《西游记》中龙王形象及其成因分析

On Creation of Dragon King in the Novel Journey to the West

《西游记》中塑造了众多鲜活、生动的龙王形象,这些龙王一改往日威严、凶暴的强者形象,变得充满人情味和世俗气息。《西游记》中的龙王形象主要具有以下特征:儒士形象、仕宦形象、畏道形象、妖龙形象。究其形成原因,可概括为吸收了印度佛典成分,文人的创作,民间信仰的影响及对现实不满的宣泄等四个方面。

Many of the Dragon King in the novel Journey to the West was shaped vividly . The Dragon King has been changed into an image full of human feelings and worldly atmosphere. The paper thinks that the Dragon King in Journey to the West has the following main features： Confucian and official one, Taoist or dragon image which was originated from the absorp- tion of India Buddhist composition, the creation of Chinese scholars , the influence of folk beliefs and the discontented vent of some people.