Tang Seng and his four disciples were on their way to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures. On their way through wild mountains and ridges[Expand All]
Tang Seng and his four disciples were on their way to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures. On their way through wild mountains and ridges, they happened to meet a monk in tattered clothes who asked them to take some sheepskin backpacks to hand over to the Buddha. The contents of this backpack are said to be "What is is what is not, and what is not is what is. As long as you want something in your heart, you will have it." It is truly a very magical treasure. But the monk asked Tang Seng and his disciples to give a promise of integrity, that is, before handing over the backpack to the Buddha, no matter what happens, they must not open it, let alone steal the contents of the bag. Tang Seng and his disciples readily agreed. Before leaving, the monk divided the mnemonic for opening the backpack into three lines and told them to Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng respectively. The master and his apprentice set off again. When the little bull king learned of this, he was drooling over the backpack and summoned the descendants of the celestial gods and generals, insisting on taking it for himself. The only son of the Little Bull King, the Bull Demon King and the Iron Fan Princess...[Collapse]
