论胡适的《<西游记>的第八十一难》(九十九回)

On Hu Shi's 81 Ordeals on the Journey to the West(Chapter 99)

胡适1934年发表《<西游记>的第八十一难》(九十九回),改写了吴承恩所著《西游记》第九十九回,细腻地描写了唐僧遭遇劫难之时舍身度群魔的心理活动,突显出一个功成行满、佛性充分彰显的高僧形象。胡适的改写,表现了作者有深厚的文学艺术素养,对佛教有精细、深入的研究,以及以人为本、以科学为基础的博爱之心。

In 1934 Dr. Hu Shi published his novel 81 Ordeals on the Journey to the West （Chapter 99）, which was adapted from the chapter 99 of Wu Chengen＇ s Journey to the West. It gives a subtle description of the psychological activity of the Tang Priest, who was encountering the ordeals and tried to sacrifice himself for the salvation of those monsters, demonstrating the image of a noble Buddhist monk who had completely accom- plished his Buddha nature. The adaptation of Dr. Hu shows his profound.