What are the three difficulties of Journey to the West?

The second difficulty: collecting sand monks;

The third difficulty: the four saints try Zen.

Synopsis of story:

A strange wind blew in Huang Fengling, and the Tang Priest was caught by the devil. Wukong fought with Huang Fengguai to save his master, and his eyes were injured by the demon wind. The change of Lishan's mother The old mother cured Wukong's eyes. Wukong invited Ji Ling Bodhisattva to surrender the stingray to the Yellow Wind King.

The three men came to Liushahe, and Wukong had several fights with Sha Wujing, who was waiting for the scriptures. Mu Shu, a disciple of Guanyin, came to explain the situation, so the Tang Priest accepted Sha Wujing as an apprentice, and the four of them continued westward.

In a manor, the hospitable hostess wanted to take the Tang Priest as her husband and marry her three daughters to Wukong, Bajie and Friar Sand. Only Bajie, inspired by God, sneaked into the backyard to get married and made a lot of jokes. The hostess and three daughters were originally Shan Li's mother, Guanyin, Manjusri and Pu Xian, who were here to test the Tang Priest and his disciples. Bajie was ashamed to be teased.

"Three Difficulties in the Road" comes from the eighth episode of The Journey to the West, 86th edition of CCTV.

Extended data

The Journey to the West, version 86 of CCTV, was adapted from the literary classic of the same name by Wu Cheng'en, a novelist in Ming Dynasty. It is a 25-episode costume drama jointly produced by CCTV and China TV Production Center.

Directed by Yang Jie, written by Dai, Yang Jie and Zou Yiqing, starring six young children, with Xu, Chi, Wang Yue, Ma Dehua, Liu Dagang, Li Shihong, Li Yang, Zhang Yunming and Li Po as the main voices.

The play tells the story that the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand assisted Xuanzang, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, to go to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, and the four of them rushed to the seaside to take risks and exorcise demons. After eighty-one difficulties, they got back the true scriptures and finally got the right result.

Journey to the West 1982 started shooting, 1 1 episode, 1988 episode was broadcast before 1986 Spring Festival. 1986 Spring Festival Gala, once broadcast, caused a sensation throughout the country, suitable for all ages. It was well received and created the myth of 89.4% ratings. It is still the most replayed TV series in winter and summer vacations, with more than 3000 replays, and it is still an unsurpassed classic.

February 1988, 1, the whole journey to the west was put on the screen for the first time, and it was also the first time to shoot a TV series abroad. Under the limited artistic and technical conditions, this TV series has created a mythical world full of fantastic colors and vividly demonstrated the indomitable spirit of the four great monks in the Tang Dynasty.

The success of Journey to the West also benefited from the exquisite performance of six-year-old children, and his interpretation of the Monkey King almost became a stereotype in the audience's mind. The melody of the theme song "Dare to ask where the road is" echoed in the hearts of a generation with the broadcast of the play.

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