Even the Bodhisattva statues which normally sit in the temples are moved out and carried in sedan chairs from village to village early in the morning to bring the locals the Spring Festival blessing.
" The bodhisattva Guanyin visited me, " Wukong went on. " She said I'd be set free if I promise to protect you on the journey. Set me free, and I'll go with you to the west" .
The particular strand of Buddhism that flourished in Sri Lanka at this time gave a special place to divine beings called bodhisattvas, who could help the faithful live better lives. Tara is one of them.
" Bodhisattva" ! cried the monkey. " I need your help! A Daoist named the Great Immortal is going to fry the Tang Monk. I have until the end of the day to fix his ginseng tree" .
But because he did it with that pure intention of promoting the greater good, then that was sort of part of his path to being a bodhisattva and enlightened being on Earth.