As we all know, when Tang Seng first came out of the Five Elements Mountain, he did not wear a tight hoop. Because at the beginning, Wukong was quite obedient, so even if Guanyin had a tight hoop given by the Buddha, he didn't consider wearing it for him.
However, later Goku made a mistake when escorting Tang Seng. Because of his wickedness, he killed the six thieves, and did not listen to Tang Seng's discipline, so he went directly to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea and left Tang Seng alone.
Tang Seng was desolate and helpless, so he could only set off to the west alone, after all, he had no great skills and could not restrain Sun Wukong.
In this case, Guanyin Bodhisattva incarnated as an old mother and taught Tang Seng the hoop and the mantra that could control the hoop. As long as Wukong wears a hoop, Tang Seng can restrain Sun Wukong by reciting the hoop mantra.
And this mantra is also called the "mantra of concentration".
The old mother said: "Not far to the east, is my house, I must have gone to my house." I also have a mantra there called 'Concentration Mantra'. It is also known as the 'Tightening Spell'. You can secretly read it, keep it in mind, and don't reveal that anyone knows. I went to catch him and teach him to come with you, but you put this cloak with him. But if he does not obey you, then you recite this mantra silently, and he will not dare to commit murder again, nor will he dare to go again. ”
Sure enough, Wukong later wore a tight hoop, and Tang Seng could also restrain Wukong. On the road in the future, Tang Seng recited the incantation several times, and Wukong was indeed much more compliant, and he didn't dare to act recklessly.
The most ruthless time was after Wukong killed the white bone spirit for the second time, Tang Seng recited the mantra more than 20 times, and strangled Wukong's head down a lot.
When Tang Seng saw it, he got off the horse and slept on the side of the road, not to mention a word, but he recited the "Mantra of Tight Hoops" upside down twenty times. Pity the head of a walker, strangled like a gourd, and the pain was unbearable.
Wukong's copper head and iron bones, his head was actually strangled into a gourd, which shows the power of this hoop spell. In some film and television dramas, it can also be seen that the effect of the tightening spell is very great, and Wukong is very afraid.
However, when they saw this, many children and adults were very curious: what is the specific content of the mantra recited by Tang Seng?
In fact, there is no specific answer to this question in the original book, only that the mantra is also called "mantra", which not only implies that Sun Wukong is a heart ape, and the heart ape is easy to be restless and needs to be settled;
However, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a literati gave his own answer. This literati is Wang Xiangxu.
Wang Xiangxu, formerly known as Qi, the word right, the word Yiyi, the number of remnant dream people, Xiling people. He is good at Taoism, which can also be seen from his number, because he calls himself a "disciple of Taoism".
Wang Xiangxu has also made great contributions to the Journey to the West version. The passage book we see today usually has an appendix, called "Chen Guangrui's Revenge Report on Disaster and Disaster". This appendix is added by Wang Xiangxu.
This chapter probably says: It tells the story of Chen Guangrui, the father of Tang Seng, who married Yin Wenjiao, the daughter of Prime Minister Yin Kaishan. Later, Chen Guangrui went to take office and met the water thief Liu Hong, Chen Guangrui was pushed down the river by Liu Hong, and Yin Wenjiao was occupied. Because Yin Wenjiao was pregnant, she endured humiliation and secretly gave birth, and later gave birth to Tang Seng, put it in the river, and let it drift. Later, Tang Seng grew up, recognized his mother, teamed up with his grandfather, and finally avenged his father's murder.
However, there are still many places here that do not match the Shidetang, the most obvious one is that Tang Seng was born in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan. But Shide Hall, Tang Seng learned the scriptures and set off in Zhenguan for thirteen years.
Wang Xiangxu wrote the "Journey to the West", which became one of the important editions in the circulation of "Journey to the West". Because of the theory of "preaching", he created the theory that "Journey to the West is the great practice of Taoist Dan Dao".
In the book, there are comments about 憺漪子 (憺漪, pronounced the same as Dan Medicine). This Yizi is actually Wang Xiangxu himself. At the beginning of the fourteenth chapter of "Journey to the West", Yizi made a long speech.
At the end of this tirade, this is what I said.
Tight hoop mantra, a "centering mantra". However, this hoop is not a hoop between the head, but a hoop on the heart. Or ask: "Is this mantra passed on today?" The Taoist said: "The Book of Changes" and the "Analects" are all there, and it is said that 'a gentleman cannot think of his position'. ”
It is to the effect that:
The mantra of the hoop is also called the mantra of concentration. However, this hoop is not the hoop on Sun Wukong's head, but the hoop on his heart (it is a hoop used to quiet his heart and settle his heart, after all, Sun Wukong is a heart ape).
Someone asked me: Has this mantra of the mantra been handed down? Is it still there? Poor Dao said: Of course there is, it is all in the Book of Changes and the Analects, that is, the sentence "A gentleman cannot think of his position."
In the "Analects of the Constitution", there is such a sentence: Zi said, "If you are not in your position, you will not seek your government." Zeng Zi said: "A gentleman can't think of his position." ”
Probably to say: if you are not in your position, don't think about those things. The implication is that people should keep to themselves and not do things that exceed their authority.
Returning to Journey to the West, this means that Sun Wukong, as a heart ape, should also keep to himself, be down-to-earth, not too beating, and not too active. If there is too much beating, it is easy to cross the line, and if it is overactive, it is easy to act recklessly.
Since Sun Wukong is a heart ape, it is best to practice quietly, like a gentleman, whether it is doing things or thinking, it must be within the scope of his duties. Otherwise, once you exceed your authority and exceed your scope, you will easily get into trouble. As a practitioner, it's better to be yourself with peace of mind.
Is there any truth to that? Of course it is!
People tend to overestimate their abilities, feel that they are capable, capable, and can do a lot of things, even if they are not capable, they have to brag about it. It is precisely because of overestimating themselves that people often show off themselves in a very high-profile manner.
Sun Wukong is the same, in the Guanyin Zen Temple, Wukong just wants to show off Tang Seng's robe, which provokes the black bear spirit. As a result, Elder Jin Chi's greedy heart and his apprentice's harmful heart also appeared. In the end, the Guanyin Monastery was burned down and the robe was stolen, but it was only when Guanyin came that it was quelled.
Why is it said that the content of the mantra is "a gentleman can't think of his position"? Because Wukong is very high-profile and loves to show off, if you don't let him go, he will be uncomfortable, and he can't do "seek his job in his position", which is why Tang Seng will be in pain when he recites the mantra Wukong.
Judging from the comment of Yi Yizi, it is said that the content of the mantra is the seven words "a gentleman can't think of seven people", which is completely in line with the original work and very reasonable. It's just that this is not the content of the original book after all, and it is one of the answers given by later generations.
This is something that the reader needs to figure out. After reading this article, people will say "The content of the mantra is said in the Journey to the West", and at most it can only be said that "in the book of "Journey to the West", the content of the mantra is given in the comments. ”