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"Huh? H..hey? Hold on... I'm still transforming... okay?!" |
The Tathagata's skull
Tathagata he is the god that ordered Sun Wukong to travel with The Pilgrims to India. Long time before the God of High School event, he was a Supreme God, a being beyond even the Gods.
Appearance[]
Tathagata is large enough to dwarf the moon. He has light brown skin, white eyes with no pupils, elongated earlobes with large golden rings around each ear, and wears a blue colored robe around his body.
Personality[]
Not much is shown about the God, other than being disappointed for Sun Wukong's failing his last test and inability to erase his corrupt nature, even after he becomes a Buddha.
He was, however, shown to be smiling when he saw Sun Wukong's rage over Tang Xuanzang's death, hinting cruelty. In addition, it's implied that he caused the death of his travelling companions. [1] This is later confirmed during a flashback, where Hephaestus said that he brought 48.000 lives in order to create the greatest sword as if it was nothing. [2]
History[]
At some point in time, he asked Hephaestus to craft his eponymous sword using 48,000 souls, and gravely injured her afterwards.
Tathagata had fought against Sun Wukong, which ends up with Sun Wukong losing. After this loss, he sent Sun Wukong on a journey through India.
100 years ago, it was shown that Tathagata was displeased with the Monkey King for failing his last test after wandering around India and become Buddha. He began his rematch with the Monkey King and eventually killed in the battle.[3]
His dismembered head was left on the moon,[4] only to be found by the USA, who extracted DNA from it and Ruyi Jingu on the dark side of the moon. [5]
Abilities[]
Not much is known of his abilities other than the fact that he managed to severely damage Sun Wukong before dying himself. The other gods are also confident in his abilities. At one point during his youth, The King claimed that his defeat means the defeat of the gods. As the supreme god, a being that stands above his species, he is one of the most powerful gods of his time.
Odin revealed that Tathagata was much more powerful than the Monkey King. The Monkey King too acknowledged this and had to devour his master, Tang Xuanzang, to increase his power and defeat the supreme god.[6]
During the final battle between Park Mubong and Dan Mori, it is revealed that the Tathagata rose to the position of supreme god by devouring and absorbing various gods and demons.
Some of the abilities that we have been able to highlight were obtained from the memories of Hui Mori and Jin Mori, as well as the powers that Park Mubong obtained by combining with Tathagata.
- Size Manipulation: Buddha can manipulate the size of his body to become as large as a planet or shrink to the size of a human.
- Energy beam emission: Buddha can use energy beams to destroy everything he wants.
- Inmortality: Supreme gods cannot die from natural causes like old age, but they can die from unnatural causes.
- Flesh Manipulaiton: Tathagata used his flesh to create The Unknown. After manifesting outside of Mujin Park, he was able to grow root's that can transform into himself and everything the root touches will have their body shed into another Tathagatha.
- Disruptiveness Cloning: Tathagata can create his own little fragment.
- Telekinesis: He can use his sword using telekinesis when he is as big as the moon.
- Encroachment: One of the magic spells of the Tathagata creates a dark red cloth-like substance. When caught by this material, it seems that power and vitality are absorbed. The way to solve it requires complete Okhwang power.
- Buddhist Powers
- Thousand Hands: He can generate several ghostly arms that emerge from his back.
- Mt.Oheng: Unlike Park Mujin, who floats in the form of a cross, Mt.Oheng originally used by Tathagata may have a different shape.
- Yin Yang United: By combining Yang in one hand and Yin in the other, he can generate shock waves.
- Six Paths & Saṃsāra: Tathagata tried to resurrection through this power.
- Truth of the Universe: Tathagata mentioned that he had reached the truth of the universe that enlightened the gods and demons. This allowed Buddha to have some control over nature, but weaker than the control that Maitreya possesses.
- Planet Toss: It is a technique that requires great concentration and control that consists of using the manipulation of gravity to launch one or several planets as an attack.
- Martial Arts
- Tathagata Style Nahanjang: Nahanjang of Tathagata that is different from a Xuanzang Style Nahanjang
National Treasure[]
Tathagata's Eight Symbols[]
Are a series of weapons owned by Tathagata then later Park Mubong. These weapons resonate with the power of the user, and their power depends on the level of power they have. In other words, if the user is weak, the power of the weapon is weak.
- Rejection Technique Activate: A technique that Buddha performs using the third weapon (Indra's Stone Staute). In the past, Tathagata killed 80% of the Demon Army with this magic.
Loop Of Binding[]
It is a sacred object that is used (and supposedly created) to seal Sun Wukong's powers as punishment for his rebellion and as a security measure to ensure that Jin Mori protects Tang Sanzang during his journey. Jin Mori lost it during RagnarÖk. Park Mubong retrieved it and used it to devour the Tathagata to become the new Supreme God. The Loop Of Binding was dyed red before being destroyed by Jin Mori's Jin Hwechook.
The Loop of Binding has various abilities, but the main powers of it are:
- Control and sealing of divine and demonic powers
- Regeneration
- Form Alteration
Trivia[]
- Interestingly, Tathagata, the honorific name of Gautama Buddha, is also known as Maitreya in the webtoon. In real life, Maitreya is the successor of Buddha.
- Curiously, LINE translation changes Buddha's speech radically between chapters.
- "You (Sun Wukong) could have become Buddha if you finished your journey to India...But you failed on your last test. After all, your rotten nature can't be saved.. You broke taboo and your sin is huge" (Tathagata before fighting Sun Wukong in Chapter 184)
- "After wandering around the entire India.. And even being able to become a Buddha yourself.. You(Sun Wukong) ended up failing the final test...Ultimately, You can't erase your corrupt nature... The punishment of the taboo you violated will be great" (Tathagata, before fighting Sun Wukong in Chapter 304)
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