Journey to the West is a novel that everyone loves very much, and with the continuous adaptation of various film and television dramas, the journey to the west story, and even slowly forming a journey to the west universe.
The story framework of Journey to the West is very much in line with the requirements of this adaptation, and on the way to learn the scriptures, you will encounter a variety of demons, ghosts, and bizarre stories, which can completely expand some of these stories.
These are all realistic materials, much stronger than those in the West, the Marvel Universe, the master and apprentice all the way to the west, the main line is continuous, and the secondary line can add new elements at any time.
But careful readers will find that the Tang monks and disciples go all the way to the west, the more west they go, the more monsters they encounter, and at the same time they are more powerful and cruel, but Rulai's original words are not like this, Rulai said:
I, the One who is west of Niuhe Zhou, do not covet or kill, nourish the spirit of qi and subliminality, although there is no supreme truth, everyone has a solid life; but those who are in the south of the Continent are greedy and happy, and they kill more and fight more
And obviously, if you think that in his place, it is a peaceful color, and in the distant South Zhanbu Continent, that is, the Eastern Tang Dynasty, where there are demons and ghosts everywhere, and people also hate each other.
Many people have a lot of conspiracy theories, and even say that the Buddha deliberately raised these monsters, or that the Tang Dynasty has more powerful immortal protection, and so on.
But in fact, conspiracy theories, as long as you suspect that there is something in it, you can definitely find clues, such as as this book, the invincible existence, simply do not care to engage in these small actions.
The answer to this question should start from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and the reason why China is called China is because in the concept of the ancients, they are people who live in the world.
So there is the name of China, and along with this title, a complete set of Sinocentrism has been formed, and its center is a state of culture, so that out of this cultural circle, it is full of demons and ghosts, and it is a barbaric land.
Tang Monk went west, as long as he was still in Datang, this was the state of Chinese civilization, but after coming out of Datang, he began to slowly have some demons, and the farther away he was from Datang, the more demons there were, and the more powerful they were.
This is actually very much in line with the characteristics of the Sinocentrism at that time, the territory of China is civilized, close to China, may be slightly better, the farther away from China, where security is a terrible place.
This is the world in the concept of the ancients, and it is obvious that the author has not been to a very distant place in the field, which can be seen from the scenery described in the Journey to the West and the specific food.
In the author's imagination, far away from China, it must be all kinds of strange people and strange things, even some strange monsters, and some people still believe it.
So according to the Chinese centrism, it must be a place far away from China, the more monsters, and the Tang monks go all the way to the west, it must be the closer to the end, the farther away from China.
As for the Buddha's judgment of the four major continents, it may be correct, after all, no one can reveal his shortcomings, and perhaps in the buddha's heart centered on the Spirit Mountain, the farther away he is from him, the more demons and ghosts there will be.
Obviously, this is a clash of two different cultures, each of which considers itself civilized and far away is barbaric, but in the end it is clear that Sinocentrism triumphs over the views that Rulai said, which is why the farther away the Li'an is, the more rampant the monsters become.