ClarificationofJourneytotheWest西游记解说英语ppt.ppt

,Clarification of Journey to the West,西游记解说,Made by Yuan Wan,Two Questions：,1.What does this book mainly talk about? 2.Why did Monk Tang(唐僧) and his apprentices (徒弟)travel west to India to find Buddhist scriptures. (去西天取经) ？,Journey to the westis a forbidden book in Ming dynasty. But why ?,It reflected the darkness and confusion of society at that time.,Conflict of Buddhism and Taoism(佛道之争). Buddha（如来佛）wants to expand his territory eastward and get money.(如来佛跟玉帝抢地盘),PK,Do eastenders believe Buddhist scriptures（东土人信佛么）?,How to make them believe Buddhist scriptures (怎么让他们信佛)？,Goddess of Mercy thought some schemes and went to great Tang country to make people believe Buddhist scriptures.(观音计谋并去东土执行让人们信佛的任务),Goddess of Mercy,How to begin？,Task,Start from Shimin Li,Shimin Li,How could make Shimin Li believe Buddhist scriptures(怎么让李世民信佛) ?,Two scares,1.People killed by him and have becomed ghosts would revenge him.（冤死鬼报复） 2.His country would go down.（江山有变）,All could be preventeded by doing a Shui-Lu rites.(办水陆法会可以超度亡灵，保江山),Yama（阎王）,Shimin Li called together many monks all over the country and holded Shui-Lu rites to turn undead. (办法会，超度亡灵),Tang countrys little scriptures is useless to turn dead.(东土小佛法不能超度亡灵) Buddhas scriptures is more powerful.(如来佛的是真经，可以超度),Goddess of Mercy told Shimin Li,Result : Shimin Li asked Monk Tang to find Buddhist scriptures.,Monk Tang is reluctant to go.（唐僧实际上不想去）,Its the main reason why he often wanted to give up and drive Monkey King away on the way.,Fact,It tells the conflict of Buddhism and Taoism. Buddha wants to expand his territory eastward and get money.(佛道之争，如来佛想向东扩张，获取香火钱),Conclusions,Shimin Li ask Monk Tang to find Buddhist scriptures is to protect his future and his generations country M