第八回 · 悟能識菩薩 The Boar Knows the Bodhisattva — Journey to the West

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悟能識菩薩 The Boar Knows the Bodhisattva

他tā兩liǎng個gè正zhèng殺shā到dào好hǎo處chù，觀guān世shì音yīn在zài半bàn空kōng中zhōng拋pāo下xià蓮lián花huā，隔gé開kāi鈀bǎ、杖zhàng。怪guài物wù見jiàn了le心xīn驚jīng，便biàn問wèn：「你nǐ是shì那nǎ裡lǐ和hé尚shàng，敢gǎn弄nòng甚shèn麼me眼yǎn前qián花huā兒ér哄hǒng我wǒ？」木mù吒zhā道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ個gè肉ròu眼yǎn凡fán胎tāi的de潑pō物wù！我wǒ是shì南nán海hǎi菩pú薩sà的de徒tú弟dì。這zhè是shì我wǒ師shī父fù拋pāo來lái的de蓮lián花huā，你nǐ也yě不bú認rèn得de哩lī！」那nà怪guài道dào：「南nán海hǎi菩pú薩sà，可kě是shì掃sǎo三sān災zāi救jiù八bā難nàn的de觀guān世shì音yīn麼me？」木mù吒zhā道dào：「不bú是shì他tā是shì誰shuí？」怪guài物wù撇piē了le釘dīng鈀bǎ，納nà頭tóu下xià禮lǐ道dào：「老lǎo兄xiōng，菩pú薩sà在zài那nǎ裡lǐ？累lèi煩fán你nǐ引yǐn見jiàn一yì引yǐn見jiàn。」木mù吒zhā仰yǎng面miàn指zhǐ道dào：「那nà不bú是shì？」怪guài物wù朝cháo上shàng磕kē頭tóu，厲lì聲shēng高gāo叫jiào道dào：「菩pú薩sà，恕shù罪zuì，恕shù罪zuì。」他tā两liǎng个gè正zhèng杀shā到dào好hǎo处chù，观guān世shì音yīn在zài半bàn空kōng中zhōng抛pāo下xià莲lián花huā，隔gé开kāi钯bǎ、杖zhàng。怪guài物wù见jiàn了le心xīn惊jīng，便biàn问wèn：「你nǐ是shì那nǎ里lǐ和hé尚shàng，敢gǎn弄nòng甚shèn么me眼yǎn前qián花huā儿ér哄hǒng我wǒ？」木mù吒zhā道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ个gè肉ròu眼yǎn凡fán胎tāi的de泼pō物wù！我wǒ是shì南nán海hǎi菩pú萨sà的de徒tú弟dì。这zhè是shì我wǒ师shī父fù抛pāo来lái的de莲lián花huā，你nǐ也yě不bú认rèn得de哩lī！」那nà怪guài道dào：「南nán海hǎi菩pú萨sà，可kě是shì扫sǎo三sān灾zāi救jiù八bā难nàn的de观guān世shì音yīn么me？」木mù吒zhā道dào：「不bú是shì他tā是shì谁shuí？」怪guài物wù撇piē了le钉dīng钯bǎ，纳nà头tóu下xià礼lǐ道dào：「老lǎo兄xiōng，菩pú萨sà在zài那nǎ里lǐ？累lèi烦fán你nǐ引yǐn见jiàn一yì引yǐn见jiàn。」木mù吒zhā仰yǎng面miàn指zhǐ道dào：「那nà不bú是shì？」怪guài物wù朝cháo上shàng磕kē头tóu，厉lì声shēng高gāo叫jiào道dào：「菩pú萨sà，恕shù罪zuì，恕shù罪zuì。」

逐句解 Line by line

他tā兩liǎng個gè正zhèng殺shā到dào好hǎo處chù，觀guān世shì音yīn在zài半bàn空kōng中zhōng拋pāo下xià蓮lián花huā，隔gé開kāi鈀bǎ、杖zhàng。他tā两liǎng个gè正zhèng杀shā到dào好hǎo处chù，观guān世shì音yīn在zài半bàn空kōng中zhōng抛pāo下xià莲lián花huā，隔gé开kāi钯bǎ、杖zhàng。

Just as the two of them were at the height of their fight, Guanyin, from mid-air, cast down a lotus flower that parted rake and rod.

好處 — the very thick of the fray; the lotus that separates the weapons is the bodhisattva's customary intervention.

怪guài物wù見jiàn了le心xīn驚jīng，便biàn問wèn：「你nǐ是shì那nǎ裡lǐ和hé尚shàng，敢gǎn弄nòng甚shèn麼me眼yǎn前qián花huā兒ér哄hǒng我wǒ？」怪guài物wù见jiàn了le心xīn惊jīng，便biàn问wèn：「你nǐ是shì那nǎ里lǐ和hé尚shàng，敢gǎn弄nòng甚shèn么me眼yǎn前qián花huā儿ér哄hǒng我wǒ？」

The monster, startled at the sight, asked: “What sort of monk are you, that you dare conjure flowers before my eyes to fool me?”

