However, in the spirit of academic rigor, I think that just based on such a sentence, it is still not possible to conclude that Bodhi is the Buddha. After all, there are countless powerful people in the world. Although some of the ones we know may be the most powerful, there may be some that have not appeared, and they are also the powerful level of existence. Whether Bodhi is a character made up by Wu Chengen, or whether it is really Rulai, is still doubtful here. So, let's move on to the reasoning. ”

Of course, Zhang Ning is not a senior researcher of Journey to the West, but he has read too many torrent novels in later generations, and there are some Internet cattle in later generations, who are studying the question of who Bodhi is every day. At this time, there are a lot of inferences throughout, and no one can refute them.

Moreover, what Zhang Ning said was originally a doubt in Journey to the West, and there is nowhere to refute it if you want to.

"Next, let's discuss the image of Patriarch Bodhi."

For this question, the audience at the scene felt a little strange how to discuss this issue.

However, soon, Zhang Ning gave everyone the answer.

"Many people may think that Patriarch Bodhi is obviously a Taoist priest, how can he be a Buddha?"

"Yes, Zhang Ningda, I also want to ask this question, Bodhi Patriarch is obviously a Taoist priest, how can it be Rulai. If you want to infer it, it is also to infer some immortal figures of Taoism, such as monks. ”

One of them raised his hand and stood up and asked.

Zhang Ning laughed, "This friend mentioned it well, but I want to say that in Journey to the West, Wu Chengen never said that Patriarch Bodhi was a Taoist. As for why everyone thinks that Bodhi Patriarch is a Taoist, it is because everyone watches TV series, which has caused visual habits. The TV series plays the role of Bodhi Patriarch is a Taoist priest, and everyone subconsciously thinks that Bodhi Patriarch is also a Taoist. But in fact, about the image of the Bodhi Patriarch, Wu Chengen actually wrote about it. ”

Dajue Golden Immortal has no dirty posture, and the Western Wonderful Ancestor Bodhi. The three or three elements are immortal, full of energy, all gods, and all compassion.

Emptiness naturally changes, as nature does. With the solemn body of the same life as the sky, the great mage of the bright heart has been tribulated.

This is the first time in Journey to the West, Wu Chengen's description of the Bodhi Patriarch.

This line of poetry is very interesting.

Dajue Jinxian is the title of Buddhism, historical records, Song Huizong respected Taoism, self-proclaimed Taoist Emperor, he made a heavy move is to abolish Buddhism, change Buddha to the Tao, so call the Buddha as the Great Jue Golden Immortal, change other Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and so on for the immortals, change the Buddhist temple to the Shenxiao Palace, monks for the monks, which means that from now on there is no Buddha, no monks, no temples, are Taoist immortals, are Taoist palaces, are Taoist disciples.

The beauty of the West, Buddhism also comes from the West.

In addition, emptiness and truthfulness are also words used in Buddhism.

Especially true, the word "true" is still synonymous with "true".

Journey to the West Chapter 98: The success of the trip is full of truth, this time it is written that Tang Seng saw the Buddha, "The four people went to the front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall and bowed down to the Buddha."

In addition, about the name of the Bodhi patriarch, the word Bodhi also comes from Buddhism, and there is no Bodhi in Taoism.

This poem has actually told us that this Bodhi Patriarch is Rulai, but Wu Chengen didn't say it directly.

A dramatic scene ensued.

When Zhang Ning scrutinized sentence by sentence, a new image of the Bodhi Patriarch appeared.

Dare to ask, seeing this, do you still dare to say that Patriarch Bodhi is a Taoist?

Whether it's the image or the language, it's a Buddhist person.

"Zhang Ningda, you are too strong, you have dug out the biggest pit in Journey to the West."

The audience was speechless by Zhang Ning's shock.

However, Zhang Ning's inference is not over.

In fact, there is still a lot of evidence that Patriarch Bodhi is not a Taoist. For example, Patriarch Bodhi preached. Ladies and gentlemen, the Tao that Patriarch Bodhi preached is not Taoism, although Patriarch Bodhi also knows Taoism, but obviously he disdains this. For example, he started from the 36 side doors of the Daomen, Sun Wukong asked if he could live forever, and the Bodhi Patriarch said that this is just a bamboo basket to draw water, fishing for the moon in the water, and it can't live forever at all. Obviously, Patriarch Bodhi is not a real Taoist, he just knows some Taoism. If he is a real Taoist priest, and he is a bull among Taoist priests, then why can't Taoists have the method of immortality? In other words, even if he knew that these Dao methods could lead to immortality, he wanted to take the opportunity to lower these Dao methods.

So, now the question arises again, since Patriarch Bodhi is not teaching the real Tao, then, what is Patriarch Bodhi's real mastery? In the second chapter of Journey to the West, Wu Chengen told us the answer: One day, the patriarch sat on the altar, summoned the immortals, and opened the avenue. What a real ...... The sky is falling, and the ground is surging with golden lotus. Wonderful performance of the Three Vehicles Teachings. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Ning stopped, he was ready to give everyone a time to think, and also a time to ask questions.

