attitude towards Kannon change?

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(Doctoral Lecture on the 680th Journey to the West, selected from Chapter 8 of the Enigma of the Journey to the West (480) - The Mystery of Guanyin's Efforts)

In the previous lecture, we mentioned that Guanyin used the two hoops of the "Golden Forbidden" that had been privately intercepted to introduce two talents, the Black Bear Essence and the Red Child. Compared with Goku, the two of them are at least inferior to Goku, and may even be above Goku, and they are high-level talents in the Journey to the West world.

After obtaining the two able generals of the Black Bear Essence and the Red Child, coupled with the expansion of the mortal territory, Guanyin, whose strength had greatly increased, was ready to march towards the Spirit Mountain. Since Guanyin was limited by the bodhisattva's position and could not obtain the title of Buddha, she expanded her network of relationships and expanded her influence in the Buddhist sect at Lingshan.

Since Guanyin served as the chief executive of the sutra-taking operation, she had more contact with the members of the sutra-taking team than other immortals, and they naturally had an indescribable close relationship with each other. We know that at the beginning of the implementation of the sutra collection action, the team members have been promised to "achieve positive results", and after the success of the sutra collection action, they will respectively hold middle and senior positions in the Buddhist sect, which for Guanyin, if she can establish a good relationship with them, she will inevitably get their strong support for her future development in the Buddhist sect.

Although Guanyin has such an idea, what is the attitude of the members of the sutra team toward Guanyin? In particular, the core figure of the sutra collection team, Goku, what kind of attitude did he have toward Guanyin at the beginning of the implementation of the sutra collection operation? Has there been a certain change in their attitudes during the implementation of the action? Including him, what relationship did they eventually form with Guanyin?

It should be said that the five members of the sutra team, including Bai Ryoma, except for Goku, the other four members have always respected Guanyin!

In particular, the Tang monk, his reincarnation, was implemented by the South Pole Star King "according to the instructions of Guanyin Bodhisattva", which made him naturally have a sense of closeness to Guanyin, coupled with Guanyin's many times to help, it made him grateful to Guanyin, as long as Guanyin appeared, he was "only on his knees and prostrated." ”

There are also eight precepts, after Guanyin gathered four other immortals and asked him to "crash into the heavens to marry and recruit a son-in-law", and after punishing him, he "burned incense in the soil and prayed in the air", "worshiped" Guanyin with five bodies, and publicly swore that "from now on, I will never dare to act arbitrarily again." Even if it is tired of breaking bones, it is only a shoulder to shoulder and burden, and go with Master Xiyu. ”

Only Goku is alone, and his attitude towards Guanyin is very different!

Because Guanyin conspired with the Tang monks to trick him into wearing a "tight hoop", causing him to lose his free body, he was going to go to the South China Sea to "beat him!" For a long time afterwards, he still had a great grudge against Guanyin. When the eagle was worried about the little white dragon, he dared to question Guanyin of course, "You, the master of the Seven Buddhas, the Master of Compassion!" How do you get into harming me! ”

Until Pingdingshan met Taishang Laojun, his resentment towards Guanyin was still very heavy. Goku complained in front of Taishang Laojun, "This bodhisattva is also lazy! Then, he carried out the most vicious curse on the body of Guanyin's daughter, "He should be husbandless!" ”

However, as the sutra-taking operation progressed, Guanyin continued to show her means to help the team solve its problems, and Goku's attitude towards her began to gradually change:

In order to extinguish the Red Child's "Samadhi True Fire", Guanyin gently picked up the bottle containing "Water of the Sea", and already let Goku, who could not lift the bottle, "hold her hand" and pray. Then he used a lotus flower to "cross the sea", which made Goku admire Guanyin even more.

When Goku killed the robber and was driven out of the team by the Tang monks, there was nowhere to go, and he could only go to the South China Sea to defect to Guanyin, his resentment towards Guanyin and his pride further declined. When he saw Guanyin, he was like a child seeing his mother, "falling down to worship, and he could not stop the tears from gushing, and cried loudly." ”

Seeing that Goku was so aggrieved, Guanyin was also like a mother seeing a child, and immediately let Mucha and Shancai lift him up, "Goku, there are very sad things, obviously speaking, don't cry, don't cry, I will save you and eliminate disasters." At this point, Goku was not only nominally "master and apprentice" to Guanyin, but also gradually developed a "family affection".

The fake Goku was killed, Guanyin sent him back to the sutra collection team, and got the opportunity to "re-correct the fruit", he no longer complained about Guanyin, instead of respect and love, so that when he ambushed the golden hair, Goku saw Guanyin and directly prostrated his head, "I don't know the great kindness of The Mortal, there is a mistake to avoid." Dare to ask the bodhisattva where he is going? ”

Not to mention, when Guanyin came to reveal the information about the killing of monks in the country to the sutra team with good fortune in France, and came to reveal the information about the killing of monks in the country to the sutra team, Goku recognized Guanyin, "panicked and fell down to worship", shouting in unison, "Bodhisattva, disciple is lost!" Lost! It can be seen that in addition to respect, love and affection, Goku further developed a reverence for Guanyin!

Goku's attitude represents the attitude of the entire sutra team, and the relationship between Goku and Guanyin represents the relationship between the entire sutra team and Guanyin, and he and Guanyin have developed a family relationship and become a family, and the rest of the sutra team, that is, the members of the whole family.

After the success of the sutra-taking operation, with the support of these newly promoted Middle and High-ranking Buddhist Sect personnel, why didn't Guanyin's influence in Lingshan expand?