那裡 here is interrogative, 那 read nǎ.

木mù吒zhā道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ個gè肉ròu眼yǎn凡fán胎tāi的de潑pō物wù！我wǒ是shì南nán海hǎi菩pú薩sà的de徒tú弟dì。木mù吒zhā道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ个gè肉ròu眼yǎn凡fán胎tāi的de泼pō物wù！我wǒ是shì南nán海hǎi菩pú萨sà的de徒tú弟dì。

Moksa said: “You fleshly-eyed, mortal-bodied wretch! I am the disciple of the Bodhisattva of the Southern Sea.

肉眼凡胎 — “flesh eyes and mortal womb,” unable to recognize the divine.

這zhè是shì我wǒ師shī父fù拋pāo來lái的de蓮lián花huā，你nǐ也yě不bú認rèn得de哩lī！」这zhè是shì我wǒ师shī父fù抛pāo来lái的de莲lián花huā，你nǐ也yě不bú认rèn得de哩lī！」

This is the lotus my mistress cast down, and you do not even know it!”

不認得 — 不 takes bú before fourth-tone 認; 得 is neutral-tone de.

那nà怪guài道dào：「南nán海hǎi菩pú薩sà，可kě是shì掃sǎo三sān災zāi救jiù八bā難nàn的de觀guān世shì音yīn麼me？」那nà怪guài道dào：「南nán海hǎi菩pú萨sà，可kě是shì扫sǎo三sān灾zāi救jiù八bā难nàn的de观guān世shì音yīn么me？」

The monster said: “The Bodhisattva of the Southern Sea — is that the Guanyin who sweeps away the Three Calamities and saves from the Eight Disasters?”

三災, 八難 — the Three Calamities and Eight Disasters of Buddhist cosmology; 難 is read nàn.

木mù吒zhā道dào：「不bú是shì他tā是shì誰shuí？」木mù吒zhā道dào：「不bú是shì他tā是shì谁shuí？」

Moksa said: “Who else but she?”

不是 — 不 takes bú before 是.

怪guài物wù撇piē了le釘dīng鈀bǎ，納nà頭tóu下xià禮lǐ道dào：「老lǎo兄xiōng，菩pú薩sà在zài那nǎ裡lǐ？累lèi煩fán你nǐ引yǐn見jiàn一yì引yǐn見jiàn。」怪guài物wù撇piē了le钉dīng钯bǎ，纳nà头tóu下xià礼lǐ道dào：「老lǎo兄xiōng，菩pú萨sà在zài那nǎ里lǐ？累lèi烦fán你nǐ引yǐn见jiàn一yì引yǐn见jiàn。」

The monster flung down his rake, bowed his head in salute, and said: “Elder brother, where is the Bodhisattva? Trouble yourself to present me, I beg.”

那裡 is again interrogative nǎ (“where”); 一引見 takes yì before third-tone 引.

木mù吒zhā仰yǎng面miàn指zhǐ道dào：「那nà不bú是shì？」木mù吒zhā仰yǎng面miàn指zhǐ道dào：「那nà不bú是shì？」

Moksa, looking up, pointed and said: “Is that not she?”

Here 那 is the demonstrative “that,” read nà; 不是 takes bú.

怪guài物wù朝cháo上shàng磕kē頭tóu，厲lì聲shēng高gāo叫jiào道dào：「菩pú薩sà，恕shù罪zuì，恕shù罪zuì。」怪guài物wù朝cháo上shàng磕kē头tóu，厉lì声shēng高gāo叫jiào道dào：「菩pú萨sà，恕shù罪zuì，恕shù罪zuì。」

The monster kowtowed upward and cried aloud: “Bodhisattva, forgive my sin, forgive my sin!”

朝上 — “facing upward”; 朝 is read cháo.

總評 Commentary

As with Sha Wujing, the combat is broken off by Guanyin's lotus and turns to recognition. The boar-demon's question — is this the Guanyin “who sweeps away the Three Calamities and saves from the Eight Disasters?” — quotes the bodhisattva's salvific titles, and his instant collapse into reverence completes the now-familiar pattern.

The scene's comedy is already Bajie's signature: the bluster, the abrupt about-face, the eager 'trouble yourself to present me.' Yet beneath it lies the same theology as the river-crossing — the demon recognizes in Guanyin not a foe but the very power of rescue, and his plea for forgiveness is the first motion of his conversion. Following Anthony C. Yu, the repeated structure across both monster-encounters is deliberate: the chapter is assembling its band of disciples by a single, repeatable rite of subdual, recognition, and submission.