"Journey to the West" is broad and profound, many details in it are worth recalling, there is a question that I don't know if everyone has considered, the six-eared macaque monkey has great magic power, he has a skill that even Sun Wukong does not have, that is, "if you stand in one place, you can know things thousands of miles away; mortals can also know it; so they are good at listening, can detect, know before and after, and everything is clear."
True and false Monkey King
Obviously, if he wanted to get the contents of Tang Monk's tight hoop spell, it would be easy, but as long as he read the tight hoop spell when he was fighting with Sun Wukong, then Sun Wukong would inevitably tie his hands and could no longer stop him. However, until he was finally killed by Sun Wukong, he did not pronounce the content of a tight hoop spell, why is this?
In this regard, there are two kinds of speculations about a pot of porridge, and everyone can choose the appropriate one according to their understanding of the original work, and leave a message in the comment area. Let me turn to my personal opinion, starting with the first possibility. That is to say, although the content of the tight hoop mantra is easy to obtain, the tight hoop that Rulai refines has a spiritual nature, and only those who recognize it have an effect.
Sun Wukong We know that he was born from heaven and earth, deeply spiritual, that is, he has a wisdom root, and he learns what magical skills are very fast, in fact, he really studied at the Bodhi Ancestor for only two or three days, and he has the strength to make a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, which shows how strong the monkey's understanding is. Therefore, he is the object of all the major forces to win over, but he was related to the Buddha's sect in his previous life, and in this life he will inevitably abandon the Tao and enter the release, and in the future, his status is also quite high, and he has become a fighting Buddha.
True and false Monkey King
Since Sun Wukong is so important, if someone gets the content of the tight curse, then Sun Wukong may not follow rulai's established goals, so isn't rulai worth the loss? Therefore, when refining the tight hoop, make a good setting in advance, and only allow the fixed person to chant the mantra to work on the tight hoop.
The six-eared macaque is not on this list, even if he knows the full text of the tight hoop spell, he can't exert influence on the tight hoop, so it won't hurt Sun Wukong at all. However, according to the special abilities of the six-eared macaque, it is very likely that he will obtain the full contents of the Tight Hoop Spell.
The second possibility, the six-eared macaque itself is the disciple secretly trained by the Buddha of Rulai, the original book has some clues to prove this, first, the ability of the six-eared macaque is the same as that of the true Wukong, because Sun Wukong's teacher is the ancestor of Su Bodhi, he is Rulai's disciple, so the divine power mastered by the ancestor, Rulai knows, so it is easy to train a new Wukong. Second, Rulai had participated in the nine-tooth nail rake refined by Taishang Laojun, so he also mastered part of Lao Jun's refining skills, and the golden hoop stick was not Lao Jun's most proud product, plus Rulai himself was a refining master, so it was not difficult to refine a weapon that was the same as the golden hoop stick. Third, the six-eared macaque has the ability to predict the future, but in the end he still dies, if it were not for such trust in Rulai, he would not be willing to die, because he had already seen that Rulai had planned another life for him.
Monkey
Therefore, the appearance of the six-eared macaque is only one of the eighty-one difficulties, and it is not really to prevent the learning of the scriptures, but the acting must also be enough to make it so easy for outsiders to see through, so in order to increase the difficulty, he cannot be easily recognized by others, so when the Tang monks and Guanyin Bodhisattva chant the tightening mantra, the reaction of the six-eared macaque is exactly the same as that of the true Wukong, how to do it? In fact, it is very simple, that is, the Buddha also gave him a tight hoop. In this way, no matter how the Tang monk or the bodhisattva read it, he and the true Wukong are exactly the same. Therefore, of course, he did not dare to recite the tightening mantra, and he was also unlucky to read it himself, and it was not good for others to harm himself.
Well, after the analysis, what kind of analysis do you tend to, do not sell Guanzi, a pot of porridge to identify with the second situation, this is also my consistent proposition, of course, the interpretation of Journey to the West varies from person to person, Wu Cheng'en's real intentions are probably only mr. old man himself can explain, who dares to say their own answer standards?