《西游记》故事本事考

《西游记》中的故事多有本事可考,本文聊举十则。孙悟空龙宫得到金箍棒、祭赛国索回佛宝、金兜洞丢失金箍棒皆取自《法苑珠林》。孙悟空偷蟠桃后遭天兵围剿取材于《太平广记》。孙悟空与如来斗法的故事与《大般涅槃经》的相关记载大同小异。人参果似是《神异经》与《酉阳杂俎》里的两种异果"杂交"而成。孙悟空与鹿力大仙的比赛内容是《拾遗记》里提到的浣肠。女儿国最确切的原型是《后汉书·东夷传》里的女国。木仙庵谈诗的场景完全来自于《东阳夜怪录》。比丘国以小儿心肝入药的故事脱胎于《新唐书·杨虞卿传》。孙悟空随处召问土地的情节则来自于《吴越春秋》。

Story Sources of Journey to the West

Lots of stories in Journey to the West could be traced to their original stories. The story about Sun Wukong getting and retaking the golden cudgel comes from Fayuan Zhulin( 法苑珠林). The story that Sun Wukong steals plat peach and is encircled by divine troops has been foretold in Taiping Guangji( 太平广记). The story about battle between Sun Wukong and the Buddha is similar to what was told in Mahaparinirvana Sutra( 大般涅木般经). Ginseng fruit is a compound body of two strange fruit in Shenyi Ying( 神异经) and Youyang Zazu( 酉是杂俎). The gamble between Sun Wukong and great immortal Luli is how to clyster mentioned in Shiyi Ji( 拾遗记). Prototype of the Women's Country is the female country mentioned in the History of the Later Han Dynasty( 后汉书). The poem activity in Mu Xianan is identical with Dongyang Yeguai Lu( 东阳夜怪录). The rumor about taking children's liver as medicine is similar to the story in New Book of Tang( 新唐书). The inspiration about local god of land as an adviser of Sun Wukong is from the History of Wu and Yue( 吴越春秋).