《西游记》与观音信仰

A Story of West Travel and Kwan-yin Belief

《西游记》中布满了观音菩萨的行迹,找取经人,收服悟空、八戒、沙僧,送唐僧袈裟、锡杖,一路助唐僧师徒降妖除怪,直到取得真经。作品从观音的肖像、语言、行动、心理、细节等多个方面描绘了观音菩萨的天生丽质、端庄妩媚、大慈大悲、救苦救难、神通广大、有求必应、勇于负责和乐于助人的精神。同时,作品中还穿插了大量的有关观音法门的经典——《心经》内容,所有这些,都说明了作品受观音信仰影响之重。

There are many movements and expressions of Kwan-yin Bodhisattva in a story of west travel ,such as questing for Buddha scriptures, facing down Sun wukong , Bajie and Shaseng, giving monk Tang cassock and tin staff, helping monk T'ang and his apparentices to subdue the goblins and monsters , until attainning the genuine scriptures. Kwan-yin Bodhisattva's innate handsome pretty, civility and charm , infinitely mercy, relieving suf-ferings and difficults ,great theurgy, granting whatever is requested, being brave in responsibility and the spirit of accommodating were descryibed in works, at each aspect of images ,languages , actions , minds and details. Si-multaneity, many sutras of methods of Kwan-yin,namely xinjing, are interluded in works. All these show that the Kwan-yin belief have great influence on works.