has anyone notice - Xi you: Xiang mo pian (2013) Discussion

there are no God or Goddess in this movie. No Kwan Im, no King of Heaven or else. just Buddha.

sigh.....

Well, even in the novel, none of the deities (except Kwan Im) shows up in Xuan Zuang's ("origins") part of the story-- which was arguably considered the most boring part of the novel... until THIS movie.

I'm saying that I'd kill without batting an eyelid-- and you're asking if my eyes got dry?

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[–] redorizaldi 11 years ago

back when I still in a high school. I ask my teacher, is there any god & goddess in buddhism?

she said no.
but I insisted that they're exist in Buddhism. based on my favorites tv shows 'monkey king' lol

This movie reminds me of my ridiculous curiousity.

what I think I saw from this movie is....Mr. Chow is a serious Buddhist devotees

haha

sorry for my horrible English :p

sigh.....

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[–] lazypigzy 11 years ago

I'm a little hazy on this subject but I'll try my best to explain.

Your teacher was right. There are no gods and goddesses in actual Buddhism. By that I mean, there's no three eye guy wielding a spear, no little boy flying around in roller skates, and no old man who traps his opponents in the miniature pagoda that sits atop his palm. These were characters that were incorporated from Chinese folklore when Buddhism became popular in China.

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[–] All_Seeing_Fly 11 years ago

"These were characters that were incorporated from Chinese folklore when Buddhism became popular in China."
That's interesting. You could say that about ANY religion in the world. They're ALL folklore, whether people choose to believe it or not.

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[–] lazypigzy 11 years ago

I'm not an expert on this subject so I can't speak for all religions but it does seem to be that whenever Buddhism is introduced to a different area the people there will most likely put their own spin on it. Case in point, Thai Buddhism and Shinto Buddhism although shares similar Buddhist concepts also adds other ideas and beliefs from their own respective cultures to make theirs unique. Whether which one a person should believe is a whole other question.

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[–] redorizaldi 10 years ago

my whole point is just, how interesting stephen chow picked this "version"

is he have any deliberated purpose to tell everyone about this version?

it just tickle me :p

sigh.....

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[–] chilone 9 years ago

You could say that about ANY religion in the world. They're ALL folklore, whether people choose to believe it or not.

Is that a fact or your opinion? If it's a fact, please cite your source.

I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

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[–] All_Seeing_Fly 9 years ago

What evidence is there for a religion to NOT be allegorical.

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[–] chilone 9 years ago

Really? Read some history.

I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

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[–] sara-34 8 years ago

I think the difference with Buddhism, at least when it comes to whether or not there are "gods" in it, is that the Abrahamic religions, Hinduism and others started with a god or gods, and then different cultures emphasized or added different aspects. Buddhism started with a philosophy, and as that philosophy spread, it was prefectly compatible with other religions and their gods, since Buddhism by itself didn't expressly declare the presence or absence of gods.

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[–] blust2 9 years ago

The Heaven, God and Goddess in the Monkey King novel is based on Taoism.

In Buddhism, there is no God and Goddess. Humans can be enlightened and become a Buddha.

Most Chinese are either Buddhist or Taoist if they are not Atheist. So it is easy to confuse with the two most popular religions in China.

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[–] Mahmood-Buttrumps 8 years ago

But isn't the main character, as well as the Title itself, referencing Sun Wukong, The Monkey King?

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