沙和尚卷帘大將 · 4
Leaf 4 of the pilgrimage · 沙悟净 Sha the Purified
Sha Wujing 沙和尚
In Journey to the West 西遊記 (c. 1592) · one of the four pilgrims · nicknamed 沙悟净 “Sha the Purified”
The ex-general who lost his rank over a broken cup, and who has carried the luggage ever since without ever being asked what he thinks.
The great deeds 大事記
- ch. 22
The Skulls That Would Not Sink
流沙河He has eaten nine monks on this sand, and the tenth's skulls hang at his neck because they refuse to sink.
- ch. 22
The Nine Skulls Made Raft
受戒He is shaved, named Wujing, and the nine skulls become the raft the monk crosses on.
- ch. 40
Guarding the Load and the Horse
守擔His whole dramatic function is the load, the horse, and the line 'brother, go and look for him.'
- ch. 55
Taken Guarding the Luggage
被擒He is taken while the others are away and is nearly executed as the bag of luggage's guardian.
- ch. 90
Fetching Wukong Without Arguing
救師When the lion sage carries the monk off, it is Sha who goes for Wukong and does not argue.
結局 The ending
At Spirit Mountain he asks for nothing, and is made the Arhat of the Golden Body — nine skulls, one broken goblet, and a heaven's-worth of patience credited to his account.
The book itself: why the monkey was pinned, which translation — The 500 years · The translations · The 81 trials