镇元子和太上老君——齐天大圣为什么变做土地庙

Zhen Yuanzi and Tai Shang Lao Jun: Why Qi Tian Da Sheng(Monkey King)Transformed Himself into the Earth Temple

将《西游记》中的“妖怪”疏理成四类,与《西游记》杂剧比较,剖析牛魔王、铁扇公主与红孩儿及镇元子等前后关系变化。深入论述镇元子、太上老君和悟空之间的恩怨纠葛,观音菩萨对孙悟空的关爱与考验,以及在《西游记》中的重要意义。从“世德堂本西游记”中土地庙大泛滥,研究齐天大圣为什么变做土地庙。作者认为《土地宝卷》对《西游记》成书有一定的影响。

All the Supernatural Beings in the no- vel Journey to the West are divided into four categories in this article.The analysis is mainly focused on the relationship between the Monkey King and Zhen Yuanzi,the Monkey King and Tai Shang Lao Jun.The happiness and hatred among thes e characters in the novel are comprehensively discussed.The reason why the Monke y King transformed himself into the Earth temple is that his identity had been o riginally the Earth God.One evidence of this judgment is enormous amounts of Ear th temples in the novel of Shi De Tang version.Therefore,the author holds the op inion that novel Journey to the West is strongly influenced by the Earth Baojua n.