Zhu Bajie is a Ming Dynasty novel A virtual character that appears in "Journey to the West" written by Wu Cheng'en. Also known as Zhu Ganghei, his dharma name is Wu Neng, and his nickname is Bajie. He is the second disciple of Monk Tang. He knows the thirty-six changes in the Tiangang Number. The weapon he holds is Qinjin, a precious treasure made by Taishang Laojun and personally given by the Jade Emperor. Palladium (commonly known as the nine-tooth rake). In his previous life, Zhu Bajie was the Tianpeng Marshal in charge of Tianhes 80,000-strong navy. He had always admired the extraordinary-looking Fairy in Colorful Clothes (one of the Chang'es). "Chang'e" in "Journey to the West" is the name given to all the fairies in the Yue Mansion. It is not. Yis wife Chang'e in folklore). The gods in "Journey to the West" basically draw on the orthodox Taoist immortal records. It can be seen from the mention of Zhu Bajie in an episode of Gao Laozhuang that Zhu Bajies previous life, Marshal Tianpeng, was the water god Tianhe Xianjie.
After molesting the fairy in colorful clothes and attracting the attention of the spiritual officials, he overthrew the Bullfighting Palace and was demoted to the mortal world. However, he was mistakenly reincarnated into a pig fetus. Later, he was enlightened by Guanyin and became a disciple of Tang Monk, together with Sun Wukong. He protected Tang Monk as he went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, and was eventually named the Messenger of the Pure Altar.
