On the status of Buddhism, which is higher, the Four Seas Dragon King or the Four Seas Beast?

If we want to talk about the status of Buddhism, then the Four Seas Dragon King is far less than the Four Seas Beast, but its popularity is higher than the Four Seas Beast. In the mythological novels of Journey to the West with Buddhism and Taoism as the main content, the status of the four great beasts in the three realms is very lofty, but the status of the dragon is very low, and even the status of the dragon king in the four seas will not be much higher.

First of all, let's talk about the Sifang beast. Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, the Sifang beast is a noble beast. In the myths and legends of China, the four great beasts are Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu. What are these four sacred animals also called? Four spirits of heaven? From this title, we can see the position of the Quartet beast in people's minds. The four-faced beast is considered as the noblest animal between heaven and earth in Buddhism and the most aura animal in Taoism, so it is guarded by some people? Fairy spirit? That place, even if it's as high as the Tathagata or the Grand Priest, can't use a beast all around as a mount.

Secondly, let me talk about the Four Seas Dragon King. In fact, the status of the dragon is very high in the eyes of our common people, but in Buddhism or Taoism, the status of the dragon is actually not that high. In the famous fairy tale The Journey to the West, the dragon is even a branch of heaven, and it takes a very complicated process for the four dragon kings to meet the Jade Emperor in heaven. Apart from Journey to the West, many mythological novels in China set the dragon as a demon race, which is enough to show that the dragon is in the mythological system? Humble position? Yes

To sum up, although the four-faced beast and the four-faced dragon king are all fictional in fairy tales, it is not difficult to find from many fairy tales that the four-faced beast is obviously higher in positioning than the four-faced dragon king, especially in Buddhist thought, the four-faced beast is regarded as the noblest of all animals, so the Buddhist status of the four-faced dragon king must be far lower than that of the four-faced beast.