Chu Long Quang - "Buddha's Ancestor" of Journey to the West is worshiped by the people, offering fruits, the older he looks, the more he looks like the Buddha

Chu Long Quang - who plays Buddha To Tathagata. He is said to be the most spiritual Buddha on the screen, the most similar to the Buddha in everyone's imagination

In Journey to the West 1986, besides the famous main actors such as Luc Tieu Linh Dong, Tu Thieu Hoa, Ma Duc Hoa... the supporting actors were also very interested by the audience. Among them is actor Chu Long Quang - who plays the role of Buddha Tathagata. He is said to be the most spiritual Buddha on the screen, and the most similar to the Buddha in everyone's imagination. The actor used to hold many high positions such as Vice President and Senior Advisor of Dongfang Film and Television Academy, Principal of Oriental Film Academy, Vice President and Senior Advisor of Beijing Film Academy. ... However, the most memorable achievement is still the role of Buddha Tathagata in the film directed by Duong Khiet.

"Buddha Patriarch" went to the street, the people bowed down

Zhou Long Guang was born in 1939, graduated from Lanzhou Art Academy (China). Before joining Journey to the West, he played many heroic roles.

In Journey to the West, although Buddha Tathagata is only a supporting character, appearing not much, but finding actors for this role is not easy. Director Duong Khiet opened a large-scale casting but did not satisfy anyone, finally she was introduced to Chu Long Quang by an acquaintance. He has a square face, big ears, a kind and upright face, so everyone in the film crew is very hopeful. When the makeup was over, everyone shouted: "Buddha is here".

When he auditioned for the role, Chu Long Quang completely conquered director Duong Khiet with his eyes that saw through the heart and all of the enlightened ones. Director Duong Khiet once shared: "His demeanor is calm, just showing the aura of an enlightened monk. It's really no different."

Chu Long Quang's appearance and charisma are so similar to Buddha that once he finished filming, he absentmindedly left his costume and makeup in the Tathagata image on the street, a series of people immediately bowed down because they thought the Buddha was visible. sacred. For a long time after that, he many times received fruit "offering" from fans who wanted to express their loyalty to Buddha. He immediately brought these things to the Buddha altar, but did not dare to eat by himself.

Once he finished his make-up, the actor went to a corner of the temple to study the script. Closing his eyes to review, he suddenly heard people whispering around, he opened his eyes and was startled to see dozens of people chanting "Namo Amitabha Buddha" right at his feet. Although he and the crew explained, they still bowed, someone brought fruit to offer.

Chu Long Quang once told the media: "Every time I go out on the street, someone recognizes me and calls me Buddha. They say they're surprised when they watch the movie and wonder why there are people like Buddha in their imaginations coming. position".

The spread of the image of the Buddha, played by Chu Long Quang, is so great that today there are many Buddha statues built in his image in the 1986 Journey to the West. Once traveling to Thailand, he intended to buy a Buddha statue but did not. I suddenly found my face in many of the statues sold here. Experts and audiences both rate Chu Long Quang's role as the most spiritual Buddha on the screen.

The older you get, the more you look like Buddha

More than 3 decades after Duong Khiet's Journey to the West was released, in 2019, at the age of eight weeks, Chu Long Quang once again dressed up as Buddha. A veteran artist sitting on a lotus platform, in front of a green background, looks as understanding and compassionate as a few decades ago.

Even in real life, Chu Long Quang's appearance as he gets older is more and more like Buddha with his kindness and integrity. It is said that this appearance is caused by the mind, because the actor also lives honestly and keeps his mind pure. At the age of 82, he still regularly does charity work, wholeheartedly helping those in need, trying to follow the Buddha's teachings. He said: "The life of an old man at an age close to earth and far from heaven is just that. I'm happy because at least I'm still a useful person, helping some people in need."

Chu Long Quang's private life is quite simple and quiet. He married at the age of 35 to Ms. Ngo Hue Phuong, an office worker who impressed him at the first meeting with her beautiful appearance and elegant and gentle way of speaking.

He said: "When I met her, I understood that my life had turned to a new page. We found out and got married very quickly. Many people said that she was lucky to marry me, but I found her lucky. it is me".

He always thought that he was lucky to marry her, even though Ngo Hue Phuong could not cook and was poor at housework. It was Chu Long Quang who did all the housework, and they still love each other for nearly 50 years.

Later, the actor's wife gave birth to 3 children, all girls. In the society that "respects men and despises women", many times he was urged to have a second wife to give birth to a son. Every time he hears that, Chu Long Quang ignores it.

"Everybody said to have a son to carry on the tradition. I am happy to have three beautiful, filial daughters," he said happily.

Sharing about his current peaceful life, Chu Long Quang is not afraid to call himself a "servant" in the house, he revealed that his house has "four fairies and a servant". His children are now married and have children. The "Buddha Patriarch" is enjoying the rest of the time peacefully, every morning with his wife, he goes to the gym to watch the sunrise...

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