"Do you think this paragraph is also interesting?"

Soon, an audience member in the audience stood up and replied weakly, "Zhang Ningda, this three-vehicle canon seems to be Buddhist." ”

This friend seems to have stepped out of the original traditional Journey to the West, and the Three Vehicles canon is something that is not found in Taoism, and only appears in Buddhism. There are three vehicle teachings in the teachings, also known as the three vehicle teachings, and this is the mastery of the Bodhi patriarch. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Ning had already smiled slightly.

In fact, by deducing this, it can basically be confirmed that Patriarch Bodhi is Nyolai.

It's just that he also knows that when the truth is told, sometimes, others do have some difficulties in accepting it.

It's like worshipping an idol and suddenly one day you find out that he is a scoundrel, who can stand it.

"Interesting, really interesting."

"What Zhang Ning said is really good."

"It was an eye-opener."

The more everyone in the audience listened, the more interesting they became, and they only felt that Zhang Ning seemed to be the top university professor in their hearts.

No, more than those college professors.

At least Zhang Ning's lectures are not only academic theories, but also interesting and very exciting.

Speaking of which, everyone should already have some recognition in their hearts of the truth that Bodhi is the Buddha. Of course, I also know that some of my friends may still have a hard time accepting it. There are also some people who still don't believe it. Well, let's have one more piece of proof. ”

"Ah, there's evidence."

The crowd was a little dumbfounded.

But what is the evidence?

They still don't know anything.

"Brother, what do you think Zhang Ningda has any evidence?"

Taking advantage of the fact that Zhang Ning hadn't yet talked about the next piece of evidence, an audience member in the audience whispered to a friend on the side.

"Khan, how do I know such a tall question."

The crowd admired.

It's not like I don't know, but I don't know, everyone finally knows where the gap between them and Zhang Ning is.

Look, that's the gap.

Not to mention the ability to make money, even if it is the level of reading, there is no one who can compare to Zhang Ning in the sitting.

"It's still the eighth chapter of Journey to the West, this time it's written that Rulai wants to pass the scriptures to the east, and asks which salesman is willing to go, and the result is Guanyin came over and said, Buddha, my business ability is high, and I am familiar with the environment there, I go. Here, Nyorai preached a passage of the Dharma before preaching the sutra. Journey to the West is written like this. That is a slight opening of the mouth, perfunctory Dafa, preaching positive results, talking about the three vehicles of the wonderful scriptures, the five aggregates are strict ......"

Zhang Ning pointed to this passage with the mouse, and pointed to the Three Vehicles Dictionary again.

"I believe you have also seen that when Bodhi talks about the Great Dao, he talks about the Three Vehicles Teachings, and if he comes to the Three Vehicles, he also talks about the Three Vehicles Teachings. This shows that they teach the same lessons. Then, Sun Wukong also learned Buddhism, not Taoism. ”

A qiē coincidence can only show that Bodhi is actually such as coming.

"Of course, we can continue to deduce. If you think this inference is wrong, then, let's find evidence from Sun Wukong. In Che Chi Kingdom, Sun Wukong, Bajie and others secretly ate offerings in the newly built Sanqing Temple, and the walker said: "What kind of Bodhisattva is sitting on this?" Bajie smiled: "Sanqing can't recognize it, but he knows what a bodhisattva!" The walker said: "Which three clears?" "It can be seen that Sun Wukong's basic knowledge of Taoism is still relatively vague, if he is a Taoist disciple, I dare not imagine, how can there be such a Taoist disciple, even the ancestor does not know who it is. I'm afraid that such a stupid disciple, let alone teaching him, Bodhi will be angry with him. Obviously, from this point of view, Sun Wukong is learning Buddhism, not Taoism. Because in Buddhism, you don't care if you are clear or not. ”

Looking at the time, Zhang Ning found that he had been speaking for more than half an hour unconsciously.

A hundred pulpit course is almost over.

Finally, clearing his throat, Zhang Ning took out his killer weapon.

"I have talked so much earlier, whether it is the Three Vehicles Wonderful Classics, there are poems as proof, Sun Wukong does not know how to teach the Three Qings...... Wait, it's all physical evidence. So, finally, let me talk about a witness. In Journey to the West, someone can prove that Bodhi is as it is. ”

After this sentence was said, it caused an uproar in the audience.

"Human witnesses."

"Can anyone prove that Bodhi is Nyorai?"

"It's absolutely impossible."

"Impossible."

"There is absolutely no such witness."

"The most mysterious character in Journey to the West is Bodhi, who only appeared once and then disappeared without a trace. Later, even if Sun Wukong encountered great difficulties, he did not show up. So far, Bodhi has not appeared again after Sun Wukong left Fangcun Mountain. This has also become the biggest mystery in Journey to the West. Where can anyone point out that Bodhi is the Buddha, which is why, for hundreds of years, countless academic researchers have been looking for who the Bodhi Patriarch is. ”

But Zhang Ning was destined to break their eyeballs.

"Why is there no witness, if I want to prove whether Bodhi is as it is, there is one person who is most qualified. Who is this person, that is Sun Wukong. ”

"Sun Wukong is the only one who has seen Rulai and Bodhi, and he is a witness."

It's just that many viewers raised their hands.

"Zhang Ningda, although Sun Wukong is a human witness, he has never said that Bodhi is like this."

"Yes, Zhang Ningda, Sun Wukong definitely didn't say it."

"Of course Sun Wukong said it, but what he said was not so obvious."

Zhang Ning is full of chest, this key evidence, I am afraid that when it is said, then the mystery about who Bodhi is will be truly understood.

Zhang Ning said slowly: "In the 34th episode of Journey to the West, Sun Wukong turned into a little demon and went to invite the nine-tailed fox spirit, walked to the door, and cried. Why are you crying? Original text: I cried when I looked at it, but I thought in my heart: "Lao Sun has shown his means and turned into a little demon, to invite this old monster, there is no reason to stand up straight and speak, I must see him kowtow." I made a good man, and I worshiped three people: the Buddha in the West Heaven, the Guanyin in the South Sea, and the Master of the Two Realms Mountain saved me, and I worshipped him four times...... What is the value of a scroll? But today he taught me to worship this strange ...... Bring me to shame! ”

Here Sun Wukong said, I have been a good man for others, and I only worshiped 3 people.

These are the original words of Sun Wukong.

So, which are these 3 people?

According to Sun Wukong, these 3 people are Buddha, Guanyin, and Tang Seng.

For this sentence, let's verify whether it is or not.

The first is Tang Seng.

Journey to the West Chapter 14: The heart ape returned to the right, only to see that the monkey had already arrived in front of Sanzang's horse, knelt down in the red shower, and said: "Master, I'll come out too!" "I bowed four times to Sanzang.

It is true to worship Tang monks.

The second is to worship Guanyin.

See the 26th chapter of Journey to the West, in order to heal the ginseng fruit tree, Sun Wukong did go to the South China Sea, and he did "visit the Bodhisattva." Moreover, because Sun Wukong has begged Guanyin too many times, he has worshiped Guanyin more than once or twice.

This proves that it is also true that Sun Wukong worships Guanyin.

So, is the third, worshipping Rulai, true?

In Sun Wukong, he made trouble in the sky, and then was rescued by Tang Seng, and then Bao Tang Seng, met the Golden Horn King, and then met the nine-tailed fox, Sun Wukong has never been to the West Sky. Since I have never been to the West Heaven, I have never worshiped the Buddha. The only time Sun Wukong saw Rulai was when he was making trouble in the Heavenly Palace. However, according to the original text, when the Heavenly Palace was making trouble, Sun Wukong did not worship Rulai at all, he had no reason to worship, but instead, he also sprinkled a bubble of urine on Rulai Wuzhi Mountain, so Rulai laughed and scolded Sun Wukong for being a urine monkey. After that, a slap in the face pressed Sun Wukong on Wuzhi Mountain, wanting to beg for mercy, but there was no chance to worship.

At this point, the problem is big. Sun Wukong had never been to the West Heaven before, nor had he worshiped Rulai, how could he say that he worshipped Rulai?

At this point, let's think about it from a different angle.

Since Sun Wukong did not worship Rulai, then who is the third person Sun Wukong worshipped.

The answer is, Bodhi.

When Sun Wukong went to Fangcun Mountain to learn art, he saw Bodhi, and the guy knelt on the ground and worshipped, afraid that Bodhi would not accept him as an apprentice. After accepting the apprentice, he was afraid that the master would not pass on his true kung fu, so he knelt down and bowed to Bodhi every time he saw him. Even when he taught the art of immortality, he knelt down under the Bodhi bed. In addition, when leaving Fangcun Mountain, there is also a farewell. It can be said that Sun Wukong worshiped Bodhi and worshiped I don't know how many times.

This problem is even bigger, obviously Sun Wukong worshiped Bodhi, why doesn't it count.

According to Sun Wukong's real kneeling, that is, Sun Wukong worshiped Rulai, Guanyin, Tang Seng, and Bodhi, and it should be 4 people. However, why did Sun Wukong say that he only worshiped 3 people.

There is only one truth, the Bodhi that Sun Wukong kneels down to worship is the real Rulai.

Only Bodhi is such as the truth, can it be truly explained, Sun Wukong only worshiped 3 people in his life.

It can also be explained that Sun Wukong did not go to the West Heaven, but he worshiped Rulai.

Because they are the same, worshipping Bodhi is worshipping Nyolai, worshipping Nyolai, and worshipping Bodhi is also worshipping Bodhi.