09蟠桃会の孫悟空

開山堂の前に「桃源郷」を見に行く途中、まずは孫悟空の如意金箍棒（にょいきんこぼう）を通ります。中国の「四大名著」のひとつ、『西遊記』に記述があります。果樹園の管理人に任命された孫悟空が瑶池金母（ようちきんぼ）の蟠桃会に自分だけ招かれなかったことを恨み、蟠桃園の桃を盗み食い、会場を無茶苦茶にしました。その後、罰として彼は人間界に追放されたが、「三蔵法師」を補佐して幾多の苦難を乗り越え、インドの天竺から仏教の経典を持ち帰りました。

09Monkey King and the Feast of Peaches

On the way to see the utopia of the Peach Blossom Land in front of the Kaizan Hall, we first pass through rows of his magical staff. This is recorded in Journey to the West, one of the Four Chinese Classics. The Monkey King was appointed Guardian of the Heavenly Peach Garden, but was angered that he was not invited to the banquet given by the Queen Mother of the West. He stole a peach from the garden and ate it, then disrupted the festivities. Later, he was banished to the human world as punishment, where he was tasked with accompanying the monk Tripitaka on his long and dangerous quest to fetch the Buddhism scriptures from India.

09蟠桃會的孫悟空

去開山堂前欣賞「桃花源」時，首先要經過孫悟空的如意金箍棒。中國四大名著之一的《西遊記》寫道，被任命為蟠桃園看守的孫悟空因怨恨王母娘娘未邀請自己參加蟠桃會而偷吃蟠桃園的桃子並將會場攪了個天翻地覆。後來他受懲被流放到人間，但輔佐三藏法師克服了重重苦難，從印度天竺帶回了佛教經